Precast concrete involves shop-fabricated structural elements—reinforced or post-tensioned—that are quickly assembled on-site, much like structural steel construction. This approach is highly efficient and cost-effective, particularly for projects with repetitive layouts, such as parking garages and residential buildings.
At McNamara • Salvia, our precast expertise spans from full detailed design to delegated performance design in collaboration with precast fabricators. For parking garages, this can include precast beams, girders, slabs, columns, and shear walls. In residential and hospitality projects, precast is often used for floor systems, such as hollow-core planks, integrated with other materials like CMU or cold-formed steel bearing walls, or structural steel systems. We also have experience with proprietary systems, including Girder-Slab™, enabling innovative and efficient structural solutions tailored to each project.