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With the launching of its Architectural Certification Program, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has started a new chapter.Having gone into effect October 2021, the program creates ...
He has been a member of PCI’s Architectural Precast Committee since 1995 and was co-author of the “Architectural Precast Concrete, MNL-122 Third Edition.” Latest in Concrete.
When most Americans imagine a home, they picture a wood-framed house. But in an era of high housing costs and extreme weather events, precast concrete offers a mix of durability and efficiency.
The production of precast concrete elements is done in controlled conditions in enclosed factories. This means that tolerances can be accurately controlled, waste can be minimised, and that a ...
This approach allows precast concrete manufacturers to produce highly detailed concrete elements, panels, and slabs with a variety of select patterns, as well as virtually any custom design. Contents: ...
LANCASTER, Pa., Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A unique mixed-use project in New Jersey is being recognized for its innovative look, thanks in part to the use of precast concrete on the ...
From Architectural Record, August, 1928. Read a PDF of the original article here. I am writing this on the Phoenix plain of Arizona. The ruddy granite mountain-heaps, grown “old,” are decomposing and ...
The production of precast concrete elements is done in controlled conditions in enclosed factories. This means that tolerances can be accurately controlled, waste can be minimised, and that a denser, ...