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News Release from: The Concrete Centre | Subject: Precast Construction Guide
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 January 2008
Precast Construction Guide
Published by The Concrete Centre and supported by British Precast, 'Precast Concrete in Buildings: A Guide to Design and Construction', provides overview of precast construction solutions.
Precast concrete combines the advantages of factory production with the inherent benefits of concrete A new design and construction guide highlights how the get the best from this versatile construction method
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 31 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Published by The Concrete Centre and supported by British Precast, 'Precast Concrete in Buildings: A Guide to Design and Construction', provides a succinct overview of the range of precast construction solutions available.
Unlimited in its application and suitable for single and multi-storey construction, precast concrete can be used for every structural building element of any building type.
Bespoke designs are possible using standard precast components.
Precast elements, such as floors, stairs and wall panels, combine seamlessly with non-precast elements to produce free-flowing spaces.
Particular benefits of precast concrete include cost and programme savings, buildability, improved whole building and whole life costs.
To these benefits are added inherent benefits such as inherent thermal efficiency and fire resistance, improved vibration control and sound insulation, minimum maintenance and high quality finishes.
These benefits can be realised by using precast concrete either as the primary construction method or as a mix of construction approaches.
Precast construction includes car park frame and deck, crosswall construction and volumetric construction.
Hybrid construction sees precast concrete combined with in-situ concrete thereby realising the particular advantages of both approaches.
The guide highlights how the early involvement of the precast supplier, component standardisation, appreciation of lead-in times and design team co-ordination can maximise these benefits still further.
Covering production, site erection, potential finishes and connection details, the guide also includes case studies demonstrating the potential of precast concrete.
Copies of 'Precast Concrete in Buildings: A Guide to Design and Construction' can be downloaded free of charge.
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