Ed Sullivan, the Chief Economist and Sr. Vice President of Market Intelligence for the Portland Cement Association says the Federal Reserve’s recent move to lower interest rates coupled with easing inflation signals a significant retreat in interest rate levels by the end of next year.
Members of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute are welcoming students and other visitors to their plants for 2024 PCI Precast Days, which started Monday and lasts through October 18.
A popular global photo competition called “Concrete in Life”, which highlights the sustainability, essential nature and beauty of concrete throughout the world, has been launched from New York’s influential international Climate Week.
Under her new title, she will continue to oversee all PCI programs under the Marketing Council and Education Activities Council, serve as liaison to local PCI chapters and partner affiliates, and work with the PCI Foundation on its education efforts.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has selected PCI, National Precast Concrete Association, and the American Concrete Pipe Association to receive a $9.95 million grant in EPA’s Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products Grant Program.
NEU, an ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, successfully held its Spring 2024 Summit titled “From Policy to Placement: Implementing Reduced-Carbon Concrete Construction” on the campus of the University of California, Davis (UC Davis).
While concrete initially offers a pristine protective environment, sooner or later cracks and carbonation will allow corrosion to initiate at the level of the rebar. It is therefore important for engineers and builders to incorporate corrosion mitigation into the design phase of a reinforced concrete structure.
Have you submitted your precast concrete projects to the 2025 PCI Design Awards? The PCI Design Awards program recognizes design excellence and construction quality using precast concrete.
Precast concrete is a vital ingredient in keeping facilities and their occupants safe. The following examples of military installations and federal courthouses show how precast concrete protects life.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute welcomes Bartlomiej Krol, P.E., as its new Managing Director, Quality Programs. He will be responsible for PCI’s quality programs, including certification activities for precast concrete plants, erectors, and personnel.
