To address sustainability challenges facing the concrete industry, the Strategic Development Council (SDC) organized the Concrete Summit on Sustainable Development, held on March 29 and 30, 2007, in Washington, DC. To ensure broad industry representation, participation in the summit was opened to non-SDC members, with leaders from various facets of the concrete industry invited to participate.

From houses built to reduce energy costs to a California museum designed as a work of art capable of withstanding earthquakes, CEMEX, Inc., has honored 20 finalists with its 2nd Annual U.S. Building Awards.