National Precast, as well as our Members and our Members' products are regularly featured in the media through magazine, newspaper and newsletter coverage.
Here we list some recent articles in a range of publications.

2012
Engineers Australia January 2012 National Precast Handbook
2011
Construction Digital December 2011 Business Review Australia December 2011 By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association.
Australian Main Roads Construction News Volume 3 Number 13 December 2011 Westkon takes Precast Concrete to a new level
Concrete Engineering International Volume 15 Number 10 October 2011 Small House - Inner-city precast in Sydney Visual concrete offers a marriage between decorative aspiration and exposed practicality. Grand design for Small House An ultra-compact home tucked into a tiny laneway in Sydney's inner city offers a glimpse of an urban living future driven by practicality and design.
Australian Main Roads Construction News Volume 3 Number 12 August 2011 Precast Cutting to the chase By National Precaster.
Award Volume 15 Sports Stadia: Lean on Precast By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association.
Architectural Product News August / September 2011 The Shapes, Colours and Textures of Precast By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association. New techniques being used by National Precast Concrete Association Australia members have added value to traditional grey wall panels.
Property Australia July 2011 Volume 25 Number 10 Precast Concrete Handbook advertisement
Engineers Australia July 2011 Thinking Precast? Use a National Precast Member Committed to providing quality precast concrete products and services to the Australian construction industry.
Australian Main Roads Construction News Volume 3 Number 11 June 2011 Precast boardwalk specified for durability and low maintenance By National Precaster. A concrete boardwalk manufactured by Rocla has provided a durable and attractive solution for a steeply graded section of a discovery trail at a new dam project in the ACT.
BPN, May 2011 Volume 47 Number 4 Prefab concrete: Stronger, faster, greener, better By David Wheeldon. Moves are afoot across the globe to promote the architectural wonders of prefabricated concrete.
Australian Main Roads Construction News Volume 3 Number 10 April / May 2011 Precast arches deliver for Southern Gateway The Southern Gateway Alliance, lead by Leighton Contractors, was established in 2007 to deliver the New Perth Bunbury Highway in Western Australia, consisting of 70km of new road and 19 bridges.
Property Australia April 2011 Volume 25 Number 7 Precast Concrete Handbook advertisement
Australia's Best Magazine, April 2011 Paving the way By Georgia Gregory. Insulated precast concrete sandwich panels have been around for years, but it is only in the past decade that the product has really taken off as people become more conscious about sustainability.
Engineers Australia April 2011 Precast Concrete Handbook advertisement By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association.
Award Magazine, March / April 2011 Association Matters Efficient building solutions By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association. In today's competitive construction industry, time is critical; delays and downtime cost money and slow projects down. In light of the rebuilding efforts after the Queensland floods, cost saving and time efficient construction products are vital components for the industry. Amidst the growing advent of new construction technologies, using precast is becoming a popular choice for many construction projects.
Award Magazine, May/June 2011 Intelligent option for multi-res By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association. Sustainability benefits are driving the increased use of precast concrete flooring in multi-residential applications. And by sustainability we mean impact on society, economy and the environment. But how does precast flooring translate into benefits for sustainability?
2010
Concrete Engineering International Volume 14 Number 8 December 2010 Southern Cross sees the stars CEI report. The distinctive new yardmaster's building at Melbourne's Southern Cross Railyards has prominent star reliefs cast into its precast concrete facade, symbolising the iconic Southern Cross constellation for which the station is named.
Property Australia November 2010 Precast concrete ... the SUSTAINABLE option advertisement Insulated precast sandwich panel and TermoDeck heating & cooling system.
Australian Product News August September 2010 Concrete sandwich panels for energy efficiency By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association. Precast concrete sandwich panels are comprised of a thinner precast outside skin (typically 70-80 mm) and a thicker precast structural inside section (typically 100mm), which are held together by non-thermally-conductive ties, with an insulation layer in between.
BPN August 2010 Sustainability advertisement Precast's concrete inherent properties make it a natural choice for achieving sustainability with today's modern buildings.
Concrete in Australia June 2010 National Precast Concrete Handbook advertisement
Award magazine, May/June 2010 Total precast structures deliver surprising benefits By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association. Total precast structures are being used for many types of structures including apartments, parking structures, retail developments, offices and industrial buildings. Such structures have been the result of the project parties wanting to look beyond the previous in-situ construction methods and asking how construction methods may be able to be improved.
Property Australia March 2010 2010 Seminars / Workshops
Australian Main Roads Construction News Volume 2 Number 7 September 2010 Precast Concrete Feature Bypass Surgery  $331 million and 13,250 tonnes of concrete were just two of the ingredients required to build a new freeway to carry some 70,000 cars a day through Melbourne's outer west. Lateral thinking for fast track result  Replacing an ageing rail underbridge to challenging specs in a super short 60-hour timeframe called for lateral thinking and some highly coordinated teamwork.
BPN, March 2010 Volume 46 Number 2 Sustainability View Energy efficiency and fire safety - is it possible? By Sarah Bachmann, Executive Officer, National Precast Concrete Association. Choosing to live in a high fire danger area is one thing, but wanting to make it energy efficiency on a west facing slope added more challenges when Sarah Bachmann embarked on her own building project.