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ICPI
ICPI would like to say thank you to all of our HNA 2016 Sponsors! Without each of the following sponsoring companies, we wouldn't be celebrating the biggest and best year yet! ICPI truly appreciates all that our members do to support Hardscape North America and look forward to seeing everyone Oct. 19-21 in Louisville!
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ICPI welcomes the following members:
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ICPI
ICPI would like to invite all ICPI Members to attend the 2016 Canadian Planning Meeting which will take place Monday, Nov. 7 in Toronto The meeting will be located at the International Plaza Hotel at 655 Dixon Road. Please register for the meeting no later than Thursday, Nov. 3.
The Canadian Planning Meeting will address the following items:
- Future participation in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Collaboration with Landscape Ontario and other contractor and design professional organizations
- Determination of future ICPI regional municipal workshops
- Canadian influence on ICPI technical, construction and marketing efforts
- Update on new ICPI strategic plan and initiatives
- Update on ICPI Industry Sales Survey
The Canadian Government Relations Subcommittee will also meet to review their ongoing activities.
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Canadian Planning Meeting. Please contact Erin Hobson for more information, or review the sponsorship opportunity form here.
The Canadian Planning Sponsorship will include the following benefits:
- Sponsorship signage near food and beverage station
- Recognized in Chair's opening remarks
- Logo recognition on presentation slide prior to meeting and during breaks
- Sponsorship ribbon recognition placed on company registrants' badge
As soon as you sign up, you will receive recognition on the Canadian Planning Meeting webpage and in future emails. Send your sponsorship form by Monday, Oct. 31 to be recognized in the Canadian Planning Meeting signage and presentations. Final sponsorship forms are due by Thursday, Nov. 3 to be recognized on any signage and onsite promotional materials at the conference.
Please fax (703-657-6901) or email the Sponsorship Form to ehobson@icpi.org with payment by Nov. 4.
Please mark your calendars for Monday, Nov. 7. We look forward to seeing you in Toronto!
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ICPI
Ryerson Urban Water is hosting a Green Infrastructure Hack-A-Thon on Oct. 28-30 at Ryerson University in Toronto. ICPI's Director of Engineering will be participating in the event as a Green Infrastructure professional.
Ryerson Urban Water is partnering with the City of Toronto on various activities to support education and engagement in green infrastructure. For example, special activities are being planned for fall 2016 including a Green Infrastructure Forum and Youth Hackathon to enable discussion, information sharing, innovation and excitement about green infrastructure.
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ICPI
ICPI and NCMA invite you to participate in the highly successful B2B (Business to Business) meetings at the Icon-Xchange Feb. 18-19, 2017 in in Phoenix, Arizona, in conjunction with the ICPI and NCMA Annual Meetings. Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this premier event for the manufactured hardscape and concrete masonry industry. Click here to complete the ICON-Xchange/B2B contract as an Associate Host, or if you are looking to register as a Producer Attendee all you need to do is register for the ICPI Annual Meeting and you will then be contacted to register your B2B team. Click here to view a video about ICON-Xchange or you can visit the Icon-Xchange website for more details. For more information on the Icon-Xchange or for any questions, please contact Erin Hobson.
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ICPI
The Oct. 1 packages of the ICPI Safety Meeting Templates are now available to ICPI members on ICPI's website.
Job site safety is important to your workers, your company and you. Making sure your workers have the knowledge they need to keep them safe is the first step to building a culture of safety within your company. In fact, as part of an effective health and safety program, your workers should participate in regularly scheduled meetings to discuss safety on the work site.
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ICPI
Add ICPI to your news distribution list and have your news shared in the Paver Express. We encourage you to send news about your company, community service projects or key employees. Send press releases and other new items to Reba Miller, Marketing & Meetings Coordinator.
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NAHB
NAHB's analysis of August regional employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that states with the highest annual growth rates of total construction employment are Iowa (18.68 percent), Hawaii (12.25 percent) and Colorado (11.31 percent). The total number of workers in construction reached 6.7 million nationwide, up by 3.13 percent annually. At the same time, the largest construction jobs gains happened in California (29,300), Florida (22,000) and Colorado (16,800).
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NAM
We continue to receive mixed messages about the current state of the manufacturing sector, ranging from rebounding demand and production in the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) survey to lingering weaknesses in the job market. We will start with some positives. After unexpectedly contracting in the prior release, the ISM’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose from 49.4 in August to 51.5 in September, expanding for the sixth time in the past seven months. This suggests that the August reading was a bit of an outlier, particularly with new orders recovering strongly and with modest growth in production and exports. The report mostly supports the notion that manufacturing activity has stabilized but expanding at a still-sluggish pace. Yet, the report also continued to reflect ongoing challenges, including job growth and inventories.
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NAHB
The Federal Reserve held short-term interest rates constant last month, as expected, but the next rate hike is likely not far away. NAHB predicts rates will rise at the Federal Open Market Committee's upcoming meeting in December, one year after the first rate increase of this cycle occurred. Despite these expected increases, mortgage rates should remain relatively low throughout the next few years, supporting continued growth in the demand for housing.
Unlike the recent slowing of existing home sales, new home sales should continue to expand. August recorded the second-highest annual rate of new, single-family home sales since the end of the recession. And the low inventory —currently at just a 4.6 months' supply —points to an uptick in construction ahead, consistent with the growing amount of confidence among builders.
NAHB
According to estimates from Census Construction Spending data, total private residential construction spending edged down 0.3 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $449.2 billion. The record-breaking gains registered by multifamily construction were not enough to offset the declines in both single-family and home improvement spending.
