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The National Precast Concrete Association has revised its communications strategy to better provide services to architects, builders and engineers, says the organisation’s CEO Sarah Bachmann. Read all about it in Design & Architecture here. ...
The increasing popularity of precast construction has seen a corresponding rise in lack of consistency in window detailing, resulting in issues such as water ingress through window openings on some sites. National Precast Chief Executive Officer Sarah Bachmann observes that these issues can be avoided if...
The Flinders Street Furniture Collection is a new addition to Quatro's GRC (glass fibre reinforced concrete) product range. Designed by acclaimed Australian designer Alex Lotersztain in collaboration with Street & Garden Furniture, the Flinders Collection was originally produced in precast concrete for the Flinders St revitalisation in Townsville. Click here to read more ...
National Precast Member S.A. Precast has supplied the precast concrete that has been used to create the stunning Nan Tien Institute. The building has been designed by architectural firm Woods Bagot to resemble the Buddhist symbol – the lotus flower. Spanning over 6000 square meters the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txciutEpRH4 Hollowcore Brisbane based Precast Concrete Products has delivered a sustainable flooring solution from their new state of the art hollowcore factory for Grocon's 36-storey office tower on Queen St, Brisbane. The use of hollowcore flooring has resulted in substantial benefits for the project including a less congested and safer...
http://youtu.be/7s8fdV0LyT4 Ultrafloor Placing 1000m2 a day of precast flooring really helped speed the construction of the Federal Government’s Centrelink headquarters in Canberra. The $140million project was constructed by Multiplex and uses precast loadbearing wall panels, columns, beams and Ultrafloor flooring. Using precast flooring allowed a 3 day cycle...
If you thought precast concrete was just about buildings and civil structures, think again. Well designed, long lasting, durable and low maintenance landscaping products play an important role in the aesthetics and amenity of public areas. With an ever increasing trend towards increasing medium and...
Precaster Members Craig Zinn (Stresscrete), Peter Healy (Hollow Core Concrete) and Richard Lorenzin (Hanson Precast) Provisional Precaster membership is for Australian manufacturers of factory-made precast concrete products, who either wish to experience membership at a reduced cost before making a full Precaster Membership commitment and/or haven't...
ACIF (Australian Construction Industry Forum) in its latest policy paper calls for increased use of offsite manufactured products in construction. It cites the benefits as: Shorter construction times – less lost time due to inclement weather, more reliable supply of components which can be more quickly constructed, and...
'Details for Buildings' is a valuable resource for designers and draftsmen, providing a commentary on the typical details used by the precast concrete industry whilst also highlighting the merits of each detail. Over 50 details are included and are available in PDF format or as a...