CarbonCast is a precast concrete technology that uses carbon-fibre grid as secondary reinforcing or as a shear truss. It was introduced by AltusGroup, Inc., a North American partnership of 17 precast concrete manufacturers and seven industry suppliers founded to expedite the research and national commercialization of concrete innovations.
The CarbonCast line of commercial products includes:
The use of carbon fibre grid over conventional reinforcement yields a number of unique properties to CarbonCast components:
There are more than 700 projects totaling more than 30,000,000 square feet (2,800,000 m2) of surface area of CarbonCast technology in these markets:
Prominent structures that have used CarbonCast technology include: