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NPCA Continues Involvement in Purdue University Senior Design Project
October 4, 2018Since 2013, NPCA professional staff members have traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., to offer technical information and resources for Purdue University’s Civil Engineering Senior Design Project. On Sept. 6, Claude Goguen, P.E., LEED AP, Di...
NPCA Professional Staff Conduct Outreach in Illinois
October 4, 2018NPCA professional staff member Kayla Hanson, Director of Technical Services, traveled to Marion and Carbondale, Ill., to conduct two technical presentations for specifiers and academia. On Sept. 12, Hanson presented Best Practices for Pr...
Why Precast Stadia?
September 28, 2018If you have attended any sporting events or concerts in any of the larger venues, or even at the college level, you have most likely been seated on top of precast stadia. You might not have given it much thought, because you weren’t sitt...
Precast Provides Winning Solution for Bressi Ranch
September 27, 2018Location: Carlsbad, Calif.Engineer: Rick EngineeringContractor: Basile Construction Bressi Ranch in Carlsbad, Calif., is like many coastal communities. It has charming homes, beautiful parks, great schools and local shopping. In 2017, th...
Communities Come Together to Solve Runoff Problem
September 27, 2018Project Owners: Cities of Signal Hill and Long Beach, Calif.Architect/Engineer: Tetra Tech Inc. and GHD Inc.Contractor: Mike Bubalo Construction CompanyPrecast Concrete Manufacturer: Jensen Precast As the A-Team pulled off another escape...
Foundation Board Meeting and Concrete Canoe 2018 Recap
September 17, 2018In June, the NPCA Foundation Board of Directors held a strategic planning meeting in San Diego, in conjunction with the 2018 ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition, where they discussed the future of the Foundation and how to best adv...
Silica Rule Enforcement Has Begun
September 17, 2018June 23, 2018, has come and gone. Are you in compliance with OSHA’s new silica exposure rule? NPCA Staff Report There are many ways silica dust is created in a precast concrete plant, as well as numerous ways to mitigate the threat it ...
Precast + Foam: An Architectural Match Made in Heaven
September 13, 2018When precast concrete products are used for infrastructure projects, the ability to customize the shape, size and strength gives engineers and contractors the flexibility they need to tackle tough challenges. When a material with so much...
Precast for General Contractors
September 12, 2018In the construction world there are a lot of unknowns that take place and if a General Contractor can find any avenue that they know will be reliable and make their life easier, that avenue would be using precast concrete components. Goi...
Snap, Crackle, Pop, It’s Precast!
September 5, 2018Think for a minute about Rice Krispies. They’ve been around since 1927. Many of us grew up with the “snap, crackle, pop” advertising campaign that created a fun, colorful image of this popular breakfast cereal, which in reality is ...
Wide Open Spaces
August 31, 2018Today’s mid-rise and multi-use buildings can include retail space, office space and residential living units and parking. The challenge with having multiple users is finding a single structural system that will accommodate the very dif...
Robot Structural Analysis mid-year update is here!
August 30, 2018Now that the season of summer vacations is almost over, and everyone is returning to school and work, we have great news to energize you for a productive Fall. As the Robot Structural Analysis team, we want to show you our commitment to ...
How and When Does Efflorescence Form
August 29, 2018When reviewing the production and finishing of architectural precast concrete, the multi-step operation of panel finishing is subjected to influences such as weather conditions and the age of the concrete. Sometimes efflorescence appea...
Precast Concrete Takes Art School to New Levels
August 24, 2018Header image: © Richard Barnes When Steven Holl Architects set out to design the The Glassell School of Art at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, there was a clear goal in mind – make the building as much a work of art as what is crea...
Precast Curbs Providing Safety for Cyclists, Motorists
August 17, 2018More and more Americans are ditching their cars and riding a bike to work, with one study showing bike commuting doubling in the 50 largest U.S. cities from 2007 to 2016. Many cities are embracing this trend, creating dedicated bike lane...
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