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3D specialist Tom Beam explains how Microsoft HoloLens helps architects design better buildings.

New Parking Garage Opens in Southside Bethlehem

Mayor Robert Donchez, Senator Lisa Boscola and other dignitaries gather Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 for the dedication of a 626-spot garage in south Bethlehem. The garage at New and Third streets has been billed as jumpstarting redevelopment in that section of the South Side Business District. The $17.4 million is connected to a six-story office building under construction next to it. That office building will be home to offices for St. Luke’s University Health Network and Lehigh University. There will also be first-floor commercial space. Motorists can sign up for monthly parking passes for the garage. It costs $65 a spot. The parking authority leases 180 spots to the developer for his tenants.

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Constructible Models and Collaboration Tools Enabled Project Efficiency and Accuracy

When High Concrete Group was asked to help bring an 8547 sq m (92,000 sq h) office building at 1200 Intrepid Avenue to life, it was up for the challenge. Later, they were also rewarded for their work as this project received the 2016 Harry H. Edwards Industry Advancement Award from the PCI Institute. Located at the Navy Yard's Corporate Center in Philadelphia, a master-planned development within the Navy Yard encom­passing approximately 125,400 sq m (1.35 million sq h), the Intrepid building is constructed entirely of flat concrete planks. Each piece is set at an angle, so the composition grad­ually becomes a curving wall with mesmerizing optical effects that make the front wall appear as though it is falling to the ground like a row of dominos. Three sides of the structure are conventional flat walls, while the east facade has a variety of radii, ranging from just over 98 m (320 h) at the ground floor to just over 2,713 m (8,900 h) at the parapet of the roof. 

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Celebrates precast parking garage for Basking Ridge HQ expansion

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.—High Concrete Group LLC celebrated the structural completion of a new 246,906 square foot parking garage for Verizon’s Basking Ridge headquarters. The four-story precast concrete structure will provide an additional 755 parking spaces for employees and visitors at Verizon’s North Maple Avenue office complex.

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Lancaster Co. company pouring into American history

From WHP CBS 21

It’s an iconic part of American history and now a Lancaster County company is playing a role in its expansion. High Concrete is outfitting the new Statue of Liberty museum with pieces to bring the project to life.

“It's very special to be part of such a larger, bigger experience,” said Ryan Gehman, Plant Manager, West Building, High Concrete Group LLC.

The new office building at 1200 Intrepid Ave., in the Philadelphia Navy Yard Corporate Center is a sight to behold, described by some as gravity defying in that parts of the structure are designed to replicate the shape of a ship's hull, narrow at the bottom and wide at the top. 

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Early Involvement of Contractors & Subcontractors Pays Dividends on Construction Project Delivery

Construction projects are complex undertakings that require competencies from a wide range of disciplines. Today a single construction or construction management firm very rarely possesses all the required competencies and therefore a significant portion of these competencies must be acquired from other sources. 

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High Concrete Group LLC, based in Denver, Penn., has secured an insulated, architectural precast panel contract from Phelps Construction Group for the State of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor.

FXFOWLE, the award-winning New York architectural firm, has created, what High Concrete officials note is "a stunning 26,000-sq-ft., state-of-the-art-building. Every detail has been thoughtfully incorporated to complement and respect the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island."

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High Concrete part of Statue of Liberty Museum

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High leads competition with five precast concrete awards, including industry innovation

Denver, PA—High Concrete Group LLC, based in Denver, PA, is pleased to announce that they have won a total of five PCI (Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute) Design Awards, including two special awards, for four precast concrete projects it has produced.

Philly's best new architecture and urban design wins of 2016

There was plenty of activity in Philly’s architecture and development world this year. Some exciting projects broke ground after years in the making and we watched plenty of towers add to the ever-changing skyline. This year also delivered some long-awaited projects that deserve some praise below. Here now, the best new architecture—reveals, makeovers, and conversions included—of 2016.

High Concrete Group located in Denver, PA hosted a Topping Off event at Nassau County’s 8th Police Precinct building. located at 286 North Wantagh Avenue, Bethpage, New York. Representatives of High Concrete Group, LiRo Architects, Jacobs, VRD Contracting and Koehler Masonry attended the event which included the erection of the last piece of precast concrete that topped off the building.

PRECAST CONCRETE CREATES 'SHOCK WAVE'

From Central Penn Business Journal

August 26,, 2016—Dan Pietropola was recognized in the Central Penn Business Journal's 2016 40 Under 40 Awards.

New AltusGroup Literature Compares Thermal Efficiency

A new AltusGroup brief details thermal efficiency of CarbonCast Enclosure Systems compared to conventional precast, cavity and EIFS wall systems. The literature covers the benefits of continuous insulation and lack of thermal bridging explained as critical to meeting ASHRAE 90.1 requirements.

Three precast concrete buildings take honors for High Concrete in North American industry competition

Denver, Pa. (October 6, 2014)—The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) recognized Denver, Pa.-based High Concrete Group LLC in its 52nd Annual PCI Design Awards. The precast company produced the architectural precast concrete walls that claimed the top prize in the Multi-Family and Custom Solution categories, and an Honorable Mention in the Retail Structures category.

High Concrete Debuts Technically Advanced Precast

Lancaster, Pa. (March 25, 2014)—High Concrete Group's Denver, Pa. headquarters facility is now operating one of the premier precast automatic batch plants in the country. An extensive upgrade last fall has automated key processes, introduced new cost efficiencies, and reduced errors, waste, and inventory variances associated with manual processes.

3600 Civic Center Contract Announcement

Denver, Pa. (January 8, 2014)—High Concrete Group LLC is producing precast concrete components for a parking structure located at 3600 Civic Center Boulevard in Philadelphia. The new structure, adjacent to the state-of-the-art University of Pennsylvania Health System Perleman Center for Advanced Medicine, will accommodate 1,500 cars.