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In a tilt-up construction project, the building's walls are poured directly at the jobsite in large slabs of concrete called "tilt-up panels" or "tiltwall panels". These panels are then raised into position around the building's perimeter forming the exterior walls. Tilt-up construction allows general contractors to build a wide range of commercial buildings more quickly and with lower construction costs than what is typical for traditional masonry construction projects.
Some Concrete Tilt Up Construction advantages:
Recycled content. Recycled materials such as fly ash, slag cement, silica fume, and recycled aggregates can be incorporated into concrete, thereby diverting materials from the landfill and reducing the use of virgin materials.
Local. Wall panels are constructed with locally available labor and materials.
Resource Efficient. Material efficiencies result from repetitive use of forms. Steel forms and other materials are reused.
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During the life of the structure:
Energy Performance. Energy savings are achieved in buildings by combining the thermal mass of concrete with the optimal amount of insulation in tilt-up walls. Concrete acts as an air barrier, reducing air infiltration, and saving more energy.
Durable. Tilt-up concrete structures are resistant to fires, wind, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wind-driven rain, and moisture damage.
Cool. Light and natural-colored concrete reduces heat islands.
IAQ. Concrete has low VOC emittance and does not degrade indoor air quality.
Recyclable. Tilt-up concrete structures in urban areas are recycled into fill and road base material at the end of their useful life.
