A new type of staircase has made its appearance on the home improvement scene lately -- precast concrete steps. These factory-molded stairs have a lot to offer in terms of ease of installation, ...

The One South First building, part of Domino Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., features a concrete facade fabricated, in part, with composite molds produced using a large-format additive manufacturing machine.

The flexibility of 3D printed precast panels helps architects achieve an exterior facade that looks like sugar crystals as a nod to the building's former owner, Domino Sugar Refinery. Precast concrete ...