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Concrete ConstructionWhat is Tilt-up Concrete Construction?Tilt-up
concrete construction is a proven method for building a wide variety of commercial
and industrial structures with speed, safety and construction cost benefits. In
traditional forms of wall construction, the walls can be built with CMU blocks
or blocks faced with brick. For some types of buildings, the exterior wall is
made up of structural steel columns with heavy gauge metal studs covered with
gyp sheathing, which is then faced with brick or stucco. Regardless which traditional
approach is used, building the exterior walls is a time-consuming, multi-stepped
process. Tilt-up construction (also called tiltwall or tilt wall construction)
employs a different approach. A tilt-up building's walls are created horizontally
as large slabs of concrete called panels. The panels are then lifted, or tilted
up, into position around the building's slab. This means the tilt-up structure's
exterior wall is virtually finished when it is tilted into place. Tilt-up
Construction in Today's Construction MarketTilt-up construction has a
long history, but its widespread use is a relatively new phenomenon. In spite
of this, tilt-up construction is fast becoming the method of choice for constructing
modern warehouses, call centers, distribution centers, retail stores, office and
storage buildings and other types of industrial and commercial facilities. Tiltwall
construction has since been used in buildings as large as 1.7 million square feet,
with individual panels reaching as high as 91 feet and weighing 150 tons. The
Tilt-up Concrete Association reports that 15% of all industrial buildings in the
U.S. were created using tilt-up construction. It is growing at an annual rate
of almost 20% and is used in over 650 million square feet of new building construction
each year. In Texas and other sunbelt states, tilt-up accounts for as much as
75% of new one-story commercial building construction. General contractors, design
build contractors and builders in Mexico, Canada and Australia are also using
tiltwall construction on an increasingly frequent basis. Tilt-up Construction
and Bob Moore Construction CompanyTilt-up construction has been a key
component of Bob Moore Construction company's philosophy of delivering quality
buildings, on time and in budget, since the 1970s. The company has been a pioneer
in tiltwall construction for over 30 years, with more than a half-century of experience
in traditional construction and steel buildings. Over the years, the company has
built several million square feet of quality buildings using tilt-up. Bob Moore
Construction company has used tiltwall construction for a wide range of applications,
including office buildings, retail centers, warehouses, distribution centers,
call centers, manufacturing facilities and other commercial / industrial structures.
The construction company's Vice President of Construction, Ed McGuire,
is Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Tilt-up Concrete
Association and a consulting member of the American Concrete Institute Committee
301 - Specifications for Concrete group. He was a founding member of the educational
committee on Tilt-up Construction Certification, a joint effort between the ACI
and TCA to develop educational and testing resources for industry professionals.
Experienced in the process and educated on the latest innovations,
the project managers with Bob Moore Construction company can work with you to
see if tiltwall is right for your project, and manage the process from design
to completion with your needs, schedule and budget in mind. If you would
like to learn more about tilt-up construction or discuss how Bob Moore Construction
company can help on your upcoming project, please call us at (817) 640-1200 or
contact
us online. More Information on Tiltwall Construction The
website Tiltup.com
features a wide range of information about tilt-up construction, including
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