Hello everyone and thank you for joining us for the 59th annual PCI Design Awards. To begin our program I'd like to recognize and thank our PCI Design Awards sponsor GCP Applied Technologies. A lot of hard work and dedication goes into the PCI Design Awards program and this year is no different. I'd like to thank the PCI marketing team for their outstanding work on the 2022 PCI Design Awards and for their year-long work to ensure this program is the best it can be. We are pleased to present to you the 2022 PCI Design Awards winners. Consisting of 29 winning precast concrete projects these projects showcase the beauty and innovative ways the precast concrete is being incorporated into a wide variety of structures to meet construction and design challenges. In fact that is one of the elements that makes this program so valuable. The PCI Design Awards program provides designers, precast concrete producers, and owners with inspiration while highlighting architectural and engineering advances as well as showcasing the multiple attributes of precast concrete. Last October three judging panels comprised of design professionals assembled to select this year's PCI Design Award winners across specials, buildings, and transportation. Out of 85 submissions the judges chose 29 winners and 13 honorable mentions. Thank you to our 2022 Design Award judges Patrick Cusack, Antonovich Architects, Van V. Deep, the Consulting Engineers Group, Jim Fabinski, ENCON United, Peter Finson, Retired Executive Director and CEO Georgia Carolinas PCI, Justin Foote, ATMI Precast, Jenny Fu, Louisiana DOT, Matt Graff, International Concrete Products, Derek Soden, FHWA Office of Bridges and Structures, and Michael Zensen, Canon Design. It's with great pride to present to you this year's Precast Concrete winners. In our specials categories circa 1877 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada is awarded the All Precast Concrete Solution Award. Stubbs Precast is the Precast Concrete Producer. I really like this project because of some of its interesting attributes. It was built around an existing historical building. The sheer number of precast pieces is impressive and they utilized a custom-made brick form liner pattern. Challenges exist on every project, however tight site, existing building, and ability to successfully match the existing brick with a cost-effective brick form liner expresses Precast's aesthetic versatility on the project. This design-build project incorporates several of the unique, versatile, and efficient advantages of all Precast construction. Prefabrication and accelerated construction help solve tight site logistics and a demanding construction schedule. The design-build team used Precast to solve issues with six levels of structured parking with staggered floor plates and a structural layout required to transfer loads. The All Precast Prefabricated Solution really helped resolve this very tight site and the demanding requirements for this mixed-use project. Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center in Colorado not only won the All Precast Concrete Solution Award, but also won the Sustainable Design Award. Stresscon Corporation and ENCON Colorado were the Precast Concrete Producers. ENCON Field Services is the PCI Certified Director. Wow, this was a totally unique All Precast Design Solution. This is the first time I've heard of All Precast Design Solution. This is the highest total Precast structure in the world. We as a panel were truly impressed with the elevation at which it was built, over 14,000 feet above sea level. The selection of Precast contributed due to the harsh weather conditions where work hours were limited to six hours or less with workers needing to pass the physical. So the site is absolutely unique. I mean, how many times do you design a building at 14,000 feet? And prefabrication is a solution that allowed them to meet all of the extreme wind loading, the soil loading, the access requirements, and all of these different design challenges that are totally unique in this project. Truck drivers that drive heavy pieces of Precast, they're talented anyway, but to do it and have to do hairpin turns to get up to a peak of a mountain, I mean, that's pretty incredible. I think the fact that Precast allowed this building to be constructed with very limited impact on the pristine environment was a critical factor in choosing this project. Precast Solution allowed the design and construction team to meet schedule demands, unique heavy soil loads, weather, and environmental aspects of the project. It's a resilient and sustainable solution. The design creates a diaphragm for lateral resistance to hold expansive soil and wind loads. This project has enormous sustainability credentials, from lead silver to living building challenge, which would be difficult for projects to achieve in more hospitable environments. This is an example where not only is Precast part of a sustainable solution, it might have been the only way it could be achieved. All in all, an extremely unique, sustainable, and resilient all-Precast Solution. The Building Information Modeling Award went to Little Island at Pier 55 in New York. This project is also the recipient of the Best Mixed-Use Structure. The Fort Miller Company is a Precast Concrete Producer. This project is very special because it took what could have been a very utilitarian solution to a problem, made a very dynamic and artistically creative solution. Considering that these were 10-ton tulips, they had to be shipped via an active waterway, placement had to be immensely accurate so they could be connected together and coalesced into the park. We selected this submission because of the uniqueness of the implementation of Precast. This project is very interesting because these petals were made with carved foam blocks, made off-site, and shipped to the job site. I think that proved to be why it's most advantageous to go with Precast. BIM Modeling was at the forefront of this