Speed Fab-Crete has been building precast concrete storm shelters for over a decade.
Speed Fab-Crete is an award-winning design/build general contractor and precast concrete manufacturer based in Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 1951, Speed Fab-Crete’s extensive building expertise has made the company one of the most sought-after general contractors in Texas.
Speed Fab-Crete’s building specialties include schools, government and public buildings, auto dealerships, churches, storm shelters, bridges, sound walls and various commercial and retail facilities. Engineering News Record magazine ranks it among the State of Texas’ top 125 contractors, and it is annually listed as one of Dallas Fort Worth’s top 20 general contractors.
Speed Fab Crete specializes in ICC 500/FEMA P-361 storm shelters. These storm shelters are designed to provide “near-absolute protection” against wind events up to 250 MPH. Speed Fab-Crete has been involved with the design and construction of school, corporate, and community precast concrete safe room structures for the last decade. During this time, we have completed approximately thirty ICC 500 storm shelter projects. Our clients include school districts and cities in north Texas and Oklahoma.
Our storm shelters typically consist of precast concrete wall panels (usually 12” thick) and double tees using a specialized mold designed specifically for ICC 500 shelters.
Speed Fab-Crete is a member of the National Storm Shelter Association. Our wall panels have been successfully tested by the Wind Debris Institute at Texas Tech University. SFC’s production facility is also certified by the National Precast Concrete Association, Architectural Precast Association, and Construction Certification Institute.
Speed Fab-Crete is the oldest, continually-operating, precast concrete manufacturer in the Southwest!
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ICC 500-2020, ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters
“This document is published by the International Code Council (ICC), ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters (ICC 500), is a referenced standard in the International Codes (ICodes). The ICC, in partnership with the National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA), formed a national committee in 2003 that developed and released a consensus standard to codify the design and construction requirements of tornado and hurricane storm shelters. The ICC 500 was first published in the summer of 2008 and was updated in 2014 and 2020. ICC 500 provides the minimum requirements to safeguard public health, safety, and general welfare relative to the design, construction, and installation of storm shelters constructed for protection from high winds associated with tornadoes and hurricanes. This standard is intended for adoption by government agencies and organizations for use in conjunction with model codes to achieve uniformity in the technical design and construction of storm shelters.”
ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters August 2021
