Title:
Opening Doors and Windows for Greater Precast Performance
Author(s):
Tom Kuckhahn and Jason Hensley
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
25
Issue:
4
Appears on pages(s):
95-97
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Date:
4/1/2003
Abstract:
Well-known advantages of precast concrete walls include shortened construction schedules, better thermal performance, and longer life span. But design flexibility? Architects who want imagination—not material constraints—to govern design often overlook precast concrete. But no longer will this be the case. A new manufacturing technology has replaced traditional processes that limited where door and window openings could be cast in hollowcore panels. The VersaCore™ process allows Fabcon to cast openings in the panels to fit any architectural specification, providing design engineers and architects with a new range of building options.