"More with Less" Seminar

Less weight, More insulation, More possibilities.

Learn about reducing weight and increasing insulation with new precast enclosure technologies from AltusGroup professionals.

Get one AIA-registered, CEU credit when you take “Introduction to Carbon-Fiber Grid Reinforced Enclosures” online today.

Or, earn up to six credits by enrolling in a full-day bag lunch program “Designing with Precast Concrete Enclosure Technologies”. You may also select any combination of the presentations below:

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Introduction to Carbon-Fiber Grid Reinforced Enclosures

Credit: 1 AIA CES HSW/LU

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify three types of carbon fiber grid-reinforced enclosure systems
  • Discuss three ways precast contributes to LEED points and conforms to IgCC requirements
  • Explain three key characteristics of carbon fiber grid reinforcement in precast concrete
  • Compare the strengths of carbon fiber grid-reinforced precast with three alternative systems

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Designing with Carbon-Fiber Grid Reinforced Enclosures

Credit: 1 AIA CES HSW/LU

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify four precast enclosure design options that can reduce weight and attain sustainable design goals
  • Understand thermal performance and moisture management attributes of precast enclosure systems
  • Summarize precast aesthetic options and design economy principles that assist in managing cost and quality
  • Examine the impact of precast enclosure systems through six specific case studies featuring aesthetic options, R-value contribution, solutions to construction challenges, reductions in energy expenditures and lower CO2e footprints

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Precast Enclosure Possibilities

Credit: 1 AIA CES HSW/LU

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify common perceptions about precast enclosures and contrast them with realities
  • Identify technologies and designs that can reduce precast weight
  • List three precast forming options
  • Explain three ways that precast can attain sustainable design goals

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Sustainable Design and Precast Enclosure Systems

Credit: 1 AIA CES HSW/SD/LU

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain how LEED® and IgCC apply to precast enclosures
  • Explain three ways precast helps to control heat flow in wall design
  • Distinguish two types of insulation and their uses in precast wall assemblies
  • Discuss three ways precast controls moisture flow in wall design

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Precast Aesthetics: Managing cost and quality

Credit: 1 AIA CES HSW/LU

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify seven project cost drivers
  • Compare panel sizes and their impact on erection costs
  • Discuss three ways reduced weight can influence project costs
  • Evaluate cost impact of three precast finishes

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Carbon-Fiber Grid Reinforced Enclosures Project Case Studies

Credit: 1 AIA CES HSW/LU

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify aesthetic options for carbon fiber grid reinforced enclosures through commercial case studies
  • Evaluate how three different carbon fiber grid reinforced enclosures contribute to R-value by reviewing specific projects and thermal imaging studies
  • Discuss strategies for carbon fiber grid reinforced precast design and construction challenges by examining specific case studies
  • Explain how carbon fiber grid reinforced precast buildings are engineered to reduce energy expenditures and lower CO2e footprints

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Designing with Precast Concrete Enclosure Technologies

Credit: 6 AIA CES HSW/SD/LU

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify four precast enclosure design options that can reduce weight and attain sustainable design goals
  • Understand thermal performance and moisture management attributes of precast enclosure systems
  • Summarize precast aesthetic options and design economy principles that assist in managing cost and quality
  • Examine the impact of precast enclosure systems through six specific case studies featuring aesthetic options, R-value contribution, solutions to construction challenges, reductions in energy expenditures and lower CO2e footprints

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