Benefits of Using the RCA Concrete Modules
For the Facility Owner
Reduced construction cost
Reduced construction time
Reduced financing cost
Reduced lifetime maintenance
Reduced heating and cooling costs
Reduced liability and insurance cost
Optimal resilience
For the Occupants
Avoid damage and preserve security deposit
Concrete walls protect against neighbors’:
Fire | Smoke | Noise | Insects | Bacteria | Mold | Intruders | Bullets
Optimal resilience
For the Community
Safety
Strength to resist weather storms
Strength to resist earthquakes using isolation devices
Available for low cost or high rent housing districts
Reduced energy consumption
Less construction time
Optimal resilience
For the Project Architect and Engineers of Record
Design to comply with local building codes
Control by reference to industry standards
Full design freedom (common areas and roof not included with modules)
Exterior walls may be provided separately or cast with the module
Adjustable configurations and dimensions
Demising walls are load-bearing shear walls
Concrete finishes that meet your specs
Electric conduits cast into walls and floor
The phases of design, detailing, bidding, and construction can be integrated using BIM
Standard AIA Contract Documents are available
Optimal resilience
For the Contractors
Improved construction safety and reduced hazards
Reliable cost estimating
Modules cast at project site
Precise dimensional control
May be cast and finished inside a tent enclosure
Conduits attached to rebar assemblies and cast into modules
Standard erection using shims and grout
Optimal resilience
For the Project Equipment and Module Engineering Performed by Engineers of Record
The prefabricated components and form panels are chosen and bolted together to form the assembled machine that will produce the desired module.
The engineering process includes confirming the strength of the assembled equipment with the cast module included.
As the module is tipped out of the machine, the strength and deflections of the module and structure are confirmed at every 15 degrees of the tip.
The computer controlled actuators adjust the tipping arm, the cable tension and counterweight loads to maintain minimal deflections in the module as it is tipped.
The trailer is equipped with weight sensors at the contact points to allow calculation of the loaded module centroid so the lifting harness and cable can be adjusted appropriately.
This process was developed BY RCA using software available from RISA Technologies, Inc.