Building Enclosure was recently joined by Blake Johnson, Commercial Director for Knife River's Prestress Division, and Melissa Verwest, Regional Sustainability Engineer for Knife River Northwest. Blake and Melissa are here to discuss reducing the embedded and operational carbon in precast.
he National Precast Concrete Association and its members are hosting Precast Days 2023 at facilities across the United States to raise awareness of precast concrete manufacturing.
Oregon State University has won the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institue’s (PCI) 2023 Engineering Design Competition, also known as the Big Beam Competition.
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute members will celebrate and showcase the precast concrete industry by inviting neighbors, students, and local officials to their plants as part of 2023 PCI Precast Days, October 9-20.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has hired Shelly Encher as its new membership director. She will be responsible for designing and implementing PCI’s membership growth and retention strategy, and the day-to-day management of member engagement.
Simpson Strong-Tie has introduced AT-3G, a new, all-weather hybrid-acrylic anchoring adhesive engineered to deliver a faster-curing, high-strength bond for cracked and uncracked concrete and post-installed rebar connections.
With a proven track record of leadership and success in precast concrete, Clark is set to bring a fresh perspective to the organization, focusing on collaboration and growth to expand its reach and educational impact for students nationwide.
The submission site for the 2024 PCI Design Awards closes next month. The PCI Design Awards program recognizes design excellence and construction quality using precast concrete.
