When time is of the essence on a large project, sometimes individually-placed concrete blocks just won't cut it. That’s what Chris Boel discovered when construction started on his new 16-unit ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. It’s no wonder demand for precast is rising, especially ...

The housing block is a typical four-storey unit. Apart from the cast-concrete ground slab, all the internal floor slabs, walls and external cladding are factory-made, 150mm-thick, precast-concrete ...

Precast concrete sandwich panels (PCSPs) are composite building elements that integrate two concrete wythes separated by a dedicated insulation layer. Engineered for rapid construction and improved ...

Here is a cost and labor effective installation method – gluing and nailing the Uni-Panels to the slab. Here is a cost and labor effective installation method – gluing and nailing the Uni-Panels to ...

Ethan Graff is a logistics guy. Perhaps it’s his dedication to finding solutions that intrigued him about precast concrete panels. Having previously learned about the wall panels while working on a ...

The waterfront surrounding Brooklyn’s former Domino Sugar Refinery continues to rise at a dizzying pace and, similar to DUMBO to the south, this spate of growth is led by Two Trees Development—ongoing ...

Cold floors make winters uncomfortable in many homes built on concrete slabs, and relatively complex systems often are recommended to improve the floors. Homasote Co., with fiberboard construction ...

DXA Studio, an architecture and design firm founded in 2011 by Jordan Rogove and Wayne Norbeck, is pushing forward with projects of increasing scale and complexity across New York City. One such ...