What’s prefabricated is the panel design, core, and reinforcement; concrete is applied on-site. “The raw materials that we use to make our panels are not new in construction,” says Rubin.
Where the supporting structure was concerned, the architects designed a pre-tensed, prefabricated concrete frame engineered not only to absorb wind load and vault thrust, but also to ensure ...
This approach is suitable for traditional aggregates and secondary or waste materials, supporting sustainable construction ... for the mass production of precast concrete pieces.