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The Professional Development Hour – Q&A
September 5, 2019Credit: Original article published here. What is it? A Professional Development Hour (PDH) is typically a short class, between one and eight hours. Also known as a Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Who needs PDH? Architects, Engineers, La...
The Professional Development Hour – Q&A
September 5, 2019Credit: Original article published here. What is it? A Professional Development Hour (PDH) is typically a short class, between one and eight hours. Also known as a Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Who needs PDH? Architects, Engineers, La...
The versatility of precast
August 29, 2019Credit: Original article published here. When you look up the definition of Versatility you get a few different versions: A. Having a wide variety of skills or the ability to change easily or to be used for a different purpose B. The pro...
Connecting on Precast Connections
August 22, 2019Credit: Original article published here. An Engineer of Record (EOR) puts in the time and effort to ensure they put out the best version of final Contract Documents for the job to go out for bid. Once it is awarded calls and emails pour ...
What causes color variations in precast concrete finishes?
August 14, 2019Credit: Original article published here. Concrete contains natural materials, and it is these materials’ inherent beauty that is most often expressed in architectural concrete. The limitations of these natural materials with respect to u...
The process of selecting an architectural precast mix and finishing
August 8, 2019Credit: Original article published here. There are many different architectural finishes that come into play on specific projects. It’s important to work with our customers in the beginning stages of each project to make sure that their ...
The Look of Parking Today
August 1, 2019Credit: Original article published here. Parking structures have long been part of our community. Some of the early precast parking structures used deep horizontal flat spandrels around the perimeter that sloped to follow the drainage of...
A Bonanza of New Materials
July 18, 2019Credit: Original article published here. Long ago fire was invented by Zug Zug. Much later Suzy Zug Zug forged iron for an early civilization. Julius Zug Zug then made concrete for the Romans. 100 years ago Adolphus Zug Zug began work...
Precast Concrete Computes for Data Centers
July 11, 2019Credit: Original article published here. Precast concrete structural and envelope systems meet the demands of data centers by providing cost-effective open spans, passive fire resistance, and durable, high-efficiency, low maintenance bui...
Precast for Food Processing
July 2, 2019Credit: Original article published here. Precast concrete is the material of choice for the design and construction of food processing plants. Agropur – Lake Norden, SD High performance precast concrete building systems provide the versa...
What’s Your BI Tool?
June 26, 2019Credit: Original article published here. The amount of data stored by companies is growing exponentially and the need to translate this data into information to plan for future business strategies is a top priority for financial executiv...
Support the Internal Customer First
June 19, 2019Credit: Original article published here. When we share our knowledge and ability with our internal customers (our co-workers) first, we cannot lose when it comes to our external customers. We are constantly building and improving our in...
A key item to look for when inspecting precast – Cracks
June 13, 2019Credit: Original article published here. What Exactly Is A Crack? A crack is simply when the concrete matrix, or the “glue” for the rocks, cannot hold bond to itself, or the aggregate in the mix, due to volume changes, over-loading, and/...
The Precast Studio Program
June 6, 2019Credit: Original article published here. As precasters and active participants in the construction industry we interact with architects on a constant basis. We as precasters are continually promoting the benefits of our product, and part...
Continuous Improvement
May 30, 2019Credit: Original article published here. What exactly is continuous improvement? A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, se...
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AECbytes is a technology publication launched by Dr. Lachmi Khemlani in Nov 2003. AECbytes is focused on researching, analyzing, and reviewing technology products and services for the building industry. It publishes a variety of articles including newsletters covering conferences and shows, reviews of products, feature articles profiling case studies of firms and projects that showcase the use of technology, viewpoint articles featuring contributions from industry leaders, and tips and tricks authored by experts in individual AEC applications.
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A collection of tools and resources for anyone in the precast/prestressed industry or in concrete-related construction - Engineers, erectors, purchasing managers, detailers, production managers, etc..
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