ICPI notebook

The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) announces media partnership with Lawn & Landscape

The ICPI announces a new partnership with Lawn & Landscape magazine to assist them in educating landscape and hardscape contractors on construction best practices. ICPI plans to support the magazine in presenting editorial content to educate readers on technical challenges facing contractors on a daily basis.

The ICPI is the leading resource for education and training for segmental pavement contractors. ICPI also produces Hardscape North America, the largest national trade show for hardscaping. Training is provided by leading educators in the industry with years of hardscape contracting experience.

Each month ICPI will bring information to you about education, advocacy, construction and marketing. This issue focuses on installer certification and designations from ICPI.

ICPI Vision: As background, ICPI supports members in assuring segmental pavement systems are the preferred choice for sustainable and environmentally friendly pavements in North America.

ICPI Mission: ICPI’s mission is to increase awareness, acceptance and use of segmental concrete pavement systems in North America.

ICPI Membership: Membership consists of segmental concrete paver manufacturers, design professionals, paver installation contractors and suppliers of products and services related to the industry.

ICPI offers a variety of services to its members through its vast library of technical publications, online design idea galleries, publications, paver installer programs and a quarterly magazine dedicated to the hardscaping industry.

Members enjoy reduced fees for course registration, publications, and priority listing on the ICPI website.

ICPI Concrete Paver Installer Certification: Begun in 1994, the ICPI Concrete Paver Installer Certification program has seen over 25,000 installers taking the course and exam.

This certification is now recognized by design professionals as it is continually promoted in ICPI guide specifications, publications, and its quarterly magazine Interlock Design which is distributed to over 28,000 design professionals, contractors, suppliers and manufacturers.

ICPI also promotes installer certification in national articles in consumer and trade publications.

ICPI Certification and Designation Opportunities

ICPI CERTIFIED INSTALLER

• Attend the Concrete Paver Installer Course (2-day course) and pass an exam with a score of 75% or greater.
• Document at least 10,000 square feet of paver installation experience.
• Continuing education for certification renewal

ADVANCED RESIDENTIAL PAVER TECHNICIAN Designation

• Attend the Advanced Residential Paver Technician Course (2 days) and pass the exam with a score of 75% or greater.
• Current ICPI Concrete Paver Installer Certification
• Document at least 50,000 square feet of paver installation experience in the residential market.

COMMERCIAL PAVER TECHNICIAN Designation

• Attend the Commercial Paver Technician Course (2 days) and pass the exam with a score of 75% or greater.
• Current ICPI Concrete Paver Installer Certification
• Document at least 50,000 square feet of paver installation experience in the commercial market.