Tilt-Up Concrete

Edited by Bill Palmer

Tilt-Up Construction Basics

Tilt-Up Building Trends

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Leