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Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces 2023 PCI Design Awards Winners

January 31, 2023

 

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces 2023 PCI Design Awards Winners

 

 

CHICAGO  –The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute is excited to announce the winners of 2023 PCI Design Awards. Three panels of jurors honored 25 winners and eight honorable mentions for the specials, buildings, and transportation categories.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the PCI Design Awards program which recognizes creative and innovative useses of precast concrete. A panel of engineers, architects, and precast concrete producers judges all nominees. The buildings and transportation categories are judged on aesthetic, structural, and use versatility; site, energy and operational efficiency, and risk reduction; and resiliency, such as structure durability, multi-hazard protection, and life safety and health.

Several projects are also honored with special awards. These are judged on similar criteria to the building and transportation projects, as well as additional requirements, including industry advancement, sustainable design, technology, and designs using all-precast concrete solutions. These are the Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Award, the Sustainable Design Award, and the All-Precast Concrete Solution Award.

“We are once again thrilled to recognize the tremendous capabilities of the precast concrete industry to meet the needs of the built environment, especially on this milestone 60th anniversary of the program,” said PCI President and CEO Bob Risser, PE. “Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to the jurors and PCI staff who make the program a success. Through the past 60 years, the precast concrete industry continues to innovate and improve and these exemplary projects are the latest examples of that.”

Winning projects will be recognized February 24 at the 2022 PCI Convention in Columbus, Ohio. PCI publications, including Ascent, PCI Journal, and ASPIRE magazines, will also feature the winning projects.

Photos of all projects are available by emailing tbagsarian@pci.org.

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View all of this year’s winners and honorable mentions. View past winners.
2023 PCI Design Awards Winning Projects – Specials

Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award

FORTRESS Nameplate #1 La Vernia, Texas Tindall

All-Precast Concrete Solution Award

NM 50 over Glorieta Creek Glorieta, N.M. Castillo Prestress

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Award and Justice/Correctional Building

Wayne County Criminal Justice Center Detroit, Mich.
Fabcon

Sustainable Design Award and Best Rehabilitated Bridge

Swift Island Historic Arch Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening Albemarle, N.C.
Eastern Vault Company, Inc., Ross Prestres

Specials Awards Jury

Suzanne Aultman, PE, FPCI, LPCI, vice president of engineering, Metromont Corp.
Corey Greika, PE, vice president, sales manager, Coreslab Structures (Indianapolis)
Kyle Knop, AIA, CSI, CDT, vice president, senior project manager, Zimmerman Architectural Studios

2023 PCI Design Awards Winning Projects – Buildings

 

Government and Public

1021 O Street Office Building San Francisco, Calif. Willis Construction Co. Inc.

 

Higher Education/University

University of Toronto Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TKL Group

International Building

HYLO Tower
London, U.K.
Fibrobeton Yapi Elemanlari San. Ins. Tic. A.S.

Manufacturing

SEW-Eurodrive Smart Factory & Maxolutions Showroom Wellford, S.C.
Tindall – South Carolina Division

Military

P1479 Outdoor Infantry Immersion Trainer Camp Lejeune, N.C.
GATE Precast Co.

Mixed-Use (co-winners)

The Jasper Charleston, S.C. GATE Precast Co.

Serif and The LINE Hotel San Francisco, Calif. Willis Construction Co. Inc.

Multi-Family

Elm 551 at Parkside of Old Town Chicago, Ill
Dukane, Wells

Office

1001 Water Street Tampa, Fla.
STABIL Concrete Products, LLC

 

All-Precast Concrete Parking Structure

CCHS Wilmington Visitors PG Wilmington, Del.
High Concrete Group

Hybrid Parking Structure

Restoration Hardware – Knox Street Gallery Parking Structure Dallas, Texas
GATE Precast Co.

School K-12

NYCSCA PS IS 667 Brooklyn, N.Y. High Concrete Group

Stadium/Arena

UBS Arena
Elmont, N.Y. Universal Concrete Products

Theater

Kirkwood Performaning Arts Center Kirkwood, Mo.
MPC Enterprises Inc.

Custom Solution

Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center Dive Tower Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
GATE Precast Co.

