NRMCA was founded in 1930 and has since evolved into the leading advocate for the ready mixed concrete industry and has expanded its focus to include environmental sustainability, technological innovations and workforce training.
[3][4] In 2015, the Dubai Central Laboratory of the Dubai Municipality (DCL-DM) partnered with NRMCA to recognize the equivalencies of its concrete plant and truck certification programs, enabling Dubai-based facilities certified by DCL-DM to obtain internationally recognized NRMCA certification without additional audits.
[15][16][2] NRMCA played a key role in New York State's "Buy Clean Concrete Guidelines," which established phased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits for state-funded projects.
NRMCA's benchmarks, developed through extensive data collection since 2014, have guided these initiatives, resulting in a reported 21% reduction in concrete's carbon footprint by 2021.
[17] The association is also expanding Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) development with a $9.63 million EPA grant to train specialists and collect data from additional plants.