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Benefits of Concrete Tilt-up Construction
Ideal for Fast-Track Projects: All materials are readily available with few delivery problems. Less total man hours and less susceptible to wintertime delays--panels can easily be cast through the winter. Wall panel construction can begin prior to interior design to shorten construction time.
Costs effective: Compares with pre-cast, masonry and steel structures; fewer skilled laborers are needed to achieve high-quality construction. Besides, the speed of erection and simplified subcontractors' work further reduce costs. Positive cash flow - materials are used as soon as purchased, allowing for early payment, to create positive cash flow. Unlike other types of off-site fabricated buildings which the components are requiring long lead times.
Flexibility: The panels are load bearing so there is no need for structural steel columns along the perimeter of the building. It greatly reduces interferences in the building layout. For future expansion, it can be accomplished by simply detaching and relocating the concrete panels or cutting new openings--easily adaptable.
Efficient & Innovative: This highly practical method of construction makes beautiful buildings possible at costs that rival the most utilitarian industrial building.
Architectural Aesthetics: Design is only limited by imagination. Tilt-Up structure can be an attractive building by various treatments. An unlimited array of colorings that can be added to the concrete mix or textured paints of any color may be used. The textures produced with form cast surfaces may create stone, brick or wood grains. Natural stones, tiles or metal decoration parts can also be added to the building's facade.
Durability: Strength of Tilt-Up concrete buildings was proven in the California earthquakes, where Tilt-Up buildings stood, when other types of structures failed. Buildings constructed in the 1940s show little sign of age after 50 years. In fact, tilt-up buildings dating back to as early as 1906 are still in service today. Tilt-Up buildings withstand wind and hail storms and are impenetrable by the smallest rodent, insect, or even the most determined human.
Low Maintenance: The new Tilt-Up concrete building requires few maintenance. The exterior can be left unpainted. For painted surface, it need be repainted only every five to ten years. Concrete interiors are less subject to damage, and easier to wash down.
Energy Savings & low operating cost: Less HVAC will be required for the Tilt-Up building. The thermal mass inherent in concrete reduces the heating and cooling peaks and loads. Insulation systems enable the construction of integral sandwich walls or lightweight interior insulation.
Fire resistance: Concrete can extend the building's life, plus Tilt-Up panels may be used for the interior fire walls, and buildings are allowed to be spaced closer together under current building codes for both fire prevention and cost savings. Concrete provides more fire resistance than comparable steel buildings or wood-frame structures
Worker's Safety: there is no vertical formwork, no scaffolding, since walls are constructed horizontally. Without vertical forming, or other costly erection processes, few workers are needed. The short project cycle presents less opportunity for any accidents.
High Resale value: Building value does not depreciate like other types of buildings and it is easier to finance and/or sell.
Costs effective: Compares with pre-cast, masonry and steel structures; fewer skilled laborers are needed to achieve high-quality construction. Besides, the speed of erection and simplified subcontractors' work further reduce costs. Positive cash flow - materials are used as soon as purchased, allowing for early payment, to create positive cash flow. Unlike other types of off-site fabricated buildings which the components are requiring long lead times.
Flexibility: The panels are load bearing so there is no need for structural steel columns along the perimeter of the building. It greatly reduces interferences in the building layout. For future expansion, it can be accomplished by simply detaching and relocating the concrete panels or cutting new openings--easily adaptable.
Efficient & Innovative: This highly practical method of construction makes beautiful buildings possible at costs that rival the most utilitarian industrial building.
Architectural Aesthetics: Design is only limited by imagination. Tilt-Up structure can be an attractive building by various treatments. An unlimited array of colorings that can be added to the concrete mix or textured paints of any color may be used. The textures produced with form cast surfaces may create stone, brick or wood grains. Natural stones, tiles or metal decoration parts can also be added to the building's facade.
Durability: Strength of Tilt-Up concrete buildings was proven in the California earthquakes, where Tilt-Up buildings stood, when other types of structures failed. Buildings constructed in the 1940s show little sign of age after 50 years. In fact, tilt-up buildings dating back to as early as 1906 are still in service today. Tilt-Up buildings withstand wind and hail storms and are impenetrable by the smallest rodent, insect, or even the most determined human.
Low Maintenance: The new Tilt-Up concrete building requires few maintenance. The exterior can be left unpainted. For painted surface, it need be repainted only every five to ten years. Concrete interiors are less subject to damage, and easier to wash down.
Energy Savings & low operating cost: Less HVAC will be required for the Tilt-Up building. The thermal mass inherent in concrete reduces the heating and cooling peaks and loads. Insulation systems enable the construction of integral sandwich walls or lightweight interior insulation.
Fire resistance: Concrete can extend the building's life, plus Tilt-Up panels may be used for the interior fire walls, and buildings are allowed to be spaced closer together under current building codes for both fire prevention and cost savings. Concrete provides more fire resistance than comparable steel buildings or wood-frame structures
Worker's Safety: there is no vertical formwork, no scaffolding, since walls are constructed horizontally. Without vertical forming, or other costly erection processes, few workers are needed. The short project cycle presents less opportunity for any accidents.
High Resale value: Building value does not depreciate like other types of buildings and it is easier to finance and/or sell.