As reliance on cloud storage, artificial intelligence, and streaming grows, data center designs require exterior wall systems that prioritize security, speed, and strict environmental control. CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels deliver an ideal envelope solution tailored to these modern demands. Hardened Shell and Continuous Insulation Data center equipment generates tremendous internal heat, requiring heavy […]
Innovation Insights: Innovation
Making the grade: Precast for student housing
Modern higher education developments demand building solutions that reconcile high occupancy, strict deadlines, and tight operating budgets. CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels have proven themselves as an ideal architectural solution for student housing projects, delivering performance across four critical criteria: Featured Student Housing Projects Visit our projects page to find dozens of similarly impressive […]
Stunning perforated UHPC panels adorn NYC project
What material created the screen atop this building? It’s UHPC from our member company Spring Valley. This perforated gable panel now crowns The Twenty Two in New York City—an adaptive reuse project rooted in the original 1891 design by architect Robertson. More than 130 years later, the design from by BKSK Architects LLP has finally been realized […]
Best practices with concrete & contrast
Concrete is not just gray. When it comes to contrast and color, there are four main components to work with: cement, aggregates, pigments, and surface treatment. Many factors influence the final color, including the type of cement, the size and color of aggregates, water content, mixing techniques, finishing methods, pigments, and surface treatment. While there […]
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, […]
Meet the “carbon” in CarbonCast: C-GRID carbon fiber grid used in precast insulated wall panels
C-GRID is carbon fiber grid the enabling technology that gives CarbonCast products their outstanding strength and thermal efficiency. We talked with John Leatham, Director of Sales and Marketing at Chomarat North America, to learn a little more about C-GRID, how it was developed, how it is made and how it delivers its performance characteristics. How […]
Precast walls for data centers
As our needs for data storage increase with cloud-based data storage, streaming video, virtual reality and much more, data center operators are seeking the most dependable and cost-competitive exterior wall solution. With an unmatched combination of strength, speed, quality and energy efficiency, CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Systems are a preferred choice. Several of our […]
CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panel Research
Since their introduction in 2004, CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels and their components have undergone a three dozen third-party tests to verify their durability, insulating performance, composite action and more. The tests include: Behavior of a 42-Foot CarbonCast EPS-Insulated Composite Wall Panel (North Carolina State University) Age Effect on the Interface Bond of Expanded […]
Precast and Window Integration Advances
AltusGroup has been working closely with Innovation Partner Kawneer on developing a standard way to integrate windows into punched CarbonCast panels. Delivering pre-glazed exterior wall panels to the job site can simplify and accelerate construction, speed dry-in, improve envelope performance and enhance enclosure quality. To verify performance of the CarbonCast panel with an integrated Kawneer […]
