Wide Open Spaces with a Truss System
Today’s mid-rise and multi-use buildings can include retail space, office space, residential living units, hospitality and parking.
Benefits of Precast Parking Structures
Call it a ramp, a deck or a parking garage, most of us have used them at some point, possibly every day. How and when is the idea of a precast parking structure born? Early and with efficiency in mind, that’s how. Everyone on the team is tasked with developing the most efficient structures while...
How Precast Pieces Are Made
This is a basic walkthrough of how precast concrete building components are made. We’ll focus on the daily plant cycle and go from preparing forms for casting to piece transportation to the jobsite. There are a few prerequisites to note before we begin casting precast. First, the various...
A Change for the Architectural Certification Program in the Precast Industry
Over the last couple years, the Precast Concrete Institute (PCI) set out to modify the Architectural Certification Program to develop a consensus-based approach to the certification process. This journey concluded in November 2019 and PCI member will be afforded the luxury of electing which...
What Can Precast do that Cast-in-Place Cannot?
Precast concrete is simply concrete that is not cast in its final position, hence, pre-cast. It is cast in a reusable mold and is typically cured in a controlled environment. The last step is moving it to its final, or in-service, position. Cast-in-place concrete is simply concrete that is cast...
Precast vs Timber
There is a growing trend in multi-family residential construction to use wood as an alternative to precast concrete. The primary reason for this choice is a lower initial cost. There is no question that in most cases a wood frame structure will be cheaper to build than the equivalent in precast...
What is Efflorescence?
As summer left in a hurry, we skipped fall, and landed straight into winter. As we go through these different climates during curing process your concrete unfortunately can become susceptible to efflorescence.