We offer sessions covering all the advantages of structural and architectural precast, a leading building material, to help you better understand this product and its benefits. Our team gives customized presentations designed to meet your needs, with each qualifying for AIA/CEU learning credits.
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- Integrated Building Design
- Floor and Roof Systems
- Architectural Precast Versatility
- Parking Structures
- Education Facilities
- Designing Industrial Structures
- Data Centers
- Total Precast Structures
Integrated Building Design
Overview of precast concrete as a material and system, including various design systems and components. The session will feature an in-depth exploration of precast concrete system applications for resolving spatial and design needs.
Participants will learn:
- The design flexibility and sustainable attributes precast offers design professionals
- Economic benefits of precast concrete evident throughout the project
- Long-term health benefits of precast concrete to structure inhabitants
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Floor and Roof Systems
Overview of designing and building with hollow-core floors and walls along with instruction on their inherent fire resistance, a major life-safety consideration.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify and explain the benefits of different precast and prestressed hollow-core concrete systems with owners and other designers
- Understand the process, design, and manufacture of hollow-core floor flanks along with the thermal mass effect and other design considerations for integrating them in the construction process
- Discuss the inclusion of LEED attributes in hollow-core floor flanks features and benefits and quality control advantages of manufactured precast/prestressed concrete products
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Architectural Precast Versatility
Overview of architectural precast concrete benefits and advantages, types, and applications, along with increasing its versatility and structural design and construction specification considerations.
Participants will learn how to:
- Define architectural precast concrete
- Understand its available architectural precast color, surface texture, and sculptural options
- Discover the many aesthetic styles and treatments available with architectural precast concrete through various project examples
- Explain the necessary connection and bearing details inherent in the use of architectural precast concrete
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Parking Structures
Overview of designing and building high performance parking structures using precast concrete. This session includes an exploration of how the structures have changed significantly as they now need to be built sustainably and more durably while reducing operational and maintenance costs and meeting stringent aesthetic requirements.
Participants will learn the latest innovations and design methodologies, spanning connections, proper detailing and maintenance, aesthetic options and versality, plus:
- The economic and sustainable benefits and components of precast concrete parking structures and the simplicity of precast connections for projects
- Examples of structural and aesthetic design solutions for precast parking structures
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Education Facilities
A case study-based overview of how PCI-certified precast concrete systems can be applied to school construction, focusing on the material’s adaptability and specific sustainable attributes and benefits.
Participants will learn:
- Why a design team choses total precast system and precast concrete insulated wall panels
- The simplicity of precast concrete design details for a total precast school structure
- The many owner, designer, and user benefits of utilizing a sustainable precast/prestressed concrete building product
- Precast concrete design LEED implications and energy efficiency opportunities
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
Designing Industrial Structures with Precast Concrete
An overview of the many sustainable and economic advantages of precast concrete, with an emphasis on how utilizing insulated concrete panels offers an upgraded thermal performance. The session will include a presentation and comparison of various building materials and design and connection diagrams and conclude with a series of case studies.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify and discuss the different industrial applications and high-performance attributes and benefits of precast, prestressed concrete systems
- Make an informed material choice for their next industrial building design
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
Precast Concrete Solutions – Data Centers
An overview of how precast concrete enables large spans, creating open space for maximum flexibility in Data Centers, a fast-growing construction sector in need of quick and economical construction. This session will include an exploration of how Data Centers, requiring high physical security for the housed sensitive electronic equipment and robust resiliency as a protection from environmental and malicious events, are uniquely suited for precast concrete.
Participants will learn:
- The seemingly endless global cloud computing demand, and how precast concrete can satisfy owners’ requirements in the data center market
- The need to involve a Precaster in the early planning for a precast data center project and how precast mitigates hazards such as fire and storms
- Resiliency, sustainability, and durability as essential elements in Data Center design and functionality
- How precast concrete also inherently saves construction and maintenance time
- Physical security for data equipment and operational security, including an exploration of how all-precast building solutions for hyperscale data center construction save time and energy
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Total Precast Structures
This session will provide a comprehensive understanding of total precast concrete structures, exploring how these systems can be leveraged to optimize construction projects. Participants will gain insights into the components, benefits, and construction methods used to create fully integrated precast structures. The program will also cover the role of the precaster in supporting design teams and ensuring the success of the project.
