From schools to churches, YMCAs to hospitals, ice arenas to community centers or anything in between, the right building can bring people together. Our experience has shown that projects like these share common themes; budgets run tight, and timelines run even tighter.
Both of these criteria put Fabcon precast panels in the sweet spot for these types of projects.
Fabcon Sales Engineer Dick Duckstad has been a part of hundreds of planning meetings. While thereās often a desire to do something flashy, community projects tend to keep an eye on the larger prizeāthe buildingās impact on the people and the community. Duckstad notes, āThe mindset eventually becomes, āLetās get real with this. Letās spend more on panels on the front and be selective in other spots.ā
Thatās where Fabcon precast panels can help.
āWhile weāre not a custom precaster like some out there, ours is very much a system. Weāre fast, and our panels are really efficient. That makes them a very economical choice,ā Duckstad continues.
This can be attributed to the design of the panels and the ease in which theyāre delivered to the build site.
āThe insulation makes our product lighter so you can get incrementally more on a truck, and thatās where the economies come in,ā says Duckstad. āPlus, we can achieve r-values a lot of other precasters canāt.ā These are all reasons why many builders rely on our 12-inch VersaCore+Greenā¢ sandwich panels and their impressive r-value of 28.2.
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Modular by nature, buildings made with Fabcon precast panels can be reimagined down the road.
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REIMAGINING PRECAST
While specs like r-values and weights certainly matter, itās important to keep an eye on the bigger picture. What happens if you outgrow a property? Or need to consider a sale?
Fabcon buildings tend to have multifunctional appeal. What may originally have been built as a church can easily be reconfigured to be a showroom. This creates clear advantages at resale. If youāre a school and enrollment swells, or if you need to add another sheet at the ice arena, itās possible to expand the footprint of a building or make adjustments to the original functionality with new doors and windows.
āWeāre getting more and more calls to come in and revamp buildings we helped build 20 years ago,ā said Fabconās Dave Stanton. āCalled āremove and relocateā projects, we can actually grow the building using a combination of new and existing panels. Weāll remove a section of wall, move it 100 feet down and install new panels to expand the footprint of the building.ā
While the overall structure of a building is a consideration, aesthetics are a major focus when renovating. Fabconās commitment to Functional Aestheticsā¢ means you never have to compromise on performance or design.
āSteel form panels, of course, can be painted any color,ā said Stanton. āBut we can also incorporate pigment and colored aggregate thatās specific to the region itās pulled from.ā
Whether youāre building from scratch or repurposing an existing structure, Fabcon Precast brings value to community projects. Making a difference in your community has never been faster, more efficient or more customizable.
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