As the global community increasingly prioritizes sustainability and resilience, the construction industry is undergoing a significant transformation. Builders and architects are shifting from focusing primarily on HVAC systems for thermal comfort towards optimizing a building’s structure itself. This strategy, known as the envelope-first approach, is key to achieving superior energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and long-term […]
Innovation Insights: Altus Group News
Welcome 2026 Board Members
AltusGroup is pleased to announce its 2026 leadership as elected by the board of directors. Chair: Tony Smith, Metromont. Chair-elect: Peter Gay, Knife River. Treasurer: Dave Schneider, High Concrete Group. Board members: Suzanne Aultman (Metromont), Lance Lorah (High), Brian Laufenberg (Chomarat), John Leatham (Chomarat), Mike McNett (Mid-States Concrete Products), Andrew LeVatte (Strescon Limited) and Sam […]
New 1.0 LU/HSW course focuses on case histories
Our newest self-paced continuing education course is live on AEC Daily. Architects have told us they value learning about product technologies through case histories. This course showcases over 15 precast projects in end-uses including education, data centers, multi-family residential and industrial. The course describes the makeup and cost efficiencies of composite precast panels, their benefits […]
ICC’s ESR#2953 renewal certifies that CarbonCast products meet code requirements
CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels, manufactured by AltusGroup precasters in North America, have had their evaluation report (ESR#2953) renewed by ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), reaffirming that the CarbonCast wall panels meet code requirements. CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels with C-GRID shear truss connectors and rigid foam insulation were tested in accordance with ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria AC-422. The accepted report, […]
AltusGroup wins inaugural PCI Marketing Company Achievement Award
The members of AltusGroup are understandably proud to have been honored last week with the inaugural PCI Marketing Company Achievement Award in recognition of our 20+ years of promoting precast concrete innovation in the AEC community. In 2003, AltusGroup introduced CarbonCast as the first nationally available precast brand. Over the years, it has promoted CarbonCast […]
New free AIA CEU program available
Our new self-paced course on AEC Daily — Insulated Precast Enclosures: Strategies for Controlling Performance, Quality, and Cost — explains and illustrates how high-performance, fully composite insulated precast sandwich wall panels can be designed and specified to manage aesthetics, quality, performance, and cost. It explores the attributes of wythe connectors such as carbon fiber reinforced […]
AltusGroup speaks at international carbon fiber summit
AltusGroup board members Dave Schneider (High Concrete Group LLC) and John Leatham (Chomarat) spoke at the JEC Summit this March in Paris about the Statue of Liberty Museum and secondary screening facility, an award-winning project that used CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels with C-GRID carbon fiber grid reinforcement. Their presentation focused on how the […]
Wanted: visionary innovator to lead top precasters in North America
AltusGroup is seeking a new executive director in advance of the February 2025 retirement of John Carson. Carson has held the executive director position since July 2012. During his tenure, the organization expanded its geographic footprint into Canada while solidifying its coast-to-coast presence United States, with AltusGroup members now operating 27 manufacturing facilities across North […]
Welcome and thank you to our 2024 Board of Directors
AltusGroup’s unique co-opetition model brings together businesses that cooperate on product development and marketing, then compete with one another in their regional market areas. A good deal of the collaborative spirit emanates from the volunteer board of directors. AltusGroup’s board of directors guides the organization and provides strategic direction. Board members are selected from AltusGroup’s […]
AltusGroup members awarded for UHPC Innovation
AltusGroup members Spring Valley Corp and Gage Brothers were recognized for exemplary UHPC design, engineering and production at the Third International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC), this June in Wilmington, Del. The awards were presented for innovative technologies and progressive practices by architects, engineers, owners and materials specialists to promote excellence in design, […]