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Bay Journal
An unusual strategy designed to slash the amount of stormwater pouring off the District of Columbia's buildings and pavement into its streams and rivers is bearing fruit and might be poised for major growth.
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Bay Journal
Building relationships among the public, private and civil society sectors has proven to be a successful model for the management of water resources around the globe. The RiverSmart Homes Program in the District of Columbia is a local example of this cooperative model.
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Argus Leader
The city of Sioux Falls has spent plenty of money on Big Sioux River cleanup over the past 10 years. Over the next month, the city will take the first step on what could prove a much more difficult path: Convincing developers to build in a more water-conscious manner.
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Peoria Journal Star
Add brick pavers to the list of things that used to be big in Peoria, a B-list that includes bicycles, barrels and booze. But bricks are making a comeback. They call them permeable pavers now, and they're not just a nostalgic nod to the past.
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| Date |
Event |
Location |
| Oct. 18-19 |
ICPI — Concrete Paver Installer Course at HNA |
Louisville, KY |
| Oct. 18-19 |
ICPI — Advanced Residential Paver Technician Couse at HNA |
Louisville, KY |
| Oct. 18-19 |
ICPI — Commercial Paver Technician Course at HNA |
Louisville, KY |
| Oct. 19 |
ICPI — PICP Specialist Course at HNA |
Louisville, KY |
| Oct. 19-21 |
2016 Hardscape North America |
Louisville, KY |
| Oct. 22 |
Adult Educator Course |
Louisville, KY |
| Oct. 22 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Instructor Training Course |
Louisville, KY |
| Oct. 26-27 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — ICPI Northern California Chapter |
Reno, NV |
| Oct. 26-27 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course (Spanish Course) — ICPI Northern California Chapter) |
Campbell, CA |
| Nov. 3 |
PICP Specialist Course — Basalite Concrete |
Boise, ID |
| Nov. 7 |
Canadian Planning Meeting |
Toronto, ON |
| Nov. 8 |
PICP Specialist Course — Belgard |
Knoxville, TN |
| Nov. 9-11 |
ICPI-NCMA Commercial Sales Course |
Dallas, TX |
| Nov. 10 |
PICP Specialist Course — Mutual Materials |
Bellevue, WA |
| Nov. 10-11 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — Mutual Materials |
Bellevue, WA |
| Nov. 15-16 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — EP Henry |
Coraopolis, PA |
| Nov. 15-16 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — Eagle Bay Hardscapes |
Chesapeake, VA |
| Nov. 15-16 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — Pavestone |
Greenville, SC |
| Nov. 15 |
PICP Specialist Course — Pavestone |
Katy, TX |
| Nov. 15-16 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — Belgard |
Durango, CO |
| Dec. 6-7 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — Nicolock |
Henrico, VA |
| Dec. 8-9 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course (Spanish Course) — Belgard |
Nashville, TN |
| Dec. 8-9 |
Concrete Paver Installer Course — Belgard |
Nashville, TN |
| Dec. 14-15 |
Concrete Paver Installer Course — Nicolock |
Falls Church, VA |
| Dec. 14-15 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — SiteOne Landscape Supply |
Williamsburg, VA |
| Dec. 14-15 |
Certified Concrete Paver Installer Course — Pennsylvania Horticulture Society |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec. 16 |
PICP Specialist Course — Pennsylvania Horticulture Society |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb. 14-17 |
ICPI 2017 Annual Meeting |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Feb. 18-19 |
ICON B2B Exchange |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Aug. 22-25 |
ICPI 2017 Summer Meeting |
Toronto, ON |
To check out more ICPI Events, click here.
| Date |
Webinar |
Time |
| Nov. 2 |
Geosynthetically Reinforced Soil With Modular Blocks: John Lostumbo and Joe Friederichs, Tencate Geosynthetics |
1 p.m. EST |
| Nov. 17 |
Long-Term Performance of PICP: David Smith — Technical Director, ICPI |
1 p.m. EST |
| Nov. 22 |
Tech Spec 18 — Construction of PICP: Robert Bowers, P.Eng. — Director of Engineering, ICPI |
1 p.m. EST |
| Dec. 7 |
Resources for Segmental Retaining Wall Specifiers: Gabriela Mariscal, NCMA |
1 p.m. EST |
| Dec. 13 |
Geosynthetics in Hardscape Construction Guidelines/Suggestions: Rob Hipszer — East Region Manager-Engineered Structures, Tencate and Robert Bowers, P.Eng — Director of Engineering, ICPI |
1 p.m. EST |
| Jan. 18 |
Upselling to Homeowners (Members Only): Donny Duke — Director of Design, Engledow Estates |
1 p.m. EST |
| Feb. 2 |
Tech Spec 5 — Cleaning, Sealing and Jointing: Robert Bowers, P.Eng — Director of Engineering, ICPI |
1 p.m. EST |
| Feb. 28 |
Tech Spec 15 — Specification of Mechanically Installed ICP: Robert Bowers, P.Eng — Director of Engineering, ICPI |
1 p.m. EDT |
| March 21 |
Tech Spec 11 — Mechanical Installation of ICP: Robert Bowers, P.Eng — Director of Engineering, ICPI |
1 p.m. EST |
| April 12 |
Providing Value and Selling to Design Professionals (Members Only): Mark Dooley, RLA — Architectural Sales, Basalite |
1 p.m. EST |
| May 11 |
Inspection of PICP: David Smith — Technical Director, ICPI |
1 p.m. EST |
| June 8 |
PICP Design Using Permeable Design Pro: David Smith — Technical Director, ICPI and Robert Bowers, P.Eng — Director of Engineering, ICPI |
1 p.m. EST |
To check out more ICPI Webinars, click here.
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