National Precast Concrete Association – CUP Award

At the 2011 NPCA Show in Charlotte, NC, UCP placed third in the NPCA’s CUP (Creative Use of Precast) Awards for its work on an underground stormwater management system. Designed by UCP’s sister company, StormTrap, the system was installed in just one day for Canadian National’s new intermodal automated gate system in Chicago and provided a 20% savings over the originally planned system.

After installation, there was no time needed for curing or coverage to final grade, and the surface was immediately ready for construction traffic to keep the project moving. Throughout the life of a stormwater detention system, debris and other settlement from stormwater collects in the storage system, and the provided system offered easy access for future cleaning.