Iconic aesthetics. Energy efficiency. Superior life safety. That’s the beauty of precast.

As seen in The Architect’s Newspaper.

In 2021, precast concrete has never looked better as a building option thanks to innovations brought to the North American market by AltusGroup and its member partners.

AltusGroup is an international collaboration of advanced precast concrete companies dedicated to speeding up and perfecting the development of precast technologies that improve the built environment. AltusGroup members work together to bring advanced technology to market, then compete against one another for work.

Founded in 2003, under a “co-opetition” model, AltusGroup companies engineer, manufacture, validate, and market precast innovations such as the award-winning CarbonCast line of products, ultrathin and light ARCIS precast prestressed panel technology for rainscreens, and Graphic Concrete technology for placing unique images and distinctive patterns on concrete faces.

AltusGroup’s advanced precast technologies deliver real performance benefits to architects and owners.

Energy Efficiency
Continuous insulation delivered by C-GRID carbon fiber grid shear connectors in CarbonCast enclosure systems allow users to realize the full R-value of insulation and avoid thermal transfer through walls. Less energy is required to heat or cool buildings, and less expensive HVAC equipment can be used depending on specification and design.

Iconic Aesthetics
Precast is the ideal palette to express your aesthetic vision. Choose from a wide range of aggregates and pigments, finish treatments, articulations, formliners, and embedments such as thin brick, tile, terra-cotta, and stone. And you can use Graphic Concrete to impart any image, pattern, or design permanently to the precast face.

Unparalleled Resilience
No building material is more durable or longer lasting than precast. An investment in precast technology and design pays dividends for decades. Your vision lasts longer with precast.

Superior Life Safety
Not only does precast provide exceptional occupant comfort during normal conditions, it is an ideal exterior for extreme weather and a changing climate. Unlike combustible materials such as wood and plastics, concrete is inherently fire resistant. You can rest assured that occupants of your building are safe and secure when surrounded by precast concrete.

Advanced technologies from AltusGroup precasters give you the versatility, performance, and resilience that make precast concrete more viable and valuable than ever before.