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.
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.
BASF, with its Neopor GPS graphite polystyrene rigid foam insulation suitable for precast insulated wall panels, has joined AltusGroup as its 10th Innovation Partner.
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.
