Q. I've heard all kinds of things from friends about concrete foundation piers. To say the least, I'm confused. Some say you just dig a hole and fill it with concrete. Others say you need to be sure ...

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, ...

Precast facades have the potential to be made very cheaply using highvolume, standardised components, or made bespoke and shaped by unique profiles at very high cost. So it is not surprising to find ...

The flexibility of 3D printed precast panels helps architects achieve an exterior facade that looks like sugar crystals as a nod to the building's former owner, Domino Sugar Refinery. Precast concrete ...

Precast forms a solid success for variety of building projects |~|DOH003200.gif|~|Intricate precast concrete elements, like those used on the West Bay Complex in Doha, can now be achieved using ...

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, ...

Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare.

Q: I was doing research about house foundations and came across interlocking foam forms that stack on top of one another. They assemble much like children's plastic blocks. Does a concrete foundation ...