Precast Solutions - September/October 2008 - (Page 5) limited availability of gypsum board, and the escalating labor costs associated with stick construction. They found the answer in precast concrete. “Our latest theaters incorporate precast as interior and exterior bearing walls,” Krueger said. “We use insulated 12-inch exterior panels and 8-inch non-insulated interior panels.” precast theaters RKAI had designed. “Normally, we do stick frame with metal studs,” Krueger said, adding that they have also designed theaters with tilt-up concrete panels. “This was our first experience as a firm with precast, and it was pretty easy,” he added. “Precast for the exterior walls made a lot of sense, because it covered a broad scope of what would have taken a lot of materials The interior 8-inch-thick precast panels offer sound control without the need for layers of expensive gypsum board. The interior auditorium demising walls achieve a sound transmission coefficient (STC) greater than 65. EASY, COST-SAVING, MULTI-PURPOSE and labor – it’s the exterior and interior finish as well as the structural component all in one.” Krueger said the reasons for using precast in the PANELS The Bloomington and Rochester theaters were the first SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 | PRECAST SOLUTIONS 5
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