project. Taking that information after model, throwing that into the CNC 5-axis machine to make the forming was paramount to having this whole project pull off like it did. A high-performance concrete mix was used on this project. This mix had to battle the brackish waters and freeze-thaw conditions of the project. One of the challenges that they had with this project was working over a navigable waterway. Another reason why we chose this submission is because the durability of Precast lended itself for this project perfectly because of the corrosion resistance that it provided in the water atmosphere. So they decided to go use Precast concrete on here so the pieces could be made and set in place without impacting an environment. The Precaster achieves something that is just indescribable. The idea to reclaim parkland from an active waterway is very utilitarian in nature. This project went beyond that to creatively express something that is a joy to look at. M.A.A. Robinson in Florida is the recipient of two specials awards, Building Information Modeling and Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award. FinFROC is the Precast concrete producer and FinFROC Industries is the PCI certified director. Innovation and implementation in an industry is crucial for pushing the industry forward. This project does that in many different ways. This project has a number of distinguishing features. It's a total Precast solution. It has diverse number of uses in the facility, a large total gross square footage. The judges selected this project because the design-build delivery method was very critical in its success and BIM is a critical component of that. The fact that they found an alternative to the typical horizontal components like hollow core slabs or Precast double Ts is also outside the box thinking. 3D modeling for all the subsystems, the plumbing, the electrical, HVAC, utilizing laser guided technology for the layout of those assemblies, all very impressive. This proprietary slab system not only allows the MEP system to be distributed, they are actually pre-installed and delivered with the panel. It's the total single source design and construction responsibility that makes this a unique industry innovation. This project is unique and industry advancing because the Precast manufacturer is also the Precast installer, the architect and engineer of record, and the general contractor. This is a game-changing approach to Precast demonstrating value to the owner by providing an integrated turnkey solution that has also allowed numerous innovation creation of clean dynamic spaces. They have honed their Precast elements and deliver a proprietary interstitial flooring product capable of longer spans, all of this to further the versatile, efficient, and resilient use of Precast. This is so unique in the industry, not only do they achieve these technical advances, but they also are doing it with great aesthetic design sense. This project goes well beyond design-build, bringing back the master builder to the industry. Congratulations to our 2022 PCI Design Awards Specials winners. Next up, we have our Buildings winners. The Buildings jury awarded 15 projects among the categories. The Best Government and Public Building is awarded to Carroll A. Campbell Jr., United States Courthouse in South Carolina. Gate Precast Company in Oxford, North Carolina is the Precast Concrete Producer, and E.E. Marr Erectors is the PCI Certified Erector. The use of Precast in this government building provided a durable enclosure that will reduce future maintenance needs. The subtle variation in surface finish replicates limestone really convincingly, and the dentals and reeded profiles help provide a sense of permanence. The Precaster used ornate form liners to form a lot of the details that they used in conjunction with BIM modeling with the architect in a project. This new building being more resilient, modern, but at the same time it gave the feel of an older building that's been there for a long time, so it used all the high performance features that are available with Precast Concrete. The well-detailed historic nature of the building provides a certain elegance to this new modern building. An important aspect was using Precast on this project. They saw that they could save around three months on the construction time on this project, and that means a lot to a project, especially from a builder's risk standpoint. The design flexibility that Precast allows turned the initial vision into an efficient overall design carried out in Precast Concrete. St. Joseph's Hospital Inpatient Tower in Florida won Best Healthcare Medical Building, and Gate Precast Company in Kissimmee, Florida is the Precast Concrete Producer. WWGAY Mechanical Contractors Incorporated is the PCI Certified Director. We chose this submission because of the unique shape of the building. At first glance you didn't really think it was a medical building. Precast was a great choice for this building because it is versatile enough that you can cast it and then bring it on site because the site constraints were tight. A lot of work was put into the transition from the flowing lines to the flat panels. They used BIM modeling all the way through this whole process. The lower legs are kind of like holding up this building. It's a GFRC concrete with a finish on it, but it also provided forming for the structure behind that. So it served two purposes. Besides the exterior facade, it was also serving as the forming for the building. By using this product on this building here, it's going to be a very resilient looking structure. It's going to be able to hold up looking structure. When you first look at it, you don't think it is made of Precast. It's just so unique that the columns, the v-shaped columns that actually support the upper levels, just amazing. Moss Johns Residence Halls at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, won Best Higher Education University Building. Gate Precast Company in