When most Americans imagine a home, they picture a wood-framed house. But in an era of high housing costs and extreme weather events, precast concrete offers a mix of durability and efficiency.

The house consists of a modular, precast concrete system of “rings” that can be connected to form the entire structure—floors, walls, and roofs—creating airtight, energy-efficient homes.

Despite the advantages of this type of construction, a concrete slab is not for every house site or homeowner. Here are five reasons to consider passing it up: 1.

This revolutionary concrete incorporates recycled elements, such as cement, aggregates, and water, effectively repurposing construction and demolition waste into sustainable construction materials.

A two-story 3D-printed house coming to Houston will be the first of its kind in the U.S. — and a huge step forward for 3D-printed construction technology.

A new 3D construction printer from Icon can whip out two-story concrete buildings faster and cheaper than its previous Vulcan printer. It has already been used to build a 27-ft-high structure ...

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