03 40 00 Precast Concrete

03 40 00 Precast Concrete

Building Up with Superior Walls®

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Builders enthusiastic about energy-efficient construction techniques and products are embracing the "bottom up" building concept using pre-cast concrete walls from Superior Walls®. Beginning with a foundation system made with panels that create a dampproof basement and building upwards with above grade concrete walls, builders can construct an entire home or commercial facility with energy-efficient Superior Walls products.

Maryland Green Designer Show Home Features Superior Walls Precast Concrete Wall Systems

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From the cozy, warm basement up to the top of the two-story home, Superior Walls products enhance the 2012 Maryland Green Designer Show Home. Constructed by Baldwin Homes to showcase eco-excellence in building practices, the home features Superior Walls Xi Plus™, Xi® and Ui™ precast concrete wall systems that all add to the energy-efficiency of the home.

Ui™ Wall Offered by Superior Walls®

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Superior Walls®, a leading manufacturer of precast foundation systems, now offers the Ui™ Wall – an uninsulated 4'-high precast concrete foundation especially designed for use during home construction below garages and porches. When used in conjunction with the Superior Walls Xi™ or R5 panels, a home’s entire foundation can be installed in less than a day.

Akron Straw Bale Home Features Superior Walls® Foundation System

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You can “huff and puff” but the new Straw Bale home constructed in downtown Akron by Calvin Smith Builders won’t come down --- and cold air won’t get inside this energy-efficient home. Built with a Superior Walls® Xi™ precast concrete foundation, this environmentally friendly home features earth plaster (a combination of shredded blue clay, mason sand, and chopped straw) to create an energy-efficient exterior.

NAHB Research Center Increases Green Approved Product Points for Using Superior Walls® Products

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Builders starting new home projects can now earn three additional points (for a total of 13 potential points) toward National Green Building Certification when using energy-efficient Superior Walls® insulated precast concrete foundation panels. Superior Walls is the first and only foundation manufacturer whose products are approved to contribute points toward certification of a building under the National Green Building Standard™.

Universal Design Living Laboratory Relies on Superior Walls Foundation

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When the Universal Design Living Laboratory (UDLL) in Columbus, Ohio, opened to the public during the summer of 2012, it began serving as a show piece for independent living in an energy-efficient environment. Beginning with the Superior Walls precast concrete foundation and moving upwards, the national demonstration home and garden helps educate people on universal design living spaces.

Site-Cast Concrete

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This topic includes information related to site-cast concrete placed during construction. Site-cast concrete is cast in forms on a cured slab and then placed in their final location. Walls are cast adjacent to their final location and then tilted up. Similarly, floor slabs are cast on the ground, one on top of another and then each are lifted into place.

Precast Structural Concrete

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This topic includes information related to precast structural concrete placed during construction. Precast structural concrete is a product that is cast in a controlled environment, delivered to a site and lifted into place. Precast structural concrete has a dull, gray appearance that is commonly concealed behind finishes. It is reinforced with steel and produced for use as beams, columns, girders, joists, hollow core planks, stairs and slabs. Precast structural concrete also offers pre-tensioned and post-tensioned products.

Precast Architectural Concrete

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This topic includes information related to precast architectural concrete placed during construction. Precast architectural concrete is a product that is cast in a controlled environment, delivered to a site and lifted into place. Precast architectural concrete is an exposed concrete product that has an aesthetically pleasing, finished appearance. Precast architectural concrete can be formed, faced, pre-tensioned or post-tensioned products.

 

 

Tilt-Up Concrete

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This topic includes information related to tilt-up concrete placed during construction. Tilt-up concrete or tilt-up construction wall panels are concrete walls that are cast in forms on a cured slab next to their intended location, allowed to cure and then tilted up, into place. Tilt-up concrete wall panels have embedded connectors and attachments, are reinforced with steel, and formed to include openings and reveals within a panel. A crane is used to hoist or tilt the wall panel from it's horizontal position into the intended vertical position.