The National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) is a United States trade association of manufactures of concrete and masonry products.[2] The association was founded in 1918.
NCMA publishes methods and specifications, which are used by the industry, and are cited within professional manuals.[3][4]
NCMA published a monthly magazine, Concrete Masonry Designs, from 2004 until 2010, when it became bi-monthly until 2012. The last edition of the magazine was published in 2015.[5] Beginning in 2015, NCMA began publishing eNews on an almost weekly basis.[6] NCMA holds an annual convention called ICON-Xchange.[7]
NCMA offers certification programs and educational courses that are centered around the practical application of industry knowledge. These programs and courses are designed to address common issues that occur everyday in the field of Masonry.[8]
NCMA operates an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory.[9][10]
The association once worked with the United States Office of Civil Defense to create a video on how to build a family fallout shelter.[11]
^"NCMA Annual Report" (PDF). National Concrete Masonry Association. 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
^"About NCMA". National Concrete Masonry Association. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^Nawy, Edward (2008). Concrete construction engineering handbook. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849374920.
^Hopper, Leonard (2007). Landscape architectural graphic standards. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470067970.
^"Concrete Masonry Designs". National Concrete Masonry Association. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
^"eNews Brief Archive". National Concrete Masonry Association. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
^"ICON-Xchange". National Concrete Masonry Association. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
^"Education". ncma.org. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
^"NCMA Research and Development Laboratory". National Concrete Masonry Association. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
^"Certificate of Accreditation—Testing Laboratory TL-362" (PDF). International Accreditation Service (IAS). May 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
^David Grossman (Aug 15, 2016). ""Walt Builds a Family Fallout Shelter" Is All the Cold War Paranoia You Require". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
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