The direction and priority for many codes and standards activities of the Portland Cement Association are developed with input from allied industry groups, advisory councils and participants in the PCA standards development process.
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PCA exchanges information with organizations representing cement-based products and related materials via ACCS. In the ACCS environment, areas of common interest in the development of building codes and standards influencing or influenced by concrete products are coordinated. When issues are found to be of common interest to ACCS or some of the member organizations of ACCS, they work together to effectively address those issues. Learn more.
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PCA exchanges information with organizations representing masonry products and related materials via MACS. In the MACS environment, areas of common interest in the development of building codes and standards influencing or influenced by masonry are coordinated. When issues are found to be of common interest to MACS or some of the member organizations of MACS, they work together to effectively address those issues. Learn more.
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CTAC is a group of invited industry professionals with expertise in many aspects of concrete construction as related to building codes and standards. These volunteers provide PCA with 1) information about activities that may influence construction using cement-based products and 2) guidance on possible options to address specific issues. Learn more.
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NSDC provides the cement-based products industries with an accredited voluntary consensus process to develop standards. The intent of this effort is to provide appropriate information for use in building codes to 1) expedite the use of innovative products and systems or 2) provide solutions related to the acceptance of systems using cement-based products. Learn more.
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