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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                       Contact:  Aimče Eiguren

March 28, 2003                                                                          Innerwest Advertising & PR

                                                                                                775-323-4500 ext. 112

 

 

SIERRA NEVADA CONCRETE ASOCIATION DONATES FINAL POUR

AT THE NEW NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART

 

            (Reno, NV) – The Sierra Nevada Concrete Association has donated $18,000 towards the products and services needed to pave the Nevada Museum of Art’s new parking lot in concrete.

The parking lot, originally set to be asphalt, will be completed when the final pour takes place on March 28, 2003 in the northeast section of the Museum lot.  The decision to pave in concrete was an easy choice, considering all of the “green” and economical reasons concrete is becoming increasingly utilized for projects such as this. 

“The advantages of concrete are obvious,” stated Rick Reed, President of the SNCA and Sales Rep. with Lehigh Southwest Cement Company.  “The money that would have been spent on overlays and repairs of an asphalt lot can now be put towards additional art work, art classes and bringing in national caliber exhibits to the NMA.”

            This project provides a demonstration of the effectiveness of the oldest known construction material for paving: Concrete.  The material is both energy saving, cooling and environmentally sound, in addition to helping alleviate non-point source pollution from stormwater collection.

            Cities like Reno experience temperatures from 3-10 degrees higher at their urban core on summer days, due to the energy absorption of black asphalt paving and roofs.  By using this light-colored surface, natural landscaping and shade trees, summer peak energy-cooling loads can be reduced over 20% in urban areas, not to mention the benefits a cooler concrete environment will provide for NMA guests exploring the outdoor gardens.

            For more information on the benefits of concrete, please contact the Sierra Nevada Concrete Association at 775- 852-6551 or at www.sierranevadaconcrete.cc

            For more information on exhibit-related programs (including docent-guided tours, film series, lectures and E.L. Cord Museum School classes) please visit or call the NMA at 775-329-3333 or visit us on the web at www.nevadaart.org.

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