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: Projects
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 […]
R-30 CarbonCast used in Zero Carbon Building Design v3 project in Canada
A new industrial building in Ontario will be one of only eight in all of Canada to be certified by the Canadian Green Building Council as ‘Zero Carbon Building Design v3’—and CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels from AltusGroup member PreCon Precast Limited are contributing. The Eagle Street Industrial Park in Cambridge will meet the ‘v3’ […]
Precast ideal for community rec center
AltusGroup member Wells recently completed a community and recreation center in the Denver metro area that showcases the outstanding performance characteristics of CarbonCast and conventional precast. Get more details about the CarbonCast walls at our project page and learn more about the structural benefits of the project in this project narrative from Wells.
Graphic Concrete Images Complement Nature at Maine School
The use of Graphic Concrete on Yarmouth Elementary School in Maine allowed the architect to place natural images of flying geese and a wooded scene on the building exterior to blend in to the natural surroundings. AltusGroup member Strescon Limited produced the precast panels, which also incorporated thin brick.
Clean Precast Aesthetics Add to Stunning Facade
A recently completed project from Gage Brothers in Minneapolis for a Fortune 500 financial services highlights the clean, geometric aesthetic that is possible with precast as well as the material’s ability to complement glass. An expanded narrative on the project is forthcoming.
CarbonCast Technology Lets The Hawk Soar
Located in the dynamic South End area of Charlotte, North Carolina, Metromont project The Hawk is a 13-story apartment tower that features 71 luxury apartments as well as retail space. It has the distinction of being one of the first high-rise, total precast structures in the Carolinas. While cast-in-place concrete is typically the construction method […]
The Cascades Showcases Variety in Materials and Use
Encompassing a 2-block area across from the 24-acre Cascades Park, The Cascades mixed-use project in Tallahassee, Florida is a vibrant live work play experience. The exterior walls of the hotel feature CarbonCast insulated load-bearing panels with integral colored concrete and thin brick facade, sandblast finish, reveals, and recesses. The exterior walls of the apartments include […]
