The Concordia Lutheran School recently completed an addition – the third major addition to its Omaha, NE campus. After opening, it was christened “The Nancy Griffith Worship and Performing Arts Center.” Growth is student population necessitated the addition of a FEMA storm shelter, and
the new performing arts center will meet that requirement.

Precast concrete was chosen because it easily meets FEMA guidelines for storm shelters. Forty-nine 14” thick insulated wall panels and twelve wide stem double tees were used to meet the FEMA design criteria. Two fifty-five-foot-long, eight-foot-wide spandrel beams were used above the stage in the performing arts center. Each beam weighed 69,000 pounds. Fifty pieces of hollowcore were also used in the project. A decorative formliner was used along with a buff-colored, acid etch finish. The formliner was carried into the interior building finished.

Architect and Engineer

BCDM

Contractor

Meco Henne Contracting

Owner

Concordia Lutheran School

Precaster

Coreslab Structures (Omaha) Inc.

Precast Specialty Engineer

Infrastructure

PCI Certified Erector

Atlas Steel Erection

Formliner

Architectural Polymers

Image Credits

Matt Corbitt

Project/Precast Scope

• Forty-nine 14” thick insulated wall panels and twelve wide stem double tees were used to meet the FEMA design criteria.
• Two fifty-five-foot-long, eight-foot-wide spandrel beams were used above the stage in the performing arts center. Each beam weighed 69,000 pounds.
• Fifty pieces of hollowcore were also used in the project.
• A decorative formliner was used along with a buff-colored, acid etch finish.
• The formliner was carried into the interior building finished.