Designing with GFRC in the Modern Space

Earn 1 AIA LU

The purpose of this presentation is to give an introduction to GFRC (glass-fiber reinforced concrete), including the virtues and benefits seen when choosing to work with this material for the fabrication of residential or commercial furnishings. The course does this by exploring a common GFRC application – countertops – while discussing the pros and cons of utilizing GFRC while comparing and contrasting it to a variety of other stone products.

Learning Objectives:

• A brief history of concrete and GFRC
• A comparison between typical concrete and GFRC
• An explanation of what GFRC is and the process to create GFRC products
• A comparison between GFRC and other forms of stone
• An explanation of what applications GFRC should and should not be used in

• Matt Tighe
  Sales Director
  Trueform Concrete, LLC
• Samuel Medina
  Executive Editor/Moderator
  The Architect's Newspaper