PCI Gulf South Newsletter|Issue #24 |
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St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School
Precast courtesy of Gate Precast
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Saint Thomas and Saint Paul Elementary Schools in Long Beach, MS were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The two schools, St. Thomas the Apostle School and St. Paul School, were merged and rebuilt as Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic School. The new facility is located on a 28 acre site and includes classrooms, science labs, music/art rooms, a library, computer lab, gym, and cafeteria. The school was rebuilt as an all precast system. The project included double tee ceiling and insulated sandwich wall panels with embedded thin brick and limestone finish accents. The finished interior of the wall panels were ready for paint and the electrical systems were integrated in the wall panels. |
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Recently, at our first VIRTUAL Summer Annual Meeting, PCI President Bob Risser shared the latest news and information regarding precast sales nationally. From initial estimates, it appears that the precast prestressed industry grew to 6.17 billion in 2019 which is an 8.6% uptick in growth from 2018. This growth outpaced construction by 5.6 % (construction only had 3% growth). It is also a testament to the dedication of our industry from local chapters to producers to national campaigns. |
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PCI Gulf South Welcomes Exact Technologies! |
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PCI Gulf South would like to welcome EXACT Technologies to the PCI Gulf South family as our newest associate member.
EXACT is a technology company that creates data driven solutions for the construction & precast industries. Contractors & producers of all types and sizes use EXACT hardware and software to build their projects faster, safer and more sustainably. EXACT is passionate about making precasters more successful and they spend a lot of time in precast plants learning, listening and testing new solutions.
Welcome to the PCI Gulf South family!
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2020 Committee Days and Technical Conference |
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Register today for the 2020 PCI Committee Days and Technical Conference. The virtual event will take place during September 2020. Due to COVID-19, PCI councils and committees will meet in a video environment. An awards event honoring those who have received some of the most prestigious PCI awards will be held as a virtual presentation on September 23. Sponsored members will promote their companies and products at a virtual tabletop exhibit hall. |
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Webinar Series: Sustainable Design Using Precast Concrete |
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Owners and occupants increasingly expect their buildings to operate at a high level over a long life cycle while also being conscious of their impact on the environment. Join us on 9/15 to discuss considerations for the holistic design and construction of sustainable structures that perform efficiently and offer occupants and communities safe, healthy and useful spaces that can be effectively utilized over many years. We’ll examine LCA data and discuss ways precast, prestressed concrete can contribute to sustainable, durable, efficient and resilient buildings.
Tuesday, September 15th, 12 pm CDT
Credits:
AIA 1.0 HSW/LU
Up to 1.0 PDH (self-reporting)
Up to 0.1 CEU (self-reporting)
GBCI 1.0 CE hour (self-reporting)
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Learn@Lunch - Go Virtual! |
PCI Gulf South offers a variety of ways to reach the existing design community.
The Learn@Lunch program was developed to allow professionals the opportunity to learn about precast products and systems.
Get the design credits you need all without having to leave your home or office!
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Producer Profile - Dunham Price |
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Dunham Price's expertise includes the practicality of manufacturing, delivering, and driving/installing certain pile designs and precast applications. Contractors can always count on "service after the sale" from the Dunham Price team.Their Quality Control procedures and laboratories adhere to all ACI, PCI, Texas DOT, and Louisiana DOTD guidelines and multiple members of the management team are Level II and Level III PCI certified. |
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Precast Concrete Mix Design Course II |
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This course is specific to needs of the precast concrete industry. Mastery of the concrete mix design is crucial to the production of quality precast concrete structures. This course is vital for precast industry professionals, production facility technical personnel, design consultants, and department of transportation materials departments. The course begins September 23. |
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If you are a recently graduated student and want to continue to receive emails from PCI Gulf South, please be sure to update your email address as
most school email addresses expire after 6 months!
To update, simply forward your new email address to
pcigulfsouth1@att.net and we will update it in our system.
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PCI Gulf South 2020 Summer Convention |
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On July 9th and 10th, PCI Gulf South held their first ever (and hopefully last in this format) “virtual” summer meeting. Bob Risser, PCI President provided an overview of PCI National initiatives and strategic goals. There were several keynote speakers from ALDOT, MDOT, and our newest associate member EXACT Technologies, and we ushered in new members of the Board of Directors. |
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Quality Control Training Courses are Now Virtual |
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Today’s business environment demands a high degree of training and certification in all areas of concrete manufacturing and installation. Customer satisfaction is the principal goal in achieving profitability and a thorough quality control program that extends outside of the plant to the point of install.
Based on updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), all in-person Quality Control Schools are officially canceled. In their place, PCI has issued online training courses for quality control sessions.
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Level I/II
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2020
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2020
Level III
Oct. 6 - 9, 2020
Dec. 8 - 11, 2020
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Certified Field Auditor
August 24 - 27, 2020
Certified Company Auditor
August 28, 2020
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The Empire State Building, which was the tallest structure in the world when it was built, used a whopping 62,000 cubic yards of concrete.
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So what does LEED have to do with precast? Precast concrete building components possess some of the most inherently environmentally friendly and resource friendly attributes of any building material available..
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