Concrete Credentials

About Concrete Credentials

Concrete Credentials is a podcast by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), Build With Strength, and Pave Ahead. Hosted by NRMCA Executive Vice President Gregg Lewis, AIA, LEED AP, the podcast will feature experts from the design, development, construction, and other sectors in an effort to educate listeners on the benefits of utilizing concrete.

Publisher

Concrete Credentials

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Jul 2020

Latest episode

9 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

1 of 58 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Oct 2025

   Resilient Homes Start with Concrete

   Discover why concrete is the material of choice for resilient, sustainable, and cost-effective homebuilding in this episode of Concrete Credentials. Host Shamim Rashid-Sumar sits down with Buddy Hughes, NAHB's 2025 Chairman of the Board, who shares his journey from homebuilder to industry advocate. Buddy offers expert perspectives on the benefits of concrete, discusses the latest resilient construction practices and explains how innovation is helping the industry tackle challenges like extrem...

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   10 Jul 2025

   Raising the Standard: Data, Hazards and the Future of Fire Safety

   On this episode of Concrete Credentials, we are joined by Birgitte Messerschmidt, Director of Research at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). She highlights NFPA’s unique, data-driven research and advocate for shifting fire safety assessments from product comparisons to evaluating real hazards. Tune in to hear insights on how these practices—and a focus on inclusive standards—are shaping the future of fire safety in the built environment.

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   26 Jun 2025

   Building for the Future: Resilient Homes with Advanced Concrete Innovation

   Franck Boursier, CEO of Everlasting Homes Group, discusses how innovative concrete technologies create resilient, energy-efficient homes that minimize environmental impact in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Low-Carbon Cement is Revolutionizing the Construction Industry

Published 7 Mar 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So you couldn't make Roman cement and make it low carbon without our process. They took carbon -intensive lime and silicate in the form of volcanic ash from visuvius, blended that together ambient temperature with water to make a cement that's evidently very strong and durable. And so obviously technology in cement chemistry has advanced in the 2000 years since those guys were around. But we're taking that same approach, that pozolinic reaction of blending calcium and silicate with additives to make a cement. We are hoping we'll be and we are planning and engineering for this material to be a form -fit function replacement for Portland cement so that it gels sets harkens in the same way that people would expect and that it'll pass this so -called Pepsi challenge of swapping it out on the job site. […]

Who has been a guest on Concrete Credentials

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Franck Boursier
• Rich Szecsy
• Laurie Schoeman
• Brian Meacham

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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