Buildings Jury

Adam Roark, PE, project design manager, Gage Brothers
Vanessa Schutte, AIA, ALEP, K-12 education central region leader, DLR Group Michael Zensen, AIA, LEED, AP, CDT, CCCA, BECxP, CxA-BE, vice president, Cannon Design Heidi Ziemann, PE, LPCI, chief engineer, JVI Inc.

 

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2023 PCI Design Awards Winning Projects – Transportation

Main Span up to 75 feet

Acceler-8 I-90 Bridge Replacement Southborough and Westborough, Mass. JP Carrara & Sons, Inc.

Non-Highway Bridge (co-winners)

I-579 Urban Open Space Cap Pittsburgh, Pa.
Northeast Prestressed Products, Inc.

Mid-Coast Extension of the UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley San Diego, Calif.
Oldcastle Infrastructure

Special Solution

Key Crossing Reliability Initiative Baltimore, Md.
Coastal Precast Systems

Transportation Jury

Reggie Holt, senior structural engineer, Federal Highway Administration Bijan Khaleghi, state bridge design engineer, Wisconsin DOT
Todd Lang, PE, SE, senior bridge engineer, HDR Inc.

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Founded in 1954, The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is a technical institute for the precast concrete structures and systems industry. PCI develops maintains, and disseminates the Body of Knowledge for the design, fabrication, and construction of precast concrete structures and systems. PCI develops consensus base standards, industry handbooks, quality assurance programs, certification, research and development projects, design manuals, continuing education and periodical publications. PCI members include precast concrete producers, erectors, suppliers, professional engineers and architects, educators, students, and industry consultants who complement the wide range of knowledge of precast concrete. For more information, visit pci.org/howprecastbuilds.

Parking Concepts, Inc (PCI) commences to oversee the City of Riverside on-street and off-street parking operations

February 04, 2022

 

 

Parking Concepts, Inc (PCI) commences to oversee the City of Riverside on-street and off-street parking operations

 

 

 

IRVINE, Calif.  — Parking Concepts, Inc. (PCI) is pleased to announce the commencement of operations with the City of Riverside to oversee all city on-street and off-street parking operations. The contract promises to streamline and, at the same time, optimize the parking strategy uniformly across the city, bringing convenience and improved ease of use to residents, employees, commuters, and visitors.

The contractual scope of services consists of professional parking management and facility maintenance, provided by PCI. The parking portfolio includes: five parking garages, fourteen surface parking lots, and over 1,100 on-street metered stalls throughout the city.
“We are extremely pleased to be awarded this contract. We have bid on this for the past fifteen years. The team is excited to hit the ground running,” says Bob Hindle, Senior Vice President at Parking Concepts, Inc.

Staying true to the company’s foundation as a parking solution that offers exceptional service, PCI plans to apply a strategy that places a heavy emphasis on customer service, revenue integrity, and integrated technology to serve the needs of both the patrons and the City of Riversides leadership.

It is PCI’s belief that the very foundation for excellent parking service is superior customer service with integrity. “PCI is set apart from our competitors by consistently ranking among the highest scores of independent customer surveys. This is a point of pride for us and provides demonstrable proof that we are on the right track,” says Hindle.
Founded as a customer service-oriented parking management firm in 1974, Parking Concepts Inc. also offers transportation solutions under their business branch Transportation Concepts.

This contract marks the latest in Parking Concepts, Inc.’s growing presence across the Inland Empire, which includes the nearby Ontario Airport International Airport, and additional Downtown Riverside operations.

To see more about Parking Concepts, Inc. and their services, visit their
website: https://parkingconcepts.com/services/parking-services/

Contact:
Trystan Henry
Director of Business Development Parking Concepts, Inc.
O: 949-753-7525
E: thenry@pcioc.com

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s Mountain States Chapter Hires New Executive Director

July 18, 2019

 

 

 

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s Mountain States Chapter Hires New Executive Director

 

 

 

CHICAGO, July 17, 2019 – The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s Mountain States region’s Board of Directors has named Jim Schneider as the region’s new executive director.

 

 

Schneider was most recently with VT Industries, a leading door manufacturer. Since 2015, he had been the territory sales manager for the mountain states, working with architects in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.

Schneider was manager, external communications, in the marketing department at PCI’s headquarters from 2004-07. He was editor of Ascent magazine and was heavily involved in PCI’s branding, marketing, and communications efforts. He also has been the editor of several business publications, including Eco-Structure, Plumbing Engineer, PHC News, and Metalmag.

