PROJECT OVERVIEW

Located in the heart of Wilmington's corporate campus, this 6-story total precast parking garage was designed to consolidate JP Morgan Chase staff parking from multiple remote locations into a single, secure, on-campus structure. 600 precast components were fabricated off-site by High Concrete Group and assembled on a tight urban footprint — a critical advantage in navigating post-pandemic labor shortages and material delays without sacrificing schedule or quality.

"PSI is one of the more safety-forward contractors we have worked with. Their crews are great to work with and come ready to work quickly and diligently." — Patrick Marenco, Project Manager, Wohlsen Construction

PRECAST SOLUTION

The project's defining story became sustainability. Late in the design process, JP Morgan Chase's environmental commitment prompted a collaborative push to incorporate Pozzotive® — a post-consumer recycled glass material used as a partial cement replacement in the structural precast mix. What followed was an R&D effort involving testing, caulking supplier coordination, and the development of preliminary Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to verify performance and material compatibility. The result: a 25% reduction in cement content in the structural precast components, saving approximately 465 metric tons of embodied carbon. Pozzotive® was limited to structural elements due to aesthetic considerations, while architectural components carried thin brick and blast finishes contributing to a refined, contextual exterior.

Owner

JP Morgan Chase

PCI-Certified Precast Concrete Producer

High Concrete Group

Architect / Engineer of Record

THA Consulting

General Contractor

Wohlsen Construction Company

PCI-Certified Erector

Key Project Attributes

• Pozzotive® recycled glass pozzolan achieved a 25% cement reduction in structural precast mix
• Preliminary EPDs developed as part of the Pozzotive® implementation process, establishing a framework for embodied carbon documentation on a corporate parking project
• ~465 metric tons of embodied carbon savings through lower-carbon concrete mix design
• Thin brick and blast finish exterior — contextual corporate aesthetic with material texture and visual depth
• White structural precast throughout — clean, high-reflectivity interior supporting visibility and safety
  
  

Project/Precast Scope

• 6-story, all-precast concrete parking structure.
• This project included 600 total pieces of precast concrete Total Precast Components.
• 201,000 sq.ft. parking structure