Samuel Merritt University’s New Campus Headquarters
Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute
ESCSI is the association for manufacturers of rotary kiln-produced expanded shale, clay and slate lightweight aggregate.
The recent issue of the STRUCTURE Magazine features Samuel Merritt University's new #research and #academic #building in downtown #Oakland, #California, with an innovative #seismic #design approach. The 10-story #steel building covers 259,000-square foot and benefits from a floor assembly including 6?-inch #lightweight #concrete #slab over #metal #decking on wide-flange #beams and #columns. Leo Panian, Gina Carlson, and Jason Armes, S.E., Tipping STRUCTURE Magazine American Society of Civil Engineers #SEI
Hydroponics System
ESCS contributes to establishing a hydroponics system at Samson's Strength Farms and Veteran Ventures, LLC <https://www.ssfvv.com/>. Cultivating vegetables and herbs using a hydroponics system provides sustainable produce sources for local restaurants and promotes the mission of the #SSFVV. Images Courtesy of Paul Altznauer , Arcosa Lightweight
For more information, visit <https://www.escsi.org/green-roof-and-horticulture/>.
Welcoming New Standard on Managing Toxic Stormwater Runoffs with ESCS Applications
Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute welcomes the new ASTM International Standard (<https://sn.astm.org/features/standards-help-manage-stormwater-runoff.html>) on managing toxic stormwater runoff. Expanded shale, clay, and slate (#ESCS) are vital in stormwater management and handling heavy metals.
For more information, read the article reprinted from Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 429, 5 May 2022, 128309, Annesh Borthakur, Kristida Chhour, Hannah Gayle Moeen, Sam Prehn, Michael K. Stenstrom, Sanjay Mohanty, “Natural Aging of ESCS Amendment with Heavy Metals in Stormwater Increases its Antibacterial Properties: Implications on Biofilter Design,” pgs. 1-10, Copyright 2022, with permission from Elsevier. <https://lnkd.in/gviq-Snj>
Geo Congress 2026
Get your abstract in for #GeoCongress2026 at geocongress.org!
Let’s Meet in Toronto!
ESCSI Director and members will actively participate in committee meetings, technical sessions, an industry trade exhibition, networking events, and more.
Join ESCSI today for a by-invitation-only dinner meeting with ESCS scholars and practitioners.
#ACIConvention
Learn More & Register Here: https://lnkd.in/dVZAcUbH
ESCSI AIA Courses
ESCSI offers continuing education approved by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The educational presentation topics include uses of expanded shale, clay and slate in structural concrete, internal curing, concrete masonry, geotechnical fill, concrete floor drying and landscape design applications.
SmartWall Systems: High Performance Concrete Masonry Wall System (SMWL01) Lightweight Concrete Masonry and the Benefits of Quality Assurance (LWCM-02) Balanced Fire Safety Design & Resilient Concrete Masonry Fire Walls (FSCM-01) Structural Lightweight Concrete: The Team Approach (SLW-001) Structural Lightweight Concrete: Uses, Issues and Economics (SLW-002) Improving Concrete Durability and Sustainability Using Internal Curing (ICDS-01) Specifying Internal Curing in Concrete Mixtures (SICC-02) Lightweight and Normal Weight Concrete Floor Drying (LWCF-01) Design Flexibility with Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Aggregates (DFES-01) Expanded Clay, Shale and Slate Lightweight Geotechnical Fills (ECGF-01)
For more information or to schedule a presentation, please complete the short form here <https://www.escsi.org/educational-resources/aia-courses/>.
Join ESCSI and Become A Member
ESCSI offers Producer membership to firms or individuals producing and shipping lightweight aggregates consistently conforming to the current version of Specifications C-330 and C-331 of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Such lightweight aggregates shall be produced by expanding and vitrifying suitable shale, clay and slate by the rotary kiln process.
ESCSI offers Associate membership to companies, individuals or organizations that promote or support services to the expanded shale, clay or slate members. Industry associations that support ESCS and whose members include ESCS manufacturers, distributors and suppliers may join as Associate members. Companies or associations that produce or promote alternative products for uses similar to uses of expanded shale, clay or slate are not eligible for Associate membership.