Enterprise Precast Concrete

Resources

We’ve assembled valuable precast concrete resources to help architects, developers and construction professionals. This information is provided by The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI). Headquartered in Chicago, PCI is an organization dedicated to fostering greater understanding and use of precast and prestressed concrete. With membership throughout the world, PCI  is the industry’s trusted source of valuable information for architectural precast.

To find out more about PCI, visit http://www.pci.org.

To begin your education process, we’ve provided resources below to help you learn how precast concrete can make your next project more efficient, more cost effective, stronger and easier to build. If you have questions or would like further information, please call us at 1-800-562-2278, or submit your e-mail request from our Contact Us page.

Textures and Colors

This will link you to PCI's texture and color search engine to help you find the perfect aesthetic match for your next project or allow you to see the versatility of texture and color precast panels can provide.

Ideas

This will link you to PCI's Inspiration and Answers site. There you will find an interactive resource for precast’s unique qualities and see the ways that innovative architects and builders are putting precast to use to push the boundaries of today’s more innovative construction projects.

Designer Notebooks

Below we’ve listed valuable documents about the design elements that can be achieved with precast concrete. These documents are in PDF format courtesy of PCI.

• Benefits and Advantages
• Blast Considerations - Part 1
• Blast Considerations - Part 1
• Blast Considerations - Part 3
• Blast Considerations - Part 4
• Bullnoses
• Clay Product-Faced Precast
• Corners and Returns
• Cornices
• Design Economy - Part 1
• Design Economy - Part 2
• Design Economy - Part 3
• Energy Conservation 64 page booklet.
• Energy Conservation and Condensation Control, Part 1
• Energy Conservation and Condensation Control, Part 2
• Energy Conservation, Part 3
• Multiple Mixes/Textures
• Radiused Precast Concrete
• Reveals
• Sculptural Forms
• Specification Guidance - Part 1
• Specification Guidance - Part 2
• Specification Guidance - Part 3
• Specification Guidance - Part 4
• Stone Veneer-Faced Precast - Part 1
• Stone Veneer-Faced Precast - Part 2
• Sustainable Design, Part 1
• Window Panels