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.