Tilt-up
Construction: A General Contractor's Approach to Innovative Commercial Building
Construction - An introduction to this series
of articles which explain why tilt-up construction is an innovative method for
building commercial facilities.
An
Old Idea for General Contractors, With New Innovations - A brief historical
overview of tilt-up 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 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 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.
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: Using the Strengths of Each - 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.
Tilt-up
Construction and Precast Concrete Building Projects Showcase
- Real world examples of tilt-up construction projects shown on a commercial general
contractor's website.
Tilt-up
Construction Delivers Theater Two Weeks Ahead of Schedule
- The Martians were coming for the War of the Worlds and the city of Mansfield,
Texas had no place for them to show up. The solution? Tilt-up Construction.
Innovations
in Tilt-up Construction Help Contractors Overcome 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.
