Grand Island Jefferson Elementary School Grand Island, NE PROJECT DESCRIPTION Jefferson Elementary was one of three new elementary schools constructed by Grand Island Public Schools that incorporated the use of insulated architectural wall panels. The 12” thick insulated wall panels provide an energy efficient durable exterior finish in addition to serving as the building’s structural … Read more
DC West Elementary School Valley, NE PROJECT New Elementary School PROJECT DESCRIPTION This 82,000 square foot elementary school is comprised of 215 insulated precast wall panels. Finishes on the 43,500 square feet of precast included acid etch, exposed aggregate and thin brick. The unique disappearing brick panel design is intended to replicate water washing up … Read more
UMKC Henry W Bloch Executive Hall of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Kansas City, MO PROJECT UMKC Henry W Bloch Executive Hall of Entrepreneurship and Innovation DESCRIPTION This project for the Bloch School of Business is the first of its kind in the United States. Terracotta tile was clad into 19,200 square feet of large insulated composite … Read more
Performing Art Center at Murphysboro High School Murphysboro, IL PROJECT Performing Art Center at Murphysboro High School DESCRIPTION When the school district’s previous performing art center (constructed out of CMU walls and a wood truss roof frame) dangerously collapsed, the owner and architect elected to replace it with a precast concrete structure for the increased: stability, durabilty, … Read more
Globe Life Field for The Texas Rangers Arlington, TX PROJECT Globe Life Field for The Texas Rangers DESCRIPTION Shortly upon completion of the 2019 PCI Design award-winning Texas A&M Kyle Field Stadium project, work commenced on the Globe Life Field for The Texas Rangers, which opened in March of 2020. Designers originally envisioned the use of hand-laid … Read more
Capital Federal hall Lawrence, KS PROJECT Capital Federal Hall (University of Kansas School of Business) DESCRIPTION As a key design decision early on, what would have traditionally been done with solid architectural cladding was instead achieved with a series of insulated panels to fully take advantage of the high-performance characteristic of the product. Dan Nenonen … Read more
Pinnacle National Development Center Kansas City, KS PROJECT Pinnacle National Development Center DESCRIPTION This facility is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the buildings three tenants: The Sporting KC Professional Soccer team (training facility), the US Soccer Association and Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center. Custom precast panels are the primary exterior material. The architect continually pushed … Read more
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO PROJECT Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts DESCRIPTION This project required 89,000 square feet of architectural precast concrete with an acid-etch finish. The design team paid close attention to adjacent historic buildings, extensively sampling tone and finishes to complement the traditional existing with this newer, more … Read more
Kansas City Art Institute, Barbara A. Marshall Residence Hall Kansas City, MO PROJECT Kansas City Art Institute, Barbara A Marshall Residence Hall DESCRIPTION This student housing project consists of a four-story student residence building with one story adjacent dining center. The 227-bed residence hall, featuring double-occupancy semi-suites with private baths and cozy gathering spaces, plus … Read more
Des Moines Downtown Hilton Hotel Des Moines, IA PROJECT NAME Des Moines Downtown Hilton Hotel DESCRIPTION The exterior envelope on this 330,000SF full service convention center hotel is a 10” thick insulated concrete wall panel system that includes 3” of integral continuous insulation. This composite wall panel system utilizes the Carbon Fiber Shear Grid connector … Read more