Building Precast Courses

 On-Demand Building Courses

FPCA offers a variety of education opportunities through our national organization, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), for design professionals at all levels of their careers. The courses allow professionals to obtain continuing education credit from the comfort of their own computers.

PCI is a registered provider of continuing education with the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, the International Code Council, the American Institute of Architects, and the U.S. Green Building Council. We offer continuing education credit accepted in all 50 states. Many of these programs are offered at no charge.

Designer Notebook Series Architectural Topics

• Energy Conservation & Condensation Control [DN-15]

• Energy (Fenestration) [DN-15b]

• Design Factors Affecting Aesthetics of Architectural Precast Concrete [DN-27]

• Design and Construction Responsibilities for Architectural Precast Concrete [DN-28]

• Weathering [DN-29]

• Building Envelope Commissioning [DN-30]

• Fire Resistance of Architectural Precast Concrete Envelopes [DN-31]

• Connections [DN-32]

• Sustainability [DN 33]

• Form Liners [DN-34]

• Terra-Cotta Faced Precast Concrete

PCI and PCI Chapter, Building and Architectural Webinars

Sustainable Design Topics

• High Performance Essentials: Energy Modeling & Envelope Commissioning

• The use of EPD’S and the Role of Transparency in Sustainable Development

• Better Design Through Embodied Carbon with Precast Concrete Chapter Webinars (CW) – 12/3/20

Architectural Building Envelope Topics

• Artist’s Palette: The Aesthetic Versatility of Precast Concrete

• Discover High Performance Precast

• RAMSA Precast Case Studies in Institutional Buildings (CW)  6/17/21

• Simplifying the Building Envelope with Precast Concrete Webinar

• How Precast Builds: Architectural Versatility

• How Precast Builds: Building Envelopes and Facades

• Efficient Design Assist – Precast Concrete Case Studies

• Prefabricated Concrete Façade System Connections (CW) – 1/13/22

• Architectural Precast Concrete Best Practices (CW) – 7/22/21

• Designing with Architectural Precast Concrete (CW) – 4/20/21

• Collaborative Design Assist & Arch Precast Case Studies (CW) 2/25/21

• Sierra Nevada Brewery – A Precast Concrete Case Study – (CW) 1/28/21

• High Performance Building Enclosure Systems (CW) – 11/5/20

Quality Assurance and PCI Certification Topics

• PCI Summer Series – How Precast Builds: PCI Architectural Certification Program

• How Precast Builds: PCI Architectural Certification

Resilient Design Topics

• The Case for Resilient Design

• Precast Protects Life Webinar

• Designing for Fire Safety

• Material Selection Matters

• Solutions: Community Storm Shelters with Code Updates (CW) – 4/14/22

• High Performance & Resilient Precast Educational Facilities (CW) – 3/10/22

• Design for Resilience & Sustainability with Precast Concrete (CW) – 2/24/22

• Weathering the Storm with Precast Concrete (CW) – 10-14-21

• Precast Concrete Storm Shelters-Design Considerations (CW) – 5-13-21

Engineering Design Topics

• PCI Design Handbook 8th Edition, Content and Updates

• Precast Concrete Off-Site Construction: Techniques & Case Studies

• Basic Prestressed Concrete Design (Part 1 – 6)

Parking Structure Topics

• Innovative Mixed-Use Buildings with Parking

• Designing High Performance Precast Concrete Parking Structures

• How Precast Builds: Parking Structures that Deliver the Precast Concrete Promise

• Precast Concrete Parking Structures Webinar (CW) – 3/26/20

• Parking Structures: Cost Considerations (CW) – 8/13/20

Misc. Building Topics

• How Precast Builds: Hollow-Core Floors and Walls

• High Performance Athletic Facilities

• Total Precast Concrete K-12 School Case Studies

• Engineered Utility Precast Solutions

• Efficient & Low-Impact Rehabilitation Using Precast Slabs (CW) – 3/25/21

• Precast 101 Plus: High Performance Precast Concrete Design (CW) – 1/14/21

• Total Precast Concrete (CW) – 7/16/20

• Hollow-Core and How it is Made Webinar (CW) – 12/11/19