News, Tips, and Updates
How GFRC and GFRG Improve BIM Workflow Efficiency for Large Development Projects
Development projects involving hundreds of repetitive architectural elements face a specific challenge. Your BIM model shows intricate ceiling coffering across 15,000 square feet of lobby space. Your structural engineer calculates load limits for the mezzanine columns. Your MEP team maps out HVAC and electrical runs that conflict with your ceiling design, and your general contractor […]
Types of Column Cover Styles
Columns are structural necessities in many commercial and residential buildings, but exposed structural columns – whether steel, concrete, or wood – are rarely attractive. They’re functional, but they don’t contribute to the architectural vision of a space. In fact, they often detract from it. Column covers solve this problem by transforming utilitarian structural elements into […]
GFRC Bollard Covers – Combining Security Infrastructure With Architectural Design in Commercial Projects
Bollards serve an important purpose on commercial properties. They prevent vehicles from crashing into buildings, protect pedestrian areas, guide traffic flow, and create physical barriers at entrances and storefronts. But let’s be honest – most bollards are ugly. Standard steel or concrete bollards look exactly like what they are: industrial safety equipment. They’re functional, but […]
What to Do When Your Design Requires Thin Profiles That Traditional Concrete Can’t Achieve
As an architect or designer, you have a vision. You have an idea for a building element that you believe will help the property stand out. But you also have a problem. That element – a delicate cornice, a slender column cladding, an elegant panel with fine relief details – can’t be created with traditional […]
Can GFRG Be Used in a Bathroom?
Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum (GFRG) from GC Products LLC is widely used in architectural interiors because of its dimensional stability, clean finish, and ability to form detailed shapes that conventional gypsum products cannot achieve. It is a high end material that comes at a lower total project cost, as it’s easy to install and more […]
How GFRC is Solving Stone’s Heaviest Problems
Natural stone has been a defining material in architecture for centuries. It is loved for its texture, weight, durability, and appearance, helping it combine both quality and performance in ways that have withstood the tests of time. Yet, in modern construction, some of those same characteristics have also become some of its greatest challenges. The […]
How Much Indoor Thermal Cycling Can GFRG Handle?
GFRG is typically an indoor material. It is not typically subjected to extreme thermal cycles, at least not in the same way as a traditional exterior façade. Yet, as the weather warms, there are still likely to be temperature fluctuations from poorly functioning HVAC systems, indoor equipment, and more. How well can GFRG be expected […]
How Thick Does GFRG Have to Be?
Glass Fiber Reinforced Gypsum (GFRG) is one of the fastest growing and most popular materials for decorative architectural elements. It is lightweight, easy to mold, and capable of producing very fine details. These strengths make it the choice for architects everywhere, using it for: Its combination of light weight and durability are considered its greatest […]
GFRC In the Home – Places to Use Architectural GFRC in Your Residential Builds
GC Products LLC is one of the leading manufacturers of GFRC products, creating columns, domes, cornices, panels, and more. GFRC is a popular exterior material, because it is uniquely capable of withstanding weather and rain. Inside of a property, many products are instead created with GFRG (we also create these products). However, that doesn’t mean […]

