"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:
- Introduction to Carbon-Fiber Grid Reinforced Enclosures
- Designing with Carbon-Fiber Grid Reinforced Enclosures
- Precast Enclosure Possibilities
- Sustainable Design and Precast Enclosure Systems
- Precast Aesthetics: Managing cost and quality
- Carbon-Fiber Grid Reinforced Enclosures Project Case Studies
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
