Opportunities

Become a Student Member
  • PCI’s Student Membership is completely FREE and grants you access to a myriad of member benefits, including student discount pricing on select texts and steep discounts on event registrations. 
Start a Student Chapter
  • Start a PCI Student Chapter/Club and explore the possibilities of precast concrete structures.
PCI Design Precast Competition
  • This program challenges students to explore innovative uses of architectural precast enclosure systems in structural, sustainable, and artistic ways.
Big Beam Competition
  • An annual competition in which a group of students, along with a faculty advisor work with a PCI producer to build a 20ft precast, prestressed concrete beam.
PCI Foundation
  • Since 2001, the PCI Foundation has focused on providing curriculum development grants to schools of architecture, engineering, and construction management.

Resources

PCI Design Handbook, Student Edition
  • This ebook is free only to students & academic members and includes chapters 1–5, 9 & 15 from the PCI Design Handbook, 8th Edition.
Structural Precast Concrete - Code Requirements and Commentary
  • This publication is available at a reduced price for student members.
Architectural Precast Manual
  • This comprehensive design manual represents years of intensive work and study within and outside PCI and is available to download for free.
Precast Manuals and Related Guides
  • The PCI Bookstore has a wealth of resources, from manuals to reports, many are free to students.
Library of Project Profiles
  • A searchable library of more than 1000 projects using precast, prestressed concrete products.