Episode 5: 75 Years of the CIB- Bill Lyons on the People Who Built NYC's Concrete Industry

Bill Lyons has lived more of the Concrete Industry Board’s history than almost anyone. Past CIB president (2007–08) and executive director (2010–12), ACI Fellow, and 40+ years in admixtures, ready mix, and material supply — in this episode he sits down with CIB board member Ken Krautheim to walk through 75 years of the organization that became New York’s go-to source for quality concrete. In this episode: How Roger H. Corbetta and a group of contractors and engineers founded the CIB in 1951 The 2007 decision to become an official ACI chapter — and the “elders” who had to be convinced From 6,000 PSI being a miracle to 20,000+ PSI at 270 Park Avenue and 14,000 PSI foundations at One World Trade Center The producers and design firms that built the industry — Ferrara Bros., Quadrozzi, Greco Bros., Valente, Certified Industries, Thornton Tomasetti, DeSimone, and more Award-winning projects that stood the test of time: Time Warner Center, Central Park Tower, 30 Hudson Yards, 56 Leonard, 8 Spruce Street The 2009 awards dinner that stopped for the Yankees World Series Why sustainability and low-carbon concrete define the next 20 years Mentors Jack Weber and Mike Skidmore, and Bill’s advice for the next generation: make the call, and answer the call The CIB celebrates its 75th anniversary at the Annual Roger H. Corbetta Awards Dinner this fall. 🎙️ Concrete Conversations NYC is produced by the Concrete Industry Board of New York City, the NYC chapter of the American Concrete Institute. 🌐 cibofnyc.org 📧 concreteconversations@cibofnyc.org 📲 Instagram: @concreteconversationsnyc