Category Definitions
Agricultural: Any farm structure or flatwork relating to agricultural commodity production. This would include, but is not limited to, confinement buildings, feedlots, grain storage and transport, implement storage, waste lagoons or waste storage, and retaining structures
Above-Grade Buildings: Buildings, other than single or multi-family, with exterior walls being either cast-in-place insulated concrete forms (ICF) or traditional forming, or site cast-tilt-up.
Low-Rise Buildings: Buildings up to 3 stories, other than single family homes, where concrete is included in any aspect of the project. These might include footings and piers, columns, cast-in-place walls and floors, and walkways. Projects in this category might be businesses, offices, manufacturing, food processing, retail, school and college buildings, apartment buildings, dormitories, hospitals, nursing homes, car dealerships, etc.
Mid-Rise Buildings: Buildings 4-15 stories, where concrete is included in any aspect of the project as described above.
High Rise Buildings: Buildings more than 15 stories, where concrete is included in any aspect of the project as described above.
Commercial/Industrial Decorative: Artistic use of concrete in non-residential projects.
Infrastructure - Recreational: Projects constructed for the purpose of recreation. This includes, but is not limited to, public swimming pools, skateboard parks, park enhancements, and band shells or platforms.
Infrastructure - Structures: Public buildings and structures including, but not limited to, libraries, city halls, courthouses, fire stations and training facilities, city owned parking garages, water treatment plants, city office buildings, event and convention centers, county and law enforcement facilities, public restrooms and rest stops, and public storm shelters.
Infrastructure - Bridges: A structure carrying a road, path, railroad, or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad, or other obatacle.
Streets and Intersections: Municipal projects for which concrete was supplied by a local ready mixed concrete producer member.
Parking Areas/Drives (< 1,000 CY): Smaller public or private drives and parking areas, residential or commercial.
Parking Areas/Drives (> 1,000 CY): Larger public or private drives and parking areas, residential or commercial.
Recreational Trails: Concrete trails, including golf course cart paths.
Residential Above-Grade: Single or multi-family homes incorporating above-grade concrete exterior walls. The walls must be cast-in-place in ICF or traditional forming, or site cast-tilt-up.
Residential Decorative: Stamped, stenciled, stained, colored, ground, polished, or any other artistic use of concrete in the residential market.
Repair and Restoration: Preservation, rehabilitation, restoration or reconstruction of a building or structure involving the use of concrete in preserving its features, function and use.
Sustainable Practices: Projects that include sustainable design and construction practices that consider societal, environmental, and economic factors.
Streetscape: Use of concrete in design and construction of a street, intersection, public square, or plaza involving both functional and design elements that improve the aesthetic apearance.