Fast, Efficient, Long-Lasting, and Attractive:
Tilt-Up Concrete Construction Is a Good Choice
Tilt-up construction has existed for more than a century. Since the 1940s, it has developed into the preferred method of construction for many types of buildings and other structures that are typified by their attractiveness, efficiency, and longevity.
With tilt-up construction, panels are produced on-site, using the floor slab as the primary casting surface. In addition to the advantage of using local materials and labor, this type of construction eliminates the cost of having to transport panels to the site.
Ranging in size from 5,000 square feet to more than 1.5 million square feet, close to 20 percent of all industrial buildings in the U.S. have been constructed using the tilt-up method.
In addition to a large proportion of warehousing and distribution facilities, tilt-up construction has become especially adaptable to the building of schools, office complexes, and retail centers.
Each year, at least 10,000 buildings enclosing more than 650,000 million square feet are constructed using the tilt-up method, which combines minimal capital investment with speed of construction, low maintenance, and long-term durability.
Tilt-Up
Concrete Association
For more information on tilt-up concrete construction and to view
examples of buildings constructed using the tilt-up method, visit
the Tilt-Up
Concrete Association Web site, which also contains a listing
of local tilt-up contractors
and designers around the country.
