Resources for Engineers & Architects
Find out whether Novum fits your site and what it will cost.
We manufacture Novum blocks and help engineers, architects, and contractors turn a wall concept into an engineered, priced construction package.
Drawings, specifications, and practical wall guides
Find Novum block information, CAD files, typical sections, editable specifications, installation resources, and application examples in one place.
Open Technical Resources →Applications
When precast modular walls make sense
Start with these applications when considering Novum for your project.
- New fill for building pads, parking areas, and roads
- An alternative to poured concrete or concrete with stone veneer
- Long wall runs with repeating geometry
- A finished rock texture without separate veneer work
- Lower gravity walls and taller walls reinforced with geogrid
Novum is especially useful when new fill is already part of construction. Its cast rock face also makes it a direct alternative to concrete walls with a separate stone veneer.
Compare retaining wall systems →Design teams
Get answers before you finish the plans
Bring us in early for:
- Budget pricing for blocks or a complete wall
- Review of wall height, soil conditions, loads, and available space
- Engineering and shop drawing coordination
- Block quantities, production schedules, and delivery planning
- Installation arranged through qualified wall contractors
Scope
How the engineering works
We connect the wall engineer with your project team and coordinate the design information needed to build the wall.
- The project team supplies grading, wall profiles, soil information, and loading criteria.
- The wall engineer designs the Novum wall and prepares calculations and drawings.
- KreteWall coordinates the wall package with your team and plans block production and delivery.
Engineering responsibilities
The wall engineer designs the retaining wall system. The project design team remains responsible for overall site stability, site drainage, water conditions, and loading criteria. Our proposal identifies the engineering and construction work included.
Preferred system
Novum wall system
Texas-made wet-cast blocks with a finished rock face.
- Large-format precast modular units manufactured for project-specific quantities
- Gravity or reinforced/MSE configurations depending on engineering criteria
- Material-only, installer-supported, and supply-and-install delivery options
- Architectural facing options suitable for commercial, civic, and infrastructure settings
Current product data sheets, details, and design aids are maintained by Novum.
Visit Novum Wall Website →Estimating
What will the wall cost?
Tell us whether you need blocks for your installer or a complete wall. We will price the requested work and identify what your site contractor needs to provide.
KreteWall can provide:
- An early budget with clear inclusions and exclusions
- A review of whether Novum fits the site
- Production and delivery timing for your construction schedule
Final wall design and pricing depend on the project plans, soil report, and agreed scope.
Wall designers
Need a retaining-wall engineer?
A specialist wall designer helps select the wall system and develop the design for your site. These firms offer retaining-wall engineering services. Explore their work or ask KreteWall to help coordinate engineering for your Novum project.
Soil Structures Engineering
Specialists in earth retention, slope stabilization, and structural design.
Falkofske Engineering
Texas retaining-wall designers covering MSE, gravity, concrete, and other wall systems.
TGI Engineering & Consulting
Retaining-wall design, inspection, and certification, with geotechnical and construction services.
Engineered Earth Solutions
Preliminary and final retaining-wall design, stability analysis, and construction verification.
Earth Retention
Engineering for MSE and other earth-retention systems, from preliminary layouts through construction.
JC Hines & Associates
Retaining-wall design for large civil developments and infrastructure projects.
ECS
Retaining-wall design and assessment within a broader geotechnical engineering practice.
Independent firms listed as resources, not as KreteWall partners or Novum endorsers. Contact each firm about project fit, Texas licensure, and availability.
Discuss engineering for your wallHave a wall to review?
Send your plans, wall profiles, soil report, location, and bid date. Tell us which parts of the wall package you want us to handle.