Oxford, North Carolina is the Precast Concrete Producer, and E.E. Marr Erectors is the PCI Certified Erector. The jury respected the complexity involved in turning these two 1960-era high-rises into beautiful new buildings. The design architect used the aesthetic versatility of Precast Concrete to achieve significant projections in the cornice profiles. These two buildings had a significant amount of depth created at both the base and the cornice line of the building, which is difficult to achieve in simple Precast forms. The challenge of the existing interior really posed a problem because they couldn't put too much load back onto the existing structure. So they created a gray beam to take the new exterior load of the cladding panels. The Precast panels itself were made with thermal mass insulation and created a great thermal barrier between the exterior and the interior. The other problem was that these were live dormitories, so they had to construct one building while the other one was still being occupied. Talk about breathing new historic looking life into these structures. The winner of Best Hotel Motel Building is Residence Inn by Marriott, Grand Rapids downtown in Michigan. The Precast Concrete producer is Kirkstra Precast Incorporated and the PCI certified erector is G2 Erectors Incorporated. This is a very nice looking project. A little complicated due to site logistics, which is one of the reasons why I chose Precast Concrete. At first glance this site was a surprising fit for Precast Concrete, but the team's ability to simplify a triangular site and radiused panels on three sides of the building really impressed us. Precast Concrete was the material choice for this project. Added feature to this is they used a high energy glazing system for the windows and the windows were installed at the Precast plant. The panels were pre-glazed to create a watertight structure in an extremely tight time frame. This Precast building was chosen to simulate some of the adjacent buildings around that area. The design team took a fairly difficult site to develop and found a very simple and straightforward way to panelize it in architectural Precast Concrete and ultimately came out with a really lovely finished product. It's like one of the projects where you look at it and you go, oh that looks pretty neat. It adds a lot of character to the site. The jury can see this building becoming a new landmark building of the neighborhood. Eleven Hoyt in New York won Best Multifamily Building with BPDL being the Precast Concrete producer. Midwest Steel Erectors is the PCI certified erector. We selected this submission because of the aesthetically clean look that it provided within its community. The facade on the outside of this building was really eye-catching. There were double donut pre-glazed windows that were pre-glazed in a Precaster shop to utilize some high-end glazed window system. Another great feature of this submission was that the Precast jutted out and created waves made to resemble the body of water that it was next to. The primary innovation of this Precast system was that it was designed to take live load, a first in the AEC industry. BIM modeling really helped them complete this project with a lower number of molds needed and to make sure that all the details interacted with each other. The high thermal mass with the continuous insulation top to bottom provided a very energy efficient enclosure system for this project. This project will last for years and years to come. The NFL building at Hollywood Park in California won Best Office Building. Willis Construction Company is the Precast Concrete producer. The whole idea with this project is to be energy efficient. A key feature of this project was using a high performance energy system for the glazing system for the project. That was installed by craftsmen at the plant under tight QC restraints. The jury appreciated the two tones of Precast being used in the project. The white GFRC played off of the white GFRC and the white GFRC played off nicely over a podium of dark Precast. The design team ultimately selected GFRC for its resiliency in this harsh climate. GFRC was used to create a contemporary and welcoming office aesthetic that had a certain lightness generated by using gently curved facades. The design incorporated both repetition to create overall efficiency but also varied the panel design to respond to solar and daylight access. Pre-glazed GFRC panels were able to speed up the overall construction duration. Overall I think this project is a very high-end energy efficient aesthetically looking building. The recipient of the Best All Precast Concrete Parking Structure Award is Glen Ellyn Civic Center Parking Structure in Illinois. Wells and International Concrete Products were the Precast Concrete Producers. Creative Erectors is the PCI Certified Erector. This new all Precast Parking Structure turned a difficult site in the historic downtown into a lovely addition to the neighborhood. We chose this submission because of the way this parking structure looked. From the outside you wouldn't really tell it was a parking structure. The design team used thin brick clad Precast panels and floral leaf form liners to create nice cornice detailing. Another reason why we chose this particular submission was because of the challenges of the site. The site constraints were really tight. They had to basically erect the Precast and come back with the pole braces and install them from the inside and still erect the Precast double Ts. The project team came to the conclusion that architectural Precast was the best decision in terms of life cycle costs because it cut down on future maintenance required. The stack Deep Ellum in Texas won Best Facade Only Parking Structure. Gate Precast Company in Hillsboro, Texas is the Precast Concrete Producer and Darren Isbell Construction is the PCI Certified Erector. The development team used a variety of design aesthetics for this project. There was a more overtly