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When designing total precast structures or simply using precast cladding components, our precast concrete products offer important advantages over other building systems and provide endless architectural and engineering design solutions.
We know how to use precast/prestressed concrete’s inherent properties to meet the requirements of any build, so we’ve created systems and a collection of specialty products to ensure our clients get the most out of using our products.
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Total Precast System (TPS)
A Total Precast System (TPS) maximizes the benefits of precast’s innate properties.
Inherent Precast Properties
Impact & Blast Resistance
Testing and demonstration have shown that impact from airborne debris is easily resisted by solid and insulated wall panel systems.
Thermal Benefits
The innate thermal regulation of concrete lowers energy costs by shifting energy demands to off-peak hours and levels peak fluctuations.
Fire Safety
Unlike steel members and metal decking, there is no need for additional fire protection since all precast members are designed and constructed to meet at least a 2-hour rating.
Reduced Wave Transference
Precast provides outstanding sound and acoustic isolation, requiring minimal—if any—additional soundproofing.
transportation
As part of a total precast transportation system or an integral component of a transportation system, our precast concrete products are the solution of choice when upgrading, replacing, or building new infrastructure.
All our transportation products are constructed to meet AASHTO and DOT standards including:
Bridges
Barriers
Sound Walls
podiums
A concrete Podium Slab typically acts as both a structural floor and as a transfer slab for wood and light gauge steel framed construction above multi-family units. These slabs offer high fire ratings, reduced sound transmission, as well as reduced vibrations between living areas.
Wall Systems
Precast concrete wall panel systems have demonstrated high value and versatility in every market, and no other material or system combines as many benefits as a precast wall system.
Non-Load Bearing Systems
Non load bearing panels can be referred to as cladding or curtain wall systems and are quite common building envelopes. They can be connected to any type of structural frame, including precast concrete, cast-in-place concrete, or steel.
Load Bearing Systems
For the most efficient structural system the exterior wall panels should be load bearing. This solution prevents interior columns adjacent to the panels and eliminates the roof or floor perimeter spandrel beams
Lateral Force Resisting Systems
Panels that are part of the lateral force resisting system are design to resist wind and seismic events. They can be load bearing or non-load bearing and include solid panels and window panels.
Architectural Enhancement Panels
Integrated with steel, stone, masonry, or even cast-in-place concrete, highly detailed and ornate panels can dramatically improve a structure’s appearance. Personalized emblems, symbols, or logos can help establish corporate identity as well as add visual interest.
core & stair
These four sided cores can be an integral component of a building system. EnCon’s unique precast products can be used to create stair cores, elevator shafts or mechanical chases.
Bearing Wall Systems
Bearing wall systems provide compartmentalization, outstanding fire safety between units, significant thermal benefit, and reduced noise transmission. Well-suited for dwellings with multiple residents, these systems are traditionally used in the multi-family and the hospitality construction markets.
Frame Systems
For large open areas with long clear spans, a hollow-core frame system is ideal. With a shallow overall structural depth, building height can be reduced.
Floor and Roof Systems
Complex geometry and floor plans are easily designed using a precast hollow-core system. Layouts can be adjusted to accommodate inconsistent or repetitive bearing geometries.
Structural Roof System
With precast roof systems, many column locations are eliminated, resulting in significant savings due to fewer footings and provides a more open and efficient interior space.
A precast roof design is typically based on a rigid diaphragm behavior and may allow for the elimination of interior lateral force resisting elements required to limit diaphragm deflection under a flexible diaphragm assumption, often used in lateral analysis of bar joist untopped metal deck systems.
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