Mónika Serrano and Jessica Mederson talk to Jim Schneider, Executive Director of PCI Mountain States, a chapter of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) covering Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. They discuss concrete's role in increasing the built environment's resiliency to climate change as well as the greenhouse gases that are emitted in manufacturing concrete. They also cover some of the innovations being made in how concrete is manufactured and used.

Links and resources discussed on this episode include:

• Jim's LInkedIn page: (11) Jim Schneider, LEED AP | LinkedIn
• PCI Precast Concrete and Sustainable Design: Precast Concrete and Sustainable Design (pci.org)
• PCI Precast Protects Life: Precast Protects Life (pci.org)
• JIm's new podcast (A Pessimist's Guide to Optimism): A Pessimist's Guide to Optimism Podcast Series - Apple Podcasts
• Jerry Schneider Orchestra: Jerry Schneider : Cy Pfannenstein Music Service, For all your old time and polka music favorites (cysmusic.com)