Tag: Precast
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From Precast to Printed: A Guide to Modern Residential Concrete Construction
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. The facts are clear: from 2020 to 2024, the U.S. saw 115 different weather events where the damage exceeded a billion dollars. That is up from…
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EPDs in Precast Concrete Projects
As sustainability becomes a central driver in construction, environmental product declarations (EPDs) are emerging as powerful tools for the entire building value chain. The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) recently released updated, third-party verified, regionalized industry-average EPDs that reflect real production data from across 11 U.S. regions, helping stakeholders make informed decisions based on location, product…
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Elematic, Carbonaide Launch World’s First CO₂-Cured Precast Concrete
Carbonaide, a leader in carbon dioxide utilization and storage solutions for the building industry, and Elematic, a globally leading provider of precast technologies, have announced a commercial cooperation to become the first to bring production-scale CO₂ curing systems for precast concrete and infrastructure product production around the world. The collaboration between Elematic and Carbonaide provides a…