Precast Products

Precast Concrete Building Products

Precast concrete building components are used architecturally as cladding, trim products, accessories and in structural applications such as foundations, beams, floors, walls and other structural components. It is common to employ precast concrete building components in both architectural and structural capacities at the same time (total precast structures). Some examples of these include many hotels, parking garages, communications buildings and multi-family housing units.

Precast concrete building components offer many advantages including superior strength and durability, design flexibility, aesthetic versatility, minimal site impact, faster construction times and reduced life cycle costs. Precast can is considered a green building material and can qualify for LEED credits.

The Building Product Committee scope includes any precast product that is a component of a building architecturally or structurally. In order to address this vast range of components, the committee has five subcommittees and one task group working on more specific products and tasks.

• Foundation Subcommittee: Precast concrete foundation systems
• Architectural Subcommittee: Architectural finishes, their specification and repair of such finishes
• Structural Subcommittee: Structural components for buildings.
• Precast Concrete Veneer Products Subcommittee: Veneer products such as stone, brick and tile, and their manufacturing, installation and quality control.
• Industry Education Subcommittee: Develops continuing education programs, related to the building market, for architects, engineers and other specifiers
• Marketing Task Group – Developing an industry report on the building market. The report should include market size, break down by market segment and market share by various materials.

Building Product Promotional Sheet (PDF)