modern office tower on the top of the project and the parking garage podium helped anchor the overall development in its historic neighborhood. We chose this particular submission because of the way the detail of the brick really fit in with the overall neighborhood. The design team used a few details that are very difficult to achieve with Precast including arched windows at the cornice line and inset fields of brick. The parking podium was nicely broken down by a variety of colors of brick which helped give the aesthetic of this building being built over the course of Precast was a perfect solution for this submission because of the ease of face brick installation and the formwork to allow for the cornices and the arched openings. The jury respected the immense amount of coordination required to pick these very large precast panels over a very busy street. The winner of the Best Retail Building is Retail Store at Aventure in Florida. Gate Precast Company in Kissimmee, Florida is the precast concrete producer and Precon Construction is a PCI certified director. This was a very cool open looking project. They used BIM modeling just to make sure that everything would be from a QC standpoint that the upper piece would get into the top and fit down where it needed to go. Robotic welding was done in here to reach down into some hard to get places for the welding and I thought that was pretty innovative. Key feature on here also was the bottom finish of these roof pieces. They had recesses cast into them to accommodate the fiber optic and LED lighting in the roof. The design team required very tight tolerances due to the structural steel being wrapped by the precast panels while those precast panels also accommodated the window system. The aesthetic versatility of precast concrete lent itself well to this custom undulating form. The design harkens back to Miami's Art Deco aesthetic. The jury respected that this was a very modern and creative use of precast concrete. Ransom Everglades STEM Center in Florida won Best School K-12 Building. The precast concrete producer is Gate Precast Company in Kissimmee, Florida and the PCI certified erector is Precast Erectors Incorporated. The multidisciplinary building uses precast concrete in an energy efficient and forward-looking manner in line with the STEM curriculum taught inside. The design team chose a delicate formwork that almost looks like billowing fabric. This requires an enormous amount of coordination. The overall streamlined clean aesthetic was carried out with some very difficult to achieve three-sided forms which required two facades and a soffit condition carried out in precast. Safety was in the forefront of the project team's mind throughout the duration of construction and precast concrete lent itself to a streamlined installation. Precast was a perfect choice for this submission because of the lightweight design the designer had to take into account the hurricane winds which was a great challenge for the building itself but a great fit for precast. The lightweight system also helped with the constructability and erection of the project. Architectural precast concrete provides a resiliency that the school was looking for. The recipient of best single-family building is Precast Lake Home in Minnesota. Moline Concrete Products Company is the precast concrete producer and PCI certified erector. We picked this submission because of the wow factor it brought to our eyes. Being a fully precast home, the precast delivered on many points. Formwork, the different looks, everything was custom formworked. It's also energy efficient with the insulated wall panels. This project was very well thought out. It uses a high-end insulation panel system for energy requirements. The main keyword for this whole project is low maintenance. A fire could come to this building here and it's not going to touch it. One of the design challenges on this was it's an environment with a lot of woods around so it was almost like a no-brainer to use precast concrete for this project. The other nice features of this project is they use a wood form liner for doing the outside of this building. Simulate the wood look in an environment in that this house is sitting in. Precast was a great choice for this project. The next category is Best Stadium and Arena Structure. The recipient of this award is Q2 Stadium in Texas. Heldenfeld Enterprises and Redondo Manufacturing were the precast concrete producers and S&S Erectors is the PCI certified erector. This inviting new stadium used precast concrete for both overall project efficiency but also to create interesting textures at the pedestrian level. Precast concrete lent itself well to the variety of textures incorporated to the exterior cladding. Both structural and architectural precast were used. Structural for the straightforward seating areas and textured architectural panels around the perimeter of the project. The concrete needed to be very durable and resilient to the atmosphere because it is an open-air stadium. The use of BM 360 really helped this project move along with all the coordination with individual electrical requirements, plumbing requirements that need to go through the risers of this stadium. This project utilized a 75 year life cycle analysis. Architectural precast concrete was used to shorten the overall construction duration. The architecture stadiums requires the utmost resiliency in terms of the materials and ultimately precast concrete was selected for that reason. Mead Witter School of Music, Hamel Music Center in Wisconsin is the recipient of the best theater structure. The precast concrete producer is International Concrete Products. J.P. Cullen is the PCI certified erector. Precast concrete ultimately made a lot of sense for the design of this project The design team really fell in love with the design goal in which the folding precast concrete panels mimicked flowing stage curtains frozen in time. One of the great aspects of the design was the