FastFloor – The Need for Speed – Session 1 [N24] (PDH) 2024

Presented by: Ron Klemencic, SE, PE; Jerome Hajjar, PE, PhD

AISC’s Need for Speed initiative has prompted a number of creative ideas which are currently in development. One of these is a prefabricated, modular, steel floor framing system dubbed FastFloor. Taking cues from the shipbuilding industry, FastFloor re-imagines the construction of a typical floor in a commercial building by shop-fabricating large, all-steel floor panels, then erecting them in the field to quickly and safely form the structural floor system. Combined with a raised access floor MEP needs are accommodated, and vibration and acoustic performance is achieved. The system eliminates all cast-in-place concrete resulting in a 30% reduction in construction time and a substantial reduction in embodied carbon. Research and development of this system is ongoing. This session will introduce the system, its details and advantages. An overview of the multi-year, multi-university research program will be presented.

This course is based on a past NASCC session.

You must view the video and pass the quiz to receive a PDH certificate for this course.

If you do not need continuing education credit, you can view the content here for free.