ALT CES 130 – Specifying High-Performance Precast: Creative Aesthetic Possibilities
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Learn to unleash the full creative, aesthetic possibilities of architectural precast concrete exteriors and how new technologies are giving you more options than ever. The webinar will showcase the vast finish options of precast concrete including surface treatments, pigments, color/aggregate selection, formliners and other articulations, embedded elements such as thin brick and terra cotta, and graphic imaging technology that imparts any image or pattern onto the face. The program will also educate about PCI’s newly improved architectural precast concrete certification program and how to specify products with the help of the new guidelines.
This is part one of a two-part “Precast Essentials” education series. Part two on October 20 will discuss wall panel design for performance, energy efficiency and life-safety.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the PCI’s newly improved architectural precast concrete certification program and how to specify products with the new guidelines and tiered classifications
- Learn about the PCI’s newly improved architectural precast concrete certification program and how to specify products with the new guidelines and tiered classifications
- Identify advantages of precast concrete enclosures and the benefits relating to the COVID-19 crisis and jobsite concerns
- See the aesthetic possibilities of precast concrete technology and explore case studies of award-winning jobs.
- Learn about emerging aesthetic technologies such as graphically imaged concrete to create iconic facades