design of the precast to deflect sound. The faceted form liners utilized and the shape of the precast panels helped bounce street traffic away from the building. There was a great challenge in erection of the panels because of the size and the form that it had. The precast panels themselves kind of came down in a v-shape where the lower portion of the panel was thin where at the top it was a lot wider so in order for these panels to fit together properly they actually had to erect the pieces at an angle. The faceted precast panels created a sort of mid-century modern aesthetic. The dynamic profile the precast panels was intended to call out attention from the street and make a statement for this new building. Last but certainly not least the winner of Best Custom Solution is Carapace Pavilion in California. This project also won an honorable mention in the specials category All Precast Concrete Solution Award. Clark Pacific is the precast concrete producer. We chose this project because of the eye-catching art factor that the precast provided. This project was very unique. This is a prototype used as other shelters in the future. They use ultra-high performing concrete on this project to thin up some of the sections in it. It was erected in one day. They utilized one form diameter for this piece formed of a base piece, two side pieces, and a roof piece. This project was created with students. They use BIM modeling, CNC machining to fabricate these molds and apply the texture to the outside of the structure. We chose this mission because of the durability that precast lend itself to this particular project. One of the major design criteria for this project was it needed to last 100 years without any type of maintenance. Since the project was actually located in a high seismic zone area, precast was the perfect choice because of its resistance to seismic loading. Congratulations to our 2022 PCI Design Awards buildings winners. Next up we have our transportation winners. The transportation jury awarded eight projects among the categories. The first category is Best Bridge with a main span up to 75 feet. Middlebury Bridge and Rail Project in Vermont is the winner. The Fort Miller Company is the precast concrete producer. This is really amazing project. This project is set in a busy historic downtown center with involving bridges, tunnels, and also railroad. We like their precast concrete box solution for retaining walls for the tunnels and really provides a durable solution for the community. The precast box project really made a big impact or positive impact in the community. One of the things I really liked about this project is that it solved a 180 year old problem by using pre-stressed concrete. The town leaders were looking for a way to get the railroad underground so that improves the safety and connectability of the town and the precast concrete was a great method of doing that because it allowed it to be placed quickly with minimal disruption to the towns. And to get the entire project excavated, built, and completed in that ten-week time frame, really the only way to do that was to use the precast concrete. Eisenhower Bridge of Valor in Minnesota won Best Bridge with a main span from 76 to 200 feet. The precast concrete producer is County Materials. This project provided a beautiful bridge spanning over the wetland. They used 174 feet long girders, which is the longest in the state while it was in production. Anytime you're working in a wetland, you want to really reduce the footprint of the project. The high-performance concrete used in the pre-stressed girders allowed for some really long spans that produced the environmental impact on the site. By using the long span girders, you're able to use less piers and have less interruption of the wetlands underneath the structure. It's going to be good for permitting, it's going to be good for wildlife, it's going to be good for the aesthetics of the landscape. The neat thing about this project is not so much the construction type or the materials used, but the way the materials blend so seamlessly into the environment. The long spans that they were able to get out of the pre-stressed girders and the attractive looking piers made this thing really stand out. I think it's a very attractive structure. This is really a very nice bridge for the community. The recipient of Best Bridge with a main span more than 201 feet is 70th Avenue East over I-5 in Washington. Concrete Technology Corporation is the precast concrete producer. MSE Precast is the CPCI precast concrete producer. This project demonstrates excellent engineering and construction capabilities to build precast pre-stressed girder bridges. This project used high performance concrete along with lightweight to make this brave solution a reality. And this project really sets a very high bar for all bridge engineers, prefabricators, and contractors. These are the longest pre-stressed concrete girders fabricated in the United States. This design team is so confident in their methodologies that they were able to hang the overhang brackets on before setting the girders, which is absolutely phenomenal. So it's saving a lot of time. Having the numerical analysis behind that and the confidence to be able to do it is really something special. They've really extended what we've been able to do with pre-stressed concrete on this structure. Lamborough Bridge Crossing, the Parrack River in Malaysia, won Best International Transportation Structure. The precast concrete producer is Dura Technology, SDN-BHD. This is truly a pioneer UHPC project. The main challenge of this project is that the superstructure will be submersible. The innovative boat-like shape is designed to minimize the hydraulic pressure during the extreme flooding event. So durability was key on this structure, and UHPC is really one of the only products that an owner can feel confident submerging repeatedly while retaining the long-term durability of the structure. The curves on the