Concrete is a stellar building material. It performs well against storms, termites, fire and the sands of time. But add insulation to it and concrete's list of benefits grows even longer. In both the ...

A new insulated wall panel features a hard, aggregated, fiber-reinforced polymer coating that provides the appearance of finished precast concrete and the efficiency of an insulated metal panel.

A lot has been written about insulated concrete forms (ICFs) the past few years but mostly by manufacturers. We have two winters and one summer under our belts now and it’s time to weigh in from a ...

Rich and Patty Kubica, owners of K-Wall Poured Walls in Asheville, N.C., are concrete contractors who have found a forming system that offers several green benefits to homeowners. So when Cliffs ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re planning a self build, one of the biggest decisions you’ll make is what structural system to use. For most people, the options that spring to mind are either traditional brick and block or a ...

Homeowners thinking outside of 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, ...

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Building a traditional home can take months, and with construction costs climbing, that's pricing many buyers out of the market. But members of new partnership in Northeast ...