The construction sequence of a typical gable wall: a row of 3m-high precast concrete insulated sandwich panels was installed by crane. (At ground oor level the loadbearing inner leaf of each panel ...

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, ...

How can homeowners move from a small, one-bedroom apartment to a two-story 1,940-square-foot home and save 30 percent on their monthly electric and gas bills? Ed and Meg Faichtyger did just that by ...

The cost is low and the quality is high. It's fast, easy, and uncomplicated to install, yet it is amazingly durable, long-lasting, and simple to maintain. We're talking about precast concrete -- an ...

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 ...

It’s hard to imagine a city where house prices are higher than in London, but this is the case in Dublin, a consequence of economic boom, shortage of old housing stock and the lack of a skilled ...