Back To Box Lunches

Precast/Prestressed Concrete 101
Participants will explore building design solutions using precast and prestressed concrete products. Attendees will lean what precast, prestressed concrete products are, how they are manufactured, including structural theory of prestressing, and quality assurance procedures. Attendees will learn about the industry certification program (PCI) of plants, people and performance. Participants will explore numerous examples of architectural and structural concrete solutions for numerous building markets. Attendees will explore a variety or architectural finishes and how each is created in terms of color, form and texture. Attendees will explore common structural solutions usig prestressed concrete products and explore integrated solutions; realizing the full potential of load-bearing architectural precast units. The session will end with an overview of industry support available to the design community, including published and electronic media and a question and answer session.

Length - 1.5 Hours
Credits - AIA 1.5 HSW LU
PDH - 1.0