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, ...

On the lookout for ever more energy-efficient building envelope solutions, a growing number of Building Teams are turning to insulating concrete forms as an alternative to light-gauge steel frame, ...

Precast concrete—high-quality concrete that's cast at a manufacturing plant in reusable forms and transported to construction sites in finished pieces—has gained considerable popularity over the last ...

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SANTA CRUZ — When Mike and Cindy Grall imagined their dream house, it was something much more than three bedrooms, two baths, a white picket fence and a swimming pool. “We wanted the home to produce ...

The global precast concrete construction market expanded from USD 141.92 billion in 2024 to USD 151.14 billion in 2025, maintaining a projected CAGR of 6.93%. With a forecast to reach USD 242.59 ...

Residents from a dozen blocks away drove by to gawk at the soaring crane as it swung several-ton walls off a trailer bed to stand on a concrete slab, creating the skeleton of a house in mere hours. It ...

Precast concrete components and prefabrication are lean-construction keys to general contractor Walbridge’s efforts to counter declining U.S. labor productivity and boost job profit. Walbridge’s ...

DEAR TIM: My wife has instructed me that I no longer can put off the deck project. I’ve got the confidence to do all the work above ground, but I’m worried about the deck foundation. What do I need to ...

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Midland, Virginia-based Smith-Midland Corporation provided the architectural precast concrete panels for the construction of the Virginia Tech Basketball Facility in Blacksburg, VA. The $20-million, ...