Ongoing pandemic-related disruptions in the supply chain of a range of construction materials are causing escalated costs and lengthy delivery times. A wide range of materials are experiencing delays, including lumber, steel joists, insulation, and stainless steel – which in turn is making long...

Today’s mid-rise and multi-use buildings can include retail space, office space, residential living units, hospitality and parking.

This is a basic walkthrough of how precast concrete building components are made. We’ll focus on the daily plant cycle and go from preparing forms for casting to piece transportation to the jobsite. There are a few prerequisites to note before we begin casting precast.  First, the various...

As summer left in a hurry, we skipped fall, and landed straight into winter. As we go through these different climates during curing process your concrete unfortunately can become susceptible to efflorescence.

Architectural precast concrete wall panels provide one of the most versatile exterior architectural products available to the market. Using different combinations of cement, dye, rock, and sand can provide colors ranging from white to black. Once you have a color selected, we can begin to play...

To understand what happens to a pre-stressed strand once it is cut in concrete, one must first understand its purpose.  Concrete is very strong in compression and weak in tension. Compressive strength of concrete is the maximum compressive load (stress) it can carry per unit area. Tensile...