For the 21st time, we have selected the winning submissions to our ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards. This issue of Shotcrete magazine highlights these winners, each of which exemplifies the quality, creativity, and breadth of applications that shotcrete placement gives to…
ASA President’s Message: Inflection Points
A change in our Board leadership is a great opportunity to look at the past, present, and future of the American Shotcrete Association (ASA). As I approach my 9th year on the Board and Executive Board, I now have the honor and privilege of serving as President over the next year. After nearly 30 years as an association, reviewing what the ASA has accomplished in the shotcrete industry is essential…
Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM MT | Contractor Qualification Education – Structural & Pool | Hanskat |
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM MT | Estimating Strategies & Calculations | Klemp |
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MT | Contractor Qualification Exam – Structural or Pool | |
6:45 PM – 9:00 PM ET | ASA Registration | |
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT | Welcome Reception & Exhibitor Showcase |
Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MT | ASA Registration, Breakfast & Exhibitor Showcase | |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MT | Opening Session 1AB – Ask the Masters | Hanskat, Graham, King, von der Hofen |
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM MT | Sessions 2A & 2B | Lasseter | Goss, Lacerda |
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM MT | Sessions 3A & 3B | Drakeley | Collins |
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM MT | Lunch & Exhibitor Showcase | |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM MT | Committee Meeting – Membership & Marketing | |
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT | Committee Meeting – Underground | |
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MT | Committee Meeting – Pool & Recreational Shotcrete | |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT | Committee Meeting – Contractor Qualification | |
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM MT | Networking Reception & Dinner |
Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM MT | ASA Registration, Breakfast & Exhibitor Showcase | |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM MT | Committee Meeting – Education & Safety | |
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM MT | Board of Directors Meeting | |
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM MT | Lunch & Exhibitor Showcase | |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM MT | Sessions 4A & 4B | Jolin | Kahn |
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM MT | Sessions 5A & 5B | Pay | Hopkins |
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM MT | Sessions 6A & 6B | Geers | Duckworth, Kahn, Klemp, Lovelien |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM MT | Closing Session 7AB – Hot Topics | Hanskat | Defforey |
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM MT | Outstanding Shotcrete Project Awards Reception, Ceremony, & Dinner |
Sustaining Member
Ashlar Structural – A Halmar International Affiliated Company
421 East Route 59, Nanuet New York, 10954-2908 United States
Sustaining Member
Baystate Shotcrete LLC
67 Forest Street Suite 199 #270, Marlboro MA, 01752 United States
Sustaining Member
Cancrete Equipment Ltd
1810 Meyerside Drive, Mississauga ON, L5T 1B4 Canada
Sustaining Member
CCP Shotcrete + Pumping
15401 Dexler Dr , Austin TX, 78734-2724 United States
Sustaining Member
Consel Construction Specialty Services, Inc.
7935 Drew Circle, Fort Myers FL, 33967 United States
Sustaining Member
CONSOLIDATED SHOTCRETE INC.
700 FLINT RD , NORTH YORK ON, M3J 2J5 Canada
Sustaining Member
COST of Wisconsin, Inc.
4201 Highway P, Jackson WI, 53037 United States
Sustaining Member
Dees Hennessey Inc
200 Industrial Rd Ste 190, San Carlos CA, 94070-6257 United States
Sustaining Member
Drakeley Pool Company LLC.
74 Hickory Lane, Bethlehem CT, 06751-2308 United States
Sustaining Member
Fortified Structural Solutions LLC
423 E 15th St, Panama City FL, 32405 United States
Sustaining Member
Geo-Rope Ltd. (Canada)
720-999 West Broadway, Vancouver BC, V5Z1K5 Canada
Sustaining Member
Kaaterskill Kahncrete
441 Malden Turnpike, saugerties ny, 12477 United States
Sustaining Member
Lanford Brothers Company, Inc.
122 N Commerce Street P.O. Box 7330, Roanoke VA, 24019 United States
Sustaining Member
MacLean Engineering
300 Raglan Street, Collingwood ON, L9Y 5R2 Canada
Sustaining Member
Madison Concrete Construction
130 Quaker Lane, Malvern PA, 19355 United States
Sustaining Member
Mapei Corporation, UTT
1144 E Newport Center Drive, Deerfield Beach FL, 33442 United States
Sustaining Member
Master Builders Solution US, LLC
23700 Chargrin Blvd, Beachwood OH, 44122 United States
Sustaining Member
Nationwide Shotcrete Inc
23638 Lyons Ave, Ste 273, Newhall CA, 91321-2513 United States
Sustaining Member
Ocean Rock Art Ltd
40141 Diamond Head Road, Squamish BC, V8B 0G2 Canada
Sustaining Member
Prestige Gunite and Shotcrete Inc
7228 Westport Pl, West Palm Beach FL, 33413-1683 United States
Sustaining Member
R-E-D Industrial Products
4 Village Park Dr Suite 110, Grove City PA, 16127 United States
Sustaining Member
RAM Construction Services
13800 Eckles Rd., Livonia MI, 48150 United States
Sustaining Member
REED Shotcrete Equipment
13822 Oaks Ave , Chino CA, 91710-7008 United States
Sustaining Member
Saffo Contractors, Inc.
3235 Kitty Hawk Road, Wilmington NC, 28405 United States
Guidance for a Successful Certification Session
Shotcreter (formerly nozzleman) certification sessions have changed and evolved over the last decade. After a program reorganization in 2011, ASA has worked very closely with our examiners to maintain consistent quality and bring stronger oversight to the program…
Breaking the Mold: One Woman’s Path into Concrete Industry Management (CIM)
What began as a “why not?” decision turned into a thriving career path. Today, McKinney is a senior in the CIM program — one of the fastest-growing specialized degree tracks in construction and materials science…
Winter 2025 Follow up on Early Strength Testing
In my last column, I discussed the need for early strength testing in underground shotcrete…
My First Experience with an Inspector
I was 23 years old and eager to make a good impression on my fellow colleagues, my employer, the owner of the project, and the inspection staff…
Becoming the First Female ACI Certified Nozzleman (and What It Took to Get There)
My story began in April of 2005, when I started working at a heavy-highway concrete construction company that specialized in the use of wet-mix shotcrete placement for structural bridge repairs. I didn’t realize at the time how consequential this choice would be…
Growing with the Times: Keeping Up with Safety & Equality Changes
While the vast majority of 21st-century construction industry professionals are still men, we’re beginning to see an influx of women entering the field, and I am incredibly proud to be a part of this transformation…