Schools are much more than just buildings; they are interactive learning environments, gathering places, and safe havens for the community. Construction of schools can be impacted by a myriad of factors, including the evolving construction industry, recent code changes, increasing sustainability requirements, and a challenging economy. These factors are all increasing the demand for safe, healthy, high-performance educational facilities. In this presentation, attendees will learn how to design and build high-performance, sustainable, and resilient schools, with reduced life-cycle costs utilizing precast, prestressed concrete architectural and structural building solutions. A variety of case studies will be presented to highlight precast concrete’s high-performance attributes, including optimization of versatile, efficient, and resilient building applications.

Learning Objectives:

• Redefining Educational Spaces: Explore innovative approaches to school design that prioritize high performance and resilience, leveraging the incredible potential of precast concrete.
• Life Safety and Beyond: Discover how integrated architectural and structural precast concrete solutions enhance crucial life safety aspects, including fire resistance, storm resilience, superior acoustics, and indoor air quality.
• The Power of Prefabrication: Uncover the advantages of off-site construction and prefabrication techniques, particularly when utilizing natural, low-embodied energy materials. Learn how these methods accelerate construction to meet tight deadlines, minimize site disruption, reduce waste, lower transportation demands, and facilitate seamless trade coordination.
• Sustainable Excellence: Dive into sustainable design concepts that help control costs, maintain quality, and align with sustainability goals. Gain insights into how precast concrete contributes to sustainable design objectives while saving both time and money.

CEU Credit: 1 PDH; 1 AIA credit

Date and Time: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2:00pm Central Time

Presenters:

• Chris Ard, Director of Architectural, Structural Sales at the Wells Monroeville, Alabama Facility
• Jim Lewis, Sales Manager at Tindall Corporation

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