A massive concrete wall panel is being lifted from its horizontal position, where it was formed on a concrete slab, to a vertical orientation forming the perimeter of a new building. A large mobile ...
Giant concrete walls, three stories high and 30 feet wide, cut slowly through the air Tuesday morning, hoisted by a giant crane that moved the 204,000-pound slabs as easily as a child lifts the panels ...
A panel of industry experts gathered at the first annual Tilt-Up Convention Oct. 12-14 in Atlanta to discuss estimating tilt-up construction projects. The panel was led by Jim Baty, technical director ...
Tilt-Up construction is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. According to Mount Vernon, IA-based Tilt-Up Concrete Association, at least 10,000 buildings enclosing more than 650 ...
While “fulfillment centers” and other e-commerce logistic facilities drive a hot market for the manufacturing sector, traditional construction methods such as tilt-up concrete panels are being pushed ...
The basic principle behind tilt-up construction — constructing walls horizontally, on the ground, and then lifting them into place — is not a new idea. Evidence exists that some buildings constructed ...
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The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced a new record for the heaviest tilt-up panel — a 339,000-pound panel set recently at the Ocean Center convention center project in Daytona Beach, FL. The ...
Giant concrete walls, three stories high and 30 feet wide, cut slowly through the air Tuesday morning, hoisted by a giant crane that moved the 204,000-pound slabs as easily as a child lifts the panels ...