All-Precast Concrete Data Center Shells Data Centers provide secure storage of today’s most valuable commodity, with all-precast systems offering the best defense against weather, natural disasters, and manmade threats. Data center construction has surged during the pandemic, fueled by huge growth in e-commerce. These facilities are getting larger, while timelines and schedules are getting shorter.…
Prefabricated Concrete Façade System A prefabricated concrete façade system can help ease the burden of building envelope design. Understanding how to connect these primary barrier systems to a building’s structure can give insights into the benefits of this building systems approach. In a recent study by FMI, architects and owners ranked exterior walls as the…
High Performance and Resilient Precast Educational Facilities The evolving construction industry, recent code changes, increasing sustainability requirements, and a challenging economy are just some of the factors increasing demand for safe, healthy, high-performance precast educational facilities. Today’s schools are more than just buildings; they are interactive learning environments. They are gathering places. They are safe…
Watch Now Precast Concrete Solutions: Community Storm Shelters with Code Updates AIA 1.0 HSW LU (only available to day-of attendees) Live: Thursday, Apr 14, 2022, 12 PM Central We will Introduce FEMA 361 Storm Shelters with updated code requirements. Present Precast Concrete as a material and a system as used in the design of…
Watch Now Precast Concrete Parking Structures: Chicago O’Hare Airport AIA 1.0 HSW LU (only available to day-of attendees) Thursday, June 30, 2022, 12 PM Central Register Now This webinar will include discussion on why precast concrete is the premier building system for parking structures. Precast concrete is a high-performance material that integrates easily with…
Watch Now Implementing Embodied Carbon Reduction Requirements Live: Thursday, August 11, 2022, 12 PM Central Implementing embodied carbon reduction requirements: When, where, why, and how. Embodied-carbon requirements are being implemented in various ways and at different stages of the project design, from “Buy Clean” programs, to specification language, to owners and above-code programs that establish…
Watch Now Design for Resilience & Sustainability with Precast Concrete (AIA 1.0 LU/HSW, 1.0 GCBI, 1.0 PDH) February 24, 2022 12 noon Central This course will discuss considerations for the holistic design and construction of durable, long-lasting structures that are sustainable, safe, and resilient. A building’s primary goal is to protect the lives, lifestyles, and livelihoods…
Watch Now Curved and Spliced Precast Concrete U-Beam Bridges This webinar will discuss the “state of the art” of curved and spliced precast concrete U-beam bridges. The presentation will introduce the U-Beam technology and detail the challenges associated with the implementation and delivery of these types of structures. Understanding the role of the designer…
Watch Now Prefabricated Concrete Façade Systems Connections AIA 1.0 LU/HSW Webinar Description: In a recent study by FMI, architects and owners ranked exterior walls as the most complex component of a building to work with; citing water intrusion, trade coordination, code compliance and cost as their primary concerns. Prefabricated concrete building façade systems can…