Simpson Gumpertz & Heger welcomed Keith Kesner as a Project Director, bolstering the firm’s repair and rehabilitation expertise and knowledge of concrete performance for new and existing structures.
More than 1,000 people attended the 2023 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Convention in Columbus, Ohio, February 21-24, a 28 percent increase over the 2022 event and a record since PCI started co-locating the PCI Convention at The Precast Show in 2016.
CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels, manufactured by AltusGroup precasters in North America, have had their evaluation report (ESR#2953) renewed by ICC Evaluation Service, reaffirming that the CarbonCast wall panels meet code requirements.
Companies have several options for decarbonizing cement. About 20 percent of the reduction will come from improved operational measures such as energy efficiency. The rest of the reductions will come from technological innovation.
NRMCA, along with Build with Strength and Pave Ahead, are excited to announce the inaugural Concrete Innovations Award Program, which recognizes outstanding achievement in concrete manufacturing, design and construction.
University of Southern California architecture students, USC faculty, and construction company representatives gathered in the California desert to inroduce the Carapace Pavilion on December 11. The innovative, sustainable, precast concrete project was erected at the Joshua Tree National Park in the summer.
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Insitute’s Research and Development Council has awarded four Daniel P. Jenny Research Fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year. The fellowship recipients are Kaixin Chen, Amjad Diab, Noran Shahin, and Furkan Turan.
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