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Winter 2013 Table of Contents

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Insight
Precast Concrete and High Performance
AS-13WI-1.PDF - 63.2 KB PDF FILE

Headlines
News about precast concrete, producers, programs, and projects.
AS-13WI-2.PDF - 74.1 KB PDF FILE

Sustainability Insight
New Architecture Program Mainstreams Sustainable Design Thinking
AS-13WI-3.PDF - 108.7 KB PDF FILE

Precast Concrete Offers Aesthetic Versatility
Designers turn to precast concrete to meet owners’ demands for signature designs or to blend in with a community, and precasters respond
AS-13WI-4.PDF - 423.3 KB PDF FILE

Preserving the Past, Planning the Future
Ratio Architects founder Bill Browne has a respect for the past and an entrepreneurial spirit that keeps the company growing
AS-13WI-5.PDF - 186.8 KB PDF FILE

Precast’s Aesthetic Versatility Allows Parking Structures To Evolve
Precasters help designers meet challenging aesthetic requirements by creating innovative solutions.
AS-13WI-6.PDF - 574.1 KB PDF FILE

Technical
High Performance Precast: Integrating Structural and Envelope Systems
AS-13WI-7.PDF - 453.6 KB PDF FILE

Making Waves
Perot Museum in Dallas uses an innovative and complex pattern of precast concrete panels to set the tone for this educational facility
AS-13WI-8.PDF - 353.2 KB PDF FILE

Product Profile
C-CAPP: Lightweight Integrated Composite Panels Push the Limits of Pre-Assembly and High-Performance
AS-13WI-12.PDF - 188.1 KB PDF FILE

Continuing Education Opportunities
PCI Continuing Education Schedule
AS-13WI-9.PDF - 34.4 KB PDF FILE

Designer’s Notebook 27
Design Factors Affecting Aesthetics of Architectural Precast Concrete
AS-13WI-10.PDF - 190.4 KB PDF FILE

PCI-Qualified and PCI-Certified Erectors Directory
State-by-state directory of PCI-Qualified & PCI-Certified erector
AS-13WI-11.PDF - 94.5 KB PDF FILE