Georgia – September 2022 – The Georgia Concrete Pipe Association (GCPA) is pleased to announce it has named Joe Chevrier to the position of State Engineer for Georgia. In his new […]
Irving, Texas – August 04, 2022 – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is proud to announce its annual Concrete Pipe Week will be held August 14-20, 2022. Concrete Pipe […]
Irving, Texas – April 6, 2022 – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce the association’s new Chairman of the Board is Kurt Johnson, Vice President of […]
By Mel Marshall, Mel C. Marshall Industrial Consultants Reinforced concrete pipe is widely known for its long history, with evidence of the first concrete pipe sanitary sewer in America dating […]
Irving, Texas – February 24, 2022 – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is excited to announce the registration for an encore presentation of Pipe School 2022 is now open. […]
Irving, Texas – January 6, 2022 – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is excited to announce that Steven Hawkins, AIA, CSI, has been named its new president. The appointment […]
By Margarita Takou, Ph.D., P.E., ACPA Technical Resource Manager At the ACPA, we talk a lot about the benefits of precast reinforced concrete pipe (RCP), but did you know the […]
Registration Open for Pipe School 2022 Back in-person and with a special streaming option for transportation agency personnel Irving, Texas – Irving, Texas – November 17, 2021 – The American […]
Irving, Texas – November 6, 2021 – Late on November 5th, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass landmark infrastructure legislation, clearing the measure for the President’s signature. The American […]
By Gean Na, P.E., Director, American Concrete Pipe Association – California October is national Fire Prevention Month to raise awareness about fire safety in communities across the country. As we […]
By Josh Beakley, P.E., ACPA Vice President of Engineering Concrete pipe and concrete pipe joints are among the most durable, resilient infrastructure materials on the planet. While reinforced concrete pipe […]
ACPA Announces 2021 Project Achievement Award: Veterans Parkway — Rice Street to Interstate 90 Irving, Texas – August 20, 2021 – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) ACPA) announces the […]
The American Concrete Pipe Association’s Concrete Pipe Week is here! This year’s Concrete Pipe Week theme is “Impacting Communities with the Resilience of Concrete Pipe” and celebrates the concrete pipe […]
By Josh Beakley, P.E., ACPA Vice President of Engineering It’s not unusual to have a buried drainage pipe with minimal cover. This cover may be soil, flexible asphalt pavement, or […]
Understanding Product Emissions and Concrete Pipe In this three-part series, the ACPA takes a look at the environmental factors surrounding concrete pipe, its production, and its usage. Concrete, the most […]
Environmental Considerations and Carbon Footprint of Drainage Pipe In this four part series, the ACPA takes a look at the environmental factors surrounding concrete pipe, its production, and its usage. […]
Irving, Texas – April 14, 2021 – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) and Thompson Pipe Group (TPG) are pleased to announce Branimir Kovac, Vice President of TPG, is the […]
Irving, Texas – March 2021 – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce Patrick Tarlton as the Texas Concrete Pipe Association’s new Executive Director. Patrick will represent […]
ACPA Hosts Virtual Pipe School 2021: Remain vigilant, choose to never compromise. Irving, Texas – December 2, 2020 – The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) announces registration has opened for its […]
Think reinforced concrete pipe means a boring, gray construction? Not if you incorporate some creativity! Many cities and municipalities are getting outside the box and using inventive designs to increase […]
By Heather Christensen with contributions from members of the Infrastructure Committee Concrete Pipe: A Stable, but Innovative Product Concrete pipe has been around for more than 150 years. But today’s […]
By Josh Beakley, P.E., ACPA Vice President of Engineering Designing a buried pipe? Be sure to avoid these common—and potentially costly—mistakes The design of buried pipe encompasses many of […]
ACPA is pleased to announce Jennifer Harrell, P.E. as Central Region Engineer, effective April 20, 2020. Joining our staff of Regional Engineers across the United States, Jennifer will serve as […]
It’s no secret that concrete pipe is one of the most reliable products to resist flotation. In heavy rainfall or catastrophic flooding situations, concrete’s density keeps pipes in place against […]
The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) is pleased to announce Michael Kremer, MBA as Vice President of Marketing, a newly created position to advance the association’s efforts to meet the […]
Precast concrete box system controls stormwater, extends surface parking. When a mixed-use development needed a solution to control stormwater runoff, a system of reinforced precast concrete box culverts provided the […]
ACPA is providing this information to our Concrete Pipe Industry Members with the most up to date information as possible. We have provided several specific updates below by individual categories […]
This International Women’s Day, the American Concrete Pipe Association celebrates the women who help make the concrete pipe industry as strong as the products we produce. Their contributions are significant. […]
On any construction project, time delays can lead to lost dollars. To avoid such problems, municipalities are finding innovative applications for precast, reinforced concrete pipe and box culverts. Reinforced concrete […]
The north-south highway U.S. Highway 83 is an integral part of our National Highway System, cutting across South Dakota and America’s heartland. The highway was once the only paved route […]
Proper installation of storm drain pipelines is a concern facing city engineers and inspectors across the United States. Whether pipes are rigid or flexible, a faulty installation can cost contractors […]