Georgia/Carolinas PCI offers a variety of Lunch & Learn (or Box Lunch) programs targeted toward the continuing education of architects and engineers. G/C PCI implements these programs on behalf of PCI which is a registered provider through the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES). Programs are presented from an industry perspective and reflective of AIA requirements, provde professional continuing education.

Box lunch programs are a win/win/win. They can be presented in your office, with a free lunch provided, during non-billable time - and meet your state licensing continuing education requirements. Programs are offered in 1, 1.5 or 2 hour formats - offering a rapid-paced visual exploration of the basic concepts of precast/prestressed concrete design.

Presentations are solutions oriented, and demonstrate design possibilites. Additionally, valuable PCI design resources (printed and electronic) will be brought to your office - including material to be left for your architectural or engineering library, such as Designing with Precast/Prestressed Concrete, Architectural Precast Concrete Manual, Architectural Color & Texture Guide, PCI Design Handbook (structural), Hollowcore Manual, recent issues of ASCENT Magazine, PCI Journal, and more...

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High Performance Precast/Prestressed Concrete Design

Credit: 1.0 HSW LU | Program Number: LIVEHPP

Recent code changes, increasing green building requirements, and a challenging economy are just some of the factors increasing the demand for high-performance structures. The concept of ‘high-performance’ encompasses sustainability; and goes beyond by requiring optimization of all relevant high-performance attributes for a project on a life-cycle basis. This presentation will provide an overview of precast/prestressed concrete design and fabrication, in the context of high performance structures. It will cover the versatile, efficient and resilient attributes of precast concrete design solutions.

This program is a rapid-paced visual exploration of the basic concepts of precast design, presented from an industry perspective and reflective of AIA requirements, provides professional continuing education.

The following is a general outline for this presentation:

High Performance Precast Design
  • Introduction – PCI
  • High Performance Structures – attributes & benefits
  • Prefabrication & Plant Manufacturing Process
  • Quality Assurance & PCI Certification
  • Precast/Prestressed Components & Structural Systems – ‘Kit of Parts’
  • Aesthetic Features – color, form, texture
  • Precast Applications – mini case studies (throughout)
  • Summary & Design Resources

Additionally, we will bring several samples and provide numerous design resources (printed and electronic), including material left for your library such as Designing with Precast/Prestressed Concrete, PCI Design Handbook, Architectural Precast Concrete Manual, Architectural Color & Texture Guide, ASCENT Magazine, PCI Journal, and more.

Additonal Programs are available and include:

  • Precast Concrete Aesthetics
  • Total Precast Structures - Integrated Architectural & Structural Design
  • Precast Parking Structures
  • Industrial Structures
  • HIgh Performance, Sustainable Precast School Design
  • Sustainable Precast Concrete Design