bottom coming up into the top flange is a really neat feature on this structure that kind of brings UHPC to an aesthetic place that it hasn't been before. Using UHPC on this structure reduced the carbon impact by up to 20% over using traditional concrete. I really applaud what the team has done with this structure. The combination of material and the shape will provide the owners a maintenance-free bridge for a long, long time. There were two recipients for best non-highway bridge. The first is Phoenix Skytrain Stage 2 in Arizona. TPAC is the precast concrete producer. The judges saw this project as an ideal solution that addressed the constraints that were posed by working in an active airport. The precast contributed to certainly minimizing the time needed on site while also allowing for fast direction. They were able to erect the bridge without impacting airport operations. Another innovation on the project was the use of deeper U-girders, which allowed for longer spans where they were necessary. Longer than our typical U-girder depths of 60 inches, the fabricator was able to extend those forms to make those U- girders 78 inches deep. An innovative embedded corbel was designed to support the drop-in girders spanning over the active terminal building to eliminate the temporary support. And another innovative solution is that they embedded electrical conduits in the girder while they were in the precast yard, really to minimize field operation costs. With the amount of bridge that was required to be built, repeatability would be an important goal for the project and precast certainly contributed to that. The second recipient for best non-highway bridge is UC San Diego Mesa Housing Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge in California. Old Castle Infrastructure is the precast concrete producer. I really applaud the use of splice girders to get these long spans that they needed to minimize the environmental impact and to give a really clean looking structure. Using strong backs eliminates the need to put shoring towers in the river, which is another environmental benefit, as well as the construction speed impact. So really utilizing some of the technology we've had in highway bridges for a long time on a pedestrian structure was a neat use of existing technology. The use of ABC construction techniques on this structure also helped it get built in a very tight time frame to allow the various stakeholders to get into the finished structure as soon as possible. When you look at the curved overhang and the waving railing and the textured abutment walls truly reflects the natural canyon and water underneath the bridge. The use of precast girders eliminates the need to touch the environmentally sensitive area but also provides durable, low-maintenance and sustainable solution. The Arlington Memorial Bridge rehabilitation in Washington DC won Best Rehabilitated Bridge. Penn Stress is the precast concrete producer. The project leveraged precast beams, precast deck panels, UHPC joints and stainless steels to restore the structural integrity while still preserving and protecting the iconic features of this historic bridge. The use of precast deck panel facilitated rapid construction while minimize disruption to the traveling public. One of the unique things about this project was that in a rehabilitation project usually the goal of the project is to get another 15 to 20 years before a structure has to be totally torn down and replaced. On this project the goal was to get a full 75-year lifespan out of this project and one of the best materials to do that with is going to be precast concrete. You're going to need a lot more durability, a lot more chloride resistance and a longer lifespan. It's an amazing project. The final Transportation Award winner is for Best Transportation Special Solution. The winner is Veterans Drive Seawall in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This project also won an honorable mention in the specials category Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award. The precast concrete producer is Coastal Precast Systems. This is a very unique seawall project using precast retaining wall units. Those precast units were fabricated off-site and used barge to ship into the project site to really reduce on-site labor costs and this methodology really can be used for many coastal restoration projects. Precast contributed in a couple ways. It was ideal in that it allowed for flexibility in the geometry but also allowed for repeatability and it also provided a durable solution in what was going to be a marine environment for the project. What really excites me about this project is the future potential for this and this project demonstrates that precast concrete can be used efficiently to protect shorelines. Precast concrete is uniquely suited for this market because of the durability, the resistance to chloride penetration, the high-quality concrete that you can get in a plant cast environment. The shoreline protection that we're going to need to do around the world in the coming decades is a tremendous challenge and being able to do this kind of work quickly with a long-term solution is going to be a great field for precast concrete. Congratulations to our 2022 PCI Design Awards transportation winners. Finally, the three jury panels chose a total of 13 honorable mention winners. The 2022 PCI Design Awards winners and honorable mentions can be found on the PCI website. All these projects showcase the most creative and innovative precast concrete projects recently constructed. As the 2022 PCI Design Awards come to a close, the next one begins. The 2023 PCI Design Awards program will open for submissions Monday, May 9th. I encourage you to collaborate with the architects or engineers of record to submit your recent precast concrete projects. Thank you for joining us and showing your appreciation for these outstanding award-winning projects. you

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