“I’m happy to be back in the industry, and I’m looking forward to working with the members of PCI Mountain States to raise the profile of precast concrete in this part of the country,” Schneider said. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He is a LEED AP and is passionate about efficient, sustainable design.

“We are excited to have Jim Schneider taking the reins,” said Dan Parker, board president of PCI Mountain States Region.  “Jim comes from a marketing and sales background and has worked at PCI headquarters. We believe Jim is the one to help us grow the precast concrete market in our region. He has jumped in with both feet and we are eager to see where his leadership takes us.”

PCI Mountain States is one of 11 regional PCI-affiliate organizations across the United States that supports its members at the local level. The organizations provide many services to producers and to key decisionmakers in the construction industry, including continuing education, precast concrete design assistance and building resources, workforce development, and university support.

About PCI

Founded in 1954, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is a technical institute and trade association for the precast concrete structures industry. PCI develops, maintains, and disseminates the information for designing, fabricating, and constructing precast structures. PCI provides technical resources, certification for companies and individuals, continuing education, as well as conducts research and development projects, conventions, conferences, awards programs, and much more. PCI members include precast concrete manufacturers, companies that provide products and services to the industry, precast concrete erectors, and individual members such as architects, consultants, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, materials suppliers, service providers, and students. To learn more, visit www.pci.org, or email Tom Bagsarian at tbagsarian@pci.org.

Michael A. Johnson Takes the Helm for the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s Illinois and Wisconsin Chapter 

December 19, 2018

 

Michael A. Johnson Takes the Helm for the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s Illinois and Wisconsin Chapter 

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CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2018 – Today, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute of Illinois and Wisconsin board of directors announced Michael A. Johnson, P.E., has taken the helm as the new executive director for the organization. Johnson has more than 13 years of experience working in the precast/prestressed concrete industry in Illinois, with prior roles in sales, marketing, and quality control. 

“Mike is a great fit for our vision of PCI of Illinois and Wisconsin, and he will certainly help grow the precast industry,” said PCI IL-WI Board President Joe Lombard. “We are very pleased to welcome him to this important leadership position in our industry.” 

Johnson’s precast experience includes prestressed bridge beams, soundwalls, retaining wall systems, double-tee beams, and precast building systems. He has additional related experience with concrete, having worked in materials testing for seven years and being the owner of a small contracting business. Johnson most recently worked as a research engineer at the Illinois Center for Transportation, part of the University of Illinois Department of Civil Engineering, where he worked on transportation and pavement research projects. 

He has a bachelor’s degree in general engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and will soon earn a master’s degree in civil engineering, specializing in construction materials, from the U of I. He also has several industry certifications, including PCI Level III Quality Control & Assurance, IDOT Level III Portland Cement Concrete, and IDOT 5-day Aggregate Technician. 

“I am excited to start this new chapter in my professional career,” said Johnson, “I look forward to renewing the relationships that I already have in the industry and in forging new ones in my role as Executive Director of PCI of Illinois and Wisconsin.” 

“The success of PCI chapters is a key strategy in our goal to increase awareness and use of plant- produced, precast, prestressed concrete systems and to be stewards of the built environment,” said PCI President and CEO Bob Risser, P.E. “Our partnerships with chapter executive directors are vital to that success. Mike is an excellent addition to the team, and we look forward to working with him to grow the market and advance our members’ interests.” 

PCI IL-WI is one of 11 regional PCI-affiliate organizations throughout the United States that supports its members at the local level. The organizations provide several services, including continuing education, marketing, precast design assistance, and resources and university support. 

About PCI 

Founded in 1954, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) is a technical institute for the precast concrete structures industry. PCI develops, maintains, and disseminates the body of knowledge for designing, fabricating, and constructing precast structures. PCI provides technical resources, certification for companies and individuals, continuing education, as well as conducts research and development projects, conventions, conferences, awards programs, and much more. PCI members include precast concrete manufacturers, companies that provide products and services to the industry, precast concrete erectors, and individual members such as architects, consultants, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, materials suppliers, service providers, and students. To learn more, visit www.pci.org, or email Tom Bagsarian at tbagsarian@pci.org.