January 2019 Newsletter|Issue #15

How Precast Builds

Cameron LNG Control Maintenance Warehouse in Hackberry, LA. Precast courtesy of Alfred Miller Contracting.

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Director's Corner

The past couple months have given the members of PCI Gulf South a reason to look back with gratitude and a reason to look forward with hope and inspiration. Read the Full Letter

2nd Annual PCI Gulf South Golf Classic

Supporting the PCI Foundation is important to PCI Gulf South. As such, the 2nd Annual Golf Classic was held in conjunction with the fall meeting in November. The biggest success of the day was that the participants actually got to PLAY golf this year! No rain! Read the Full Article

US Formliner Visits Tulane Studio The end of the fall semester brought Ray Clark from US Formliner to the Tulane Studio to help the students better understand how formliners are made and what the capabilities are for the material. As part of the workshop, the students made a formliner “ mold” of patterns they had previously created on the CNC machine. These mold patterns were then used in their final designs.

PCI Gulf South Winter Meeting

PCI Gulf South held the annual Winter Meeting on November 8th at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, MS. We were fortunate to have the Executive Director of the Mississippi AIA, Amber Lombardo in attendance.

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Learn@Lunch 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 and a free lunch all without having to leave the office!  Sign up Today!

Remembering Quilla Downing "Q.D." Spruill, Jr.

Quilla Downing "Q.D." Spruill, Jr., Partner and Senior Chairman of Gulf Coast Pre-stress, Inc., and loving family man went to be with the Lord on December 23, 2018 at the age of 89 in Long Beach, MS where he was a resident for 48 years.

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Attention Students! 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.

Tulane Studio Final Review

The first architectural final review was held at Tulane University in Richardson Memorial Hall on December 11th in conjunction with the PCI Foundation studio program. Ten students gave their final presentations on a sample project located in New Orleans.

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Did you know? In the late 1950's and the early 1970's, the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso designed five murals for buildings in Oslo, Norway. The designs were Picasso's first attempt at monumental concrete murals. In his later years, Picasso turned to concrete as a medium for murals and sculptures because of versatility and durability of concrete.

Upcoming Events

Marketing Committee Meeting January 8, 2019 Daphne, AL AIA Birmingham Meeting January 15, 2019 Birmingham, AL Auburn Transportation Conference February 12-13, 2019 Montgomery, AL

MS Engineering Society Meeting February 20-22, 2019 Jackson, MS PCI Convention February 28 - March 2, 2019 Louisville, KY USM Craft of Construction Day March 26, 2019 Hattiesburg, MS

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