PCI is now accepting entries for the 50th Annual PCI Design Awards. The PCI Design Awards program recognizes design excellence and construction quality using precast concrete. The deadline to submit a project is May 21, 2012. Winners will be announced in July.

Many types of project have been recognized by the PCI Design Awards -- from schools to recreation centers and from parking decks to office buildings. Also, it is not necessary that architectural precast be used on the project -- many types of precast components have been used on winning designs. Special recognition is given to a sustainable project that uses precast concrete in the design. Visit the Design Awards website for complete information including this year's categories and submission guidelines.

All winning projects will be showcased at the PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference and be included in a summary article that appears in the PCI Journal, Aspire and Ascent magazines. Together, these publications reach over 65,000 industry stakeholders. We encourage you to take advantage of this great opportunity to showcase your project!

Questions? Contact Brian Miller, P.E., LEED AP, at (312) 360-3216 or bmiller@pci.org; or Jennifer Peters at (312) 583-6780 or jpeters@pci.org.
 

EPA Eric Painchaud Architects, Chicoutimi, Québec
received a design award for Résidence Le Saint-Jude in Alma, Québec.