PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDING ENCLOSURES English Only

• Changing code requirements and precast concrete
• Building science of precast: single wythe and double wythe systems-details for excellent control of rain penetration and air leakage
• Minimizing thermal bridging
• Planning for the long term: maintenance

CLIMATE RESILIENT PREFABRICATED PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGS French Only

• Learn how precast concrete designs integrating architectural and structural concrete contribute to creating resilient structures, including life safety features such as storm and climate resistance and increased fire safety
• Precast concrete prefabrication contributes to accelerated building construction, reducing construction time and site disruptions, transporting materials, and facilitating coordination of trades
• Unlimited precast concrete aesthetics, formliners and colour stains

PREFABRICATED PRECAST CONCRETE INNOVATIONS – PRE-INSTALLED WINDOWS IN PANELS French Only

• Design considerations
• Logistics and planning
• Quality control
• Case study examples

POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES OF PRECAST CONCRETE IN FAÇADE CLADDING French Only

• Advantages and technical challenges
• Finishes and assemblies: precast concrete’s extensive potential
• Relationship with current issues, such as sustainable strategies
• Case study examples

CPCI & PRECAST CONCRETE INDUSTRY RESOURCES French and English

• Low Carbon Precast Concrete and the industry’s 2030-2050 Roadmap to Net-Zero
• The (GCCA) EPD Tool for specific project EPDs
• Architectural Precast Concrete Walls: Best Practice Guide
• Precast Concrete Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
• Learn on Demand continuing series of interactive educational courses for AEC professionals

Participants will learn

• How to apply building science principles to single-wythe and double-wythe precast concrete insulated panels
• Precast concrete advantages and technical challenges
• Detailing methods to provide effective rain control at window penetrations and panel joints
• The benefits of precast concrete resiliency in the era of extreme climate change
• The advantages of pre-assembled windows in the precast panels
• Wall system designs with high R-values, limited thermal bridges, good airtightness, and excellent control of rain penetration
• Precast concrete sustainable strategies like net-zero, low-carbon concrete and EPDs
• The advantages of using precast concrete for accelerated building construction
• The variety of aesthetic options when designing with precast concrete