Program and Speakers

The Sixth Precast Academy June 15 - 17.06.2010
Chairman of the Academy is Mr Esa Enqvist

Tuesday 15th June 2010

08:30 Registration

09:00 Opening of the Seminar

09:15 Building with precast
Erkki Kaivola

Modulation is an important economic factor in the design and construction of precast buildings. The use of modular planning is not a limitation on the freedom of planning as it is only a tool to achieve systematic work and economy and to simplify connections and detailing.

10:15 Break

10:30 Designing with hollow-core slab
Erkki Kaivola

11:30 Break

11:45 Concrete and raw materials
Raija Korhonen

Raw materials, mix design,
Workability and maturity control
Hollow-core slab-testing

12:45 Lunch

13:45 Environment issues in precast buildings
Jouni Punkki

14:45 Break

15:00 Case Hollow-core Slab plant Investment

How did we do it? From the idea to plant realization
and onwards to slab delivery and construction site issues.

16:30 End of Day 1

Wednesday 16th June 2010

EXCURSIONS TO

A hollow-core slab factory
A wall, and façade factory
Building sites using precast products

Thursday 17th June 2010

WORKSHOPS

08:30 ELiPLAN
Teemu Mattila

09:30 Workshop briefing
Esa Enqvist

10:00 Workshops & Working groups

1. Plant investment
Tarmo Sahala
Jussi Pullinen

2. Hollow-Core Slab factory & production process
Leena Raukola
Teemu Mattila
Seppo Säynäväjärvi

3. Maintenance & service
Markku Marikko
Eija Aimolahti

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Workshops results

16:45 Summary and Conclusions

19:00 Diplomas & Closing Dinner