Homeowners thinking outside the traditional wood-framed residential box are pouring on the creativity when building houses with precast concrete walls. Not only used in below-grade applications, ...

Precast facades have the potential to be made very cheaply using highvolume, standardised components, or made bespoke and shaped by unique profiles at very high cost. So it is not surprising to find ...

Four manufacturers of precast concrete structures are using an RFID system to track the structures as they are made, inspected, stored and shipped to a construction site. The system’s developer, ...

Precast concrete is a construction product made by curing concrete in a reusable mold or form. Produced in a controlled factory environment, precast concrete can be closely monitored during cure, ...

Green building is on the rise, along with energy prices and customer demand for buildings that can hold up to severe weather. As a result, many customers are turning to concrete for their homes and ...

Formwork, the temporary or permanent molds used to hold wet concrete until it sets, is a crucial element in concrete construction. Just as important is selection of the right formwork, as it greatly ...

This south London house extension by Studio Octopi features a pre-cast concrete staircase that had to be craned into position. London-based Studio Octopi designed the zinc-clad basement extension for ...

For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When ...