Building Excellence in Precast

• A supplement looking at Health & Safety, Innovation, Sustainability and Projects from across the precast industry
  

Sustainability Matters 3

• The third annual progress report from the precast industry
  

Building Excellence Conference & Awards Leaflet

• Detailing the latest conferene programme for the British Precast National Conference and the Best Practice Awards on 13th May 2008 (See events section for latest information)
  

British Precast Annual Review 2007

• British Precast Annual Review 2007
  

Concrete for energy-efficient buildings. The benefits of thermal mass

• Download our latest research.
  Concrete for energy efficient buildings document.
  

Comprehensive fire protection and safety with concrete

• Download our latest research.
  Comprehensive fire protection and safety document.
  

Best Practice Awards 2006 - Moving The Industry Forward

• Best Practice Awards 2006 - Moving the Industry Forward
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Concrete Targets 2010

• The new Health & Safety scheme supported by HSE
  

Cutting Down Noise

• Cutting Down Noise with Precast Concrete and Masonry Barriers
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Membership Prospectus

• British Precast Membership Prospectus
  

European Guidelines for Self Compacting Concrete Report

• European Guidelines for Self Compacting Concrete Report
  

RFID Technology Report

• The report covers the use of RFID technology in the off site manufacturing sector of construction.
  

The Future for Precast Concrete in Low Rise Housing

• This major publication was launched on 14 June 2000 following a two-year feasibility study and has partly been funded by the DETR and the British Cement Association. It reviews the use of precast concrete either as individual components or as integrated modular forms of construction in the low rise housing market.
  
  The 60-page report begins with a chapter on the history of concrete in low-rise housing and market experiences in Germany, the Netherlands,Scandinavia, Japan and the USA. Chapter 2 deals with design and construction, looking at both generic and specific benefits as well as perceptions of cost,value, the attitude of home buyers and Housing Associations, the Egan report and sustainability.
  
  The final chapter looks to the future and emphasises that there is market potential for precast in housing, with valuable lessons to be learnt from countries that use a higher proportion of industrialised housing than the UK.
  The Author, Dr Jacqueline Glass, is the British Cement Association Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, where she has been carrying out research in concrete construction since 1994.
  
  Copies of the Report, priced at £35 (post and packing free), are available from the British Precast. A downloadable (PDF; 950KB) version is also available below.
  
  
  If you would prefer a hard copy, simply complete our online form to request your copy.