Advantages of Concrete in Low- to Mid-Rise Multifamily - GB

200 Dousman St,Green Bay WI 54303

20 April, 2022

Description

Join us! Look around and you’ll see many 5 to 7 story residential projects being built today with one or two floors of concrete, supporting up to 5 floors of steel or wood frame. These “pedestal” projects are assumed to be the cheapest way to build while longer term ownership implications of these designs are not well understood. This presentation dispels the myths that are driving the popularity of pedestal construction and demonstrates the ownership value concrete provides including lower operating costs, less maintenance, and improved tenant retention. Learning Objectives: Demonstrate the economic benefits of building multifamily projects with Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs).Recognize the contribution concrete makes to resistance to fire, flood, and wind. Explore the basic design criteria and construction elements of concrete buildings built with ICFs for multifamily residential projects.Recognize the energy efficiency, and low carbon strategies that can be incorporated into concrete multifamily projects.Presented by: Donn C. Thompson AIA, LEED AP BD+C Senior Director, Building Innovations National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Lunch included - order upon arrival. Please arrive 10 minutes early so food orders and presentation are on time. This event is intended for design and construction professionals. Submitted for AIA/CES approval Please consider a donation to the Wisconsin Architects Foundation and/or the Wisconsin Society of Architects/Political Action Committee