Apart from the cast-concrete ground slab, all the internal floor slabs, walls and external cladding are factory-made ... to the precast slab at each level Envelope panels are of different sizes to ...

Precast concrete cladding provides the designer ... function. “Cladding panels can be manufactured in a variety of shapes and sizes but are mainly applied as storey-height or spandrel panels ...

The need for GRC cladding to ... done by retarding the concrete set in the mould and then water-jetting the surface to remove the cement paste to expose the coarse aggregates. The panels on the SID ...

Concrete facades could soon capture solar energy to power buildings, using a prototype photovoltaic cladding developed by materials company LafargeHolcim and electronics manufacturer Heliatek.