Participants will learn how to:
- Key applications and uses of total precast concrete systems in various building types
- Overview of typical precast building components, including walls, floors, and structural elements
- Insights into the manufacturing processes that ensure the consistent high quality of precast concrete
- Technical considerations for designing, connecting, and erecting precast structures
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Integrated Building Design
Integrated Building Design
Overview of precast concrete as a material and system, including various design systems and components. The session will feature an in-depth exploration of precast concrete system applications for resolving spatial and design needs.
Participants will learn:
- The design flexibility and sustainable attributes precast offers design professionals
- Economic benefits of precast concrete evident throughout the project
- Long-term health benefits of precast concrete to structure inhabitants
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Floor & Roof Systems
Floor and Roof Systems
Overview of designing and building with hollow-core floors and walls along with instruction on their inherent fire resistance, a major life-safety consideration.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify and explain the benefits of different precast and prestressed hollow-core concrete systems with owners and other designers
- Understand the process, design, and manufacture of hollow-core floor flanks along with the thermal mass effect and other design considerations for integrating them in the construction process
- Discuss the inclusion of LEED attributes in hollow-core floor flanks features and benefits and quality control advantages of manufactured precast/prestressed concrete products
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Parking Structures
Parking Structures
Overview of designing and building high performance parking structures using precast concrete. This session includes an exploration of how the structures have changed significantly as they now need to be built sustainably and more durably while reducing operational and maintenance costs and meeting stringent aesthetic requirements.
Participants will learn the latest innovations and design methodologies, spanning connections, proper detailing and maintenance, aesthetic options and versality, plus:
- The economic and sustainable benefits and components of precast concrete parking structures and the simplicity of precast connections for projects
- Examples of structural and aesthetic design solutions for precast parking structures
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Architectural Precast Versatility
Architectural Precast Versatility
Overview of architectural precast concrete benefits and advantages, types, and applications, along with increasing its versatility and structural design and construction specification considerations.
Participants will learn how to:
- Define architectural precast concrete
- Understand its available architectural precast color, surface texture, and sculptural options
- Discover the many aesthetic styles and treatments available with architectural precast concrete through various project examples
- Explain the necessary connection and bearing details inherent in the use of architectural precast concrete
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Education Facilities
Education Facilities
A case study-based overview of how PCI-certified precast concrete systems can be applied to school construction, focusing on the material’s adaptability and specific sustainable attributes and benefits.
Participants will learn:
- Why a design team choses total precast system and precast concrete insulated wall panels
- The simplicity of precast concrete design details for a total precast school structure
- The many owner, designer, and user benefits of utilizing a sustainable precast/prestressed concrete building product
- Precast concrete design LEED implications and energy efficiency opportunities
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
Designing Industrial Structures
Designing Industrial Structures with Precast Concrete
An overview of the many sustainable and economic advantages of precast concrete, with an emphasis on how utilizing insulated concrete panels offers an upgraded thermal performance. The session will include a presentation and comparison of various building materials and design and connection diagrams and conclude with a series of case studies.
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify and discuss the different industrial applications and high-performance attributes and benefits of precast, prestressed concrete systems
- Make an informed material choice for their next industrial building design
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
Data Centers
Precast Concrete Solutions – Data Centers
An overview of how precast concrete enables large spans, creating open space for maximum flexibility in Data Centers, a fast-growing construction sector in need of quick and economical construction. This session will include an exploration of how Data Centers, requiring high physical security for the housed sensitive electronic equipment and robust resiliency as a protection from environmental and malicious events, are uniquely suited for precast concrete.
Participants will learn:
- The seemingly endless global cloud computing demand, and how precast concrete can satisfy owners’ requirements in the data center market
- The need to involve a Precaster in the early planning for a precast data center project and how precast mitigates hazards such as fire and storms
- Resiliency, sustainability, and durability as essential elements in Data Center design and functionality
- How precast concrete also inherently saves construction and maintenance time
- Physical security for data equipment and operational security, including an exploration of how all-precast building solutions for hyperscale data center construction save time and energy
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
Total Precast Structures
Total Precast Structures
This session will provide a comprehensive understanding of total precast concrete structures, exploring how these systems can be leveraged to optimize construction projects. Participants will gain insights into the components, benefits, and construction methods used to create fully integrated precast structures. The program will also cover the role of the precaster in supporting design teams and ensuring the success of the project.
Participants will learn how to:
- Key applications and uses of total precast concrete systems in various building types
- Overview of typical precast building components, including walls, floors, and structural elements
- Insights into the manufacturing processes that ensure the consistent high quality of precast concrete
- Technical considerations for designing, connecting, and erecting precast structures
Length: 1 Hour
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
1.0 PDH
0.1 CEU
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