The Orchard, a luxury condominium project in Chicago, was honored with the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2022 Sidney Freedman Craftsmanship Award.

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute honored many industry leaders who have made significant contributions to the precast, prestressed concrete industry at its 2022 PCI Committee Days Conference in Rosemont, Ill., September 20-24.

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Insitute’s new Precast Protects Life website is live. The site provides a wide array of information and resources about precast concrete’s resilient properties.

The submission site for the 2023 PCI Design Awards is now open! The PCI Design Awards program recognizes design excellence and construction quality using precast concrete.

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has elected Matt DeVoss as its 2022 chair. DeVoss is president of Jackson Precast in Jackson, Miss. This was just one highlight of a successful 2022 PCI Convention in Kansas City, Mo., March 1-5.

The project involved the exterior restoration and interior gut renovation of a 230,000-ft² historic landmark structure, with the addition of a 60,000-ft² spherical glass and concrete structure to house the 1000-seat David Geffen theater.

The PCI Industry Diversity Committee formed four years ago to provide programming to celebrate women in the precast concrete industry. Its mission is to create awareness around the value of diversity and an atmosphere of inclusivity in the precast, prestressed concrete industry. 

The project features 369 luxury apartment units in 11 stories, an attached 725-stall parking structure, and 3898 ft² of restaurant space.

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has hired Timothy Cullen as the director of technical activities. Cullen will be responsible for technical activities for developing and disseminating the PCI Body of Knowledge necessary for designing, fabricating, and constructing precast concrete structures.

The PCI Design Awards program recognizes design excellence and construction quality using precast concrete.