The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has started a new chapter recently with the launching of a new PCI Architectural Certification Program. Building Enclosure was joined by Randy Wilson, PCI Director of Architectural Precast Systems, to find out more about this new program.
The University of California San Francisco Housing at the Tidelands has been honored with the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2021 Sidney Freedman Craftsmanship Award.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute bestowed honors to many members who have made significant contributions to the preast concrete industry at its 2021 PCI Committee Days conference.
While the cause of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. has yet to be determined, the question of safety, building codes, concrete and high-rise structures has been the topic of discussion as of late, and likely will be for some time to come.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute announced that University of Missouri Kansas City, Team 2 (Kansas City, Mo.) has won the organization’s 2021 Engineering Student Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam Competition.
To create the space, designers needed a material that could support vast, open recreation areas on multiple floors and withstand the constant drum of running feet, dribbling balls, and other high-intensity sports. Precast concrete was the obvious choice.
Western Specialty Contractors has hired Martin Bazula as a Senior Sales/Project Manager working with its Chicago Façade/Concrete and Indianapolis Branches.
The International Concrete Repair Institute joins all Americans and all those affected in mourning the tragic loss of life in the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., on June 24, 2021.
