 | Tilt-up
Construction: A Contractor's Approach to Innovative Building Construction
An introduction to this series of articles which explain
why tilt-up construction is an innovative method for building commercial facilities.
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 | Meet
the Tilt-up Concrete Association
The leading trade organization in the
industry for tilt-up construction is the Tilt-up Concrete Association. |
 | An
Old Idea, With New Innovations
A brief historical overview of tilt-up concrete
construction. While the general idea behind tilt up construction has been around
since the Roman Empire, technological innovations and historical events worked
together to lead general contractors to embrace this method of construction in
the 20th Century. |
 | What
is Tilt-up Concrete Construction? How Are Tilt-up Buildings Constructed?
This
article briefly explains the process of tilt-up or tilt-up construction. |
 | Precast
Concrete, Tilt-up Construction and Tilt wall: What's the Difference in These Terms?
This
article explains the differences between the tilt-up building and the precast
concrete building processes. |
 | Why
Design - Build Contractors Choose Tilt-up Concrete Construction
Tilt-up
construction offers many benefits, most involving construction costs and long
term building quality, which is why it is the construction method of choice for
many knowledgeable general contractors and design build contractors. |
 | Steel
Buildings: When Does Tilt-up Construction or Concrete Make More Sense?
There
are several factors that may make other methods of construction, most notably
tilt-up construction, a better choice than steel buildings. |
 | Steel
and Tilt-up Together
An important fact to remember
is that the use of steel in building is not necessarily exclusive of tilt-up construction
or concrete blocks. In larger or more sophisticated projects the different raw
materials and construction methods are frequently used together. |
 | Overcoming
the Unique Challenges of Infill Development to Deliver a Gold LEED for Core &
Shell Project
General contractor Bob Moore Construction used tilt-up construction
and other innovative techniques to address the challenges of demolition and subsequent
construction of major new facilities as part of an infill development program
and delivered a LEED Gold Core and Shell project. |
 | Tilt-up
Delivers Theater Ahead of Schedule
The Martians were coming (for War
of the Worlds) and the city of Mansfield, Texas had no place for them to visit.
Tilt-up Construction paves the way to intergalactic peace by bringing this theater
in to completion a full two weeks ahead of schedule, in time for the summer blockbuster
season. |
 | Innovations
in Tilt-up Construction Help Contractors Overcome Code Challenges
The
construction team wanted to use tilt-up construction but the local building codes
required a masonry façade. The budget and schedule didn't allow for this.
Innovations provided the solution that kept this commercial construction project
in budget, on schedule and in compliance |
 | Construction
Cost Fluctuations Make Tilt-up Construction a Better Choice Than Ever
The key to controlling the budget in a volatile time for pricing construction
supplies, materials and services is to control and reduce the schedule. This article
discusses the factors that have created severe volatility in construction raw
materials and supplies and how Tilt-up construction is now an even better choice
for delivering quality construction projects that stay in budget. |
 | A
Showcase of Completed Tilt-up Construction Projects
Real world examples of the many types of commercial buildings that can be
successfully built using tilt-up concrete construction. |
