Technical Publications

 

CPCI Design Manual 5th Edition

To facilitate and encourage continuous learning and education of precast concrete, CPCI is pleased to offer the CPCI Design Manual Precast Prestressed Concrete 5th Edition.

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Total Precast Concrete High-Rise Building Design Example

As an extension to the CPCI Design Manual, this document presents a complete solved example of a total precast concrete high-rise building. The purpose of this document is to provide technical guidance to engineers to assist with the design of total precast concrete buildings.

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Standard Connection Details for Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) Stud Walls and Hollowcore Slabs

The purpose of this document is to provide building designers with typical detailing of precast concrete hollowcore floors that are supported by and interfaced with CFS stud walls.

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Engineer of Record (EOR) Roles and Responsibilities (2023)

The purpose of this document is to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Engineer-of-Record and the Precast Engineer, for projects that incorporate precast concrete components into the structure construction.

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Self-Consolidating Concrete for Precast Applications: Best Practice Guide

The purpose of this best practice document is to provide guidance to precasters, designers, specifiers, and owners/agencies on the important characteristics for the design, fabrication, and specification of SCC.

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Architectural Precast Concrete Walls: Best Practice Guide

The purpose of this Best Practice Guide is to summarize the most current information and best practices in architectural precast concrete wall construction and to provide designers with an understanding of this construction system by illustrating recommended design details and site practices.

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Architectural Precast Concrete

Air Permeance Testing of Precast Wall Assemblies - Executive Summary
Air Permeance Testing of Precast Wall Assemblies - Complete Report

CPCI Research Report - Moisture Leakage of Precast Wall Assemblies

Updated Jan 2020 CPCI Maintenance and Inspection Manual for Precast Concrete Building Enclosures
Beauty of Architectural Precast Concrete Publication
Do You Know Your ABC’S - Accelerated Building Construction
Meeting and Exceeding Building Code Thermal Performance Requirements
Architectural Precast Concrete Walls: Best Practice Guide
High Performing Precast Concrete Building Enclosures - Rain Control
Architectural Precast Concrete Repair Guide
Colour and Texture Selection Guide

 

Acoustics

NRC - Apparent Sound Insulation in Precast Concrete Buildings
NRC - The ASTC Rating of Constructions with Precast Concrete Hollowcore Floors
NRC - The Transmission Loss of 203 mm Thick Prestressed Concrete Hollowcore Floors
NRC - Measurement of the vibration reduction index between concrete masonry walls and precast hollowcore floors
Hollowcore Concrete Floors with Concrete Walls with Rigid Junctions
 

Structural Precast Concrete

Shear Capacity of Hollowcore Slabs
Bridge Geometry Manual
Guidelines Precast Concrete Accelerated Bridge Construction using Precast Prestressed Concrete Elements
2021 Transportation Catalog

DESIGN MANUAL 5th Edition

Design Manuals 5th Edition - Details - Order Offline

(Printed Versions of the CPCI Design Manual 5th Edition will be available in late November 2017)

 

CPCI Precast Concrete Durability Studies

Assessing the Effect of Accelerated Moist Curing on the Near-Surface Durability Performance of Concrete
Effect of Accelerated Curing Conditions on the Performance of Precast Concrete - NRC Report
Effects of Different Accelerated and Moist Curing Periods on Chloride Penetration Resistance of Precast Concrete Elements - Hooton
Revised - Curing of High Performance Precast Concrete- Technical Bulletin


CPCI Structural and Infrastructure Technical Publications

New - Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC)
New - Precast Concrete Hollowcore Flooring - A Comparison Guide 
Prefabrication and Modular Construction
CPCI Technical Information Bulletin: Total Precast Concrete High-Rise Construction and Provincial Building Codes
Precast Concrete Delivers Aesthetics, Performance and Value for Parking Structures
Guidelines for Accelerated Bridge Construction using Precast Prestressed Concrete Elements
Infrastructure Solutions Technical Guide
Structural Floor And Roof Technical Guide
Structural Solutions Technical Guide
Parking Structures: Recommended Practice for Design and Construction

Sustainability

New - Precast Concrete Drive to Decarbonization

New - The Canadian Precast Concrete Industry Roadmap to Net-Zero by 2050
New
 - Industry Average EPD for Architectural Precast Concrete Panel
New - Industry Average EPD for Below Grade Precast Concrete
New - Industry Average EPD for Structural Precast Concrete
New - Industry Average EPD for Insulated Precast Concrete Panel 
Putman Family YWCA Passive House Total Precast Publication
Precast Concrete Hollowcore Flooring - A Comparison Guide

The Little Green Book of Concrete - Sustainable Construction with Precast Concrete
Life Cycle Assessment of Precast Concrete Products for the US and Canadian Markets EPD Project Report
CSCE - LCA for Sustainable Design of Precast Concrete Commercial Buildings in Canada
Infrastructure for Life Publication
Product Category Rules for Preparing an EPD for Precast Concrete
Life Cycle Assessment of Precast Concrete Commercial Buildings
LCA Product Transparency

 

CPCI Past Conferences


CSCE Conference Papers and Presentations

Case Study Presentation on the Luxembourg Project in Québec City, QC, Dominic Lemieux, Peikko North America, Guy Tremblay, BPDL - June 2019

Case Study Presentation on the Belmont Trio Project in Kitchener, ON, Kurt Ruhland, MTE Consultants - June 2018 
Paper Submission on Shear Capacity Prediction of Precast/Prestressed Hollowcore Slabs, Karl Truderung, Tower Engineering - June 2018
Paper Submission on Designing Buildings for Post-Disaster Resilience with Thermo-Active Radiant Air Conditioning Systems, Jack Laken, Termobuild and Robert Burak, CPCI - June 2017
Increasing the Durability and Resilience of Tall Buildings with Precast Concrete Enclosure Systems, RDH Building Science - June, 2016
CSCE 2016 Conference and Trade Show
Paper Submission on Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Design of Precast Concrete Commercial Buildings in Canada - Morrison Hershfield and ASMI - June 2012


TAC Conference Papers and Presentations

Evaluating the Durability of Critical Infrastructure: Development of a New Test Method to Evaluate the Impact of Curing on the Near-surface Chloride Penetration Resistance of Concrete, Iva Dadic

Canadian Experience with the North East Extreme Tee (NEXT) Beam Viaduct Replacement, Rita Seraderian, PCI Northeast - September 2017
Hodder Avenue Underpass: Innovative Use of Ultra High Performance Concrete for Rapid Bridge Construction, Philip Murray, Hatch - September 2016 
North Highway Connector Multi-Purpose Crossing, Bryce Hunter and Ben Haeusler, Stantec - September 2015
Paper Submission on Implementation of GHG Tracking Software for Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Projects, Jamie Meil, ASMI and Robert Burak, CPCI​ - September 2013
​​Paper Submission on Accelerated Bridge Construction - On the Fast Track to Success, Robert Burak, CPCI and Rita Seraderian, PCI Northeast - September 2010

The Buildings Show/ Construct Canada Presentations

Challenging the Conventional with Prefabricated Precast Concrete Construction (December 2019), Malcolm Hachborn, M.E. Hachborn Engineering 

Updated Best Practice Guide for Precast Concrete Wall Enclosures (December 2019), Malcolm Hachborn, M.E. Hachborn Engineering  

Emission Omissions: Carbon Accounting Gaps in the Built Environment (December 2019), Adam Auer, Cement Association of Canada

North Bay Courthouse Seismic Retrofit with Precast Concrete Shear Walls, Tim Van Zwol, Read Jones Christofferson Ltd

The ABC's of Modular and Prefabricated Construction (December 2018), Malcolm Hachborn, M. E. Hachborn Engineering

Why “Total Precast” Should Be Your Next Build System (December 2018), Jason Stubbe and Sean Bickell, Stubbe’s Precast
Exceeding Building Code Thermal Performance with Precast Concrete (December 2018), Alex Lukachko and Christina Ismailos, RDH Building Science Inc.

Dazzling Array of Architectural Treatments Using Formliners and Stains, Sonny Arora, US Formliner, and David Ellis, Nawkaw Corporation - December 2018

High Performing Precast Concrete Building Enclosures (December 2018), Malcolm Hachborn, M. E. Hachborn Engineering

Innovative Mixed-Use Accelerated Parking Construction (December 2018), Brian Hall, CPCI, Rob Paquette, Stubbe’s Precast

Why “Total Precast” Should Be Your Next Build System (December 2018), Jason Stubbe and Sean Bickell, Stubbe’s Precast

Architectural Precast Concrete Walls: Best Practice Guide (December 2018), Malcolm Hachborn, M. E. Hachborn Engineering

Accelerated Building Construction: A Paradigm Shift (December 2018), Ken King, Hanscomb Ltd.

Architectural Precast Concrete presented by Nawkaw and Facade Systems, B.Fedchyshyn - December 2016
Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and the new LEED 4.0, Lindita Bushi, Athena Sustainable Materials Institute - November 30, 2016
 Modern Building Enclosures: Implementing the New Energy Standards, Alex Luckachko, RDH Building Science - December 1, 2016
Architectural Precast and Graphic Concrete Presentation, Facade Systems - November 2016
Why Build Modular? Modular Construction Presentation, Medhat Ghabrial HGS LTD - December 2, 2015
The Canadian Precast Industry's Journey to Sustainable Product Labelling, Robert Burak, CPCI - December 2014
Defining the Direction of Change: Mission 2030 and the CPCI Sustainable Plant Program, Renée Gratton, Construction Resources Initiatives Council and Robert Burak, CPCI - December 2013
Hollowcore "The Fastest Floor in Town", Sonia Saari, Coreslab Structures Inc. and Robert Burak, CPCI - December 2012
Achieving Innovation Through the CPCI Infrastructure for Life Program, Robert Burak and Brian Hall, CPCI - December 4, 2013
Life-Cycle Assessment: Substantiating Sustainable Design for Commercial Buildings, Lindita Bushi, ASMI and Robert Burak, CPCI - November 30, 2011


CaGBC and RAIC Conference Papers and Presentations

Mitigate and Adapt: Building our Communities in the Age of Climate Change, Brian Hall, CPCI and David Stubbs, CCMPA – June 2018
CaGBC 2016 National Conference and Expo 
RAIC 2016 Festival of Architecture

Canadian Parking Association Presentations

World of Concrete Presentations

The ABC's of Accelerated Building Construction

ABC For Mixed Use Parking Structures

International Conference Presentations

CSG Group Conference: Overview of the Precast Industry in Canada, Clark Weber, Bluerock Engineering Ltd. - 2016 

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