CAA Current Internal & External Activities:
Provision of Admixture related talks for:
Concrete Society local meetings.
ICE meetings.
Consultants and Contractors internal training.
University concrete technology courses
Representing the Admixture Industry:
At national level in Government, eg DWI, DTLR, BSI.
Industry level including, BRE, Concrete Society.
Concrete Sustainability Forum.
British and European Standards:
BS 517/3 meetings and support
CEN TC104/SC3 meetings and support
European standards [EN] have replaced most British Admixture Standards and cover admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout:EN Require implementation of systems for CE marking of Admixtures
EN Require regular revision, updating and extension.
Contributing to development of other British and European concrete standards
CAA Guidelines and Information:
CAA Admixture Information Sheets (AIS)
CAA Admixture Technical Sheets (ATS)
CAA Admixture Environmental Sheets (AES)
Guidelines on use of admixtures for special purposes.
CAA Quality Scheme:
Development and promotion of the CAA Quality Scheme for members.
Concrete Society:
Supporting and contributing to new or revised Technical Reports
CAA is represented on the Materials Group
Sustainability:
Supporting the Concrete Industry Sustainable Construction Forum by providing admixture industry Key Performance data and other information to demonstrate the value of concrete as a sustainable construction material.
European Regulatory monitoring:
Construction Products in contact with Drinking Water.
REACH proposals on chemicals.
Mandate on Regulated Dangerous Substances.