When most Americans imagine a home, they picture a wood-framed house. But in an era of high housing costs and extreme weather ...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has mandated the use of precast concrete elements for specific non-critical ...

The house consists of a modular, precast concrete system of "rings" that can be connected to form the entire structure—floors, walls and roofs—creating airtight, energy-efficient homes. A series of ...

Local authority leaders say they have no problems with home owners' preferred building material for houses as long as they are safe, adheres to health regulations, and can withstand forces of nature.

2.1 Characteristics of the test walls. The length (l w), height (h w), and thickness (t w) of the walls were 1200 mm, 2400 mm, and 100 mm, respectively (Figure 2).The height was defined as the height ...

1 Introduction. Precast concrete (PCa) frame structures are widely regarded as a cost-efficient alternative to cast-in-situ concrete structures because of their standardized design, shorter on-site ...

Gateway Jax plans to construct an eight-story precast concrete parking garage with 480 spaces west of the Ambassador Hotel in ...

Wood Retaining Wall The beautiful color of this cedar wood retaining wall by @tedmade.woodwork shows off the plants on both sides. A wood retaining wall is a more cost-effective choice than stone or ...

With the groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark over and done, there are many more construction ...

A seaside public toilet in Filey’s conservation area could be demolished due to being a “potential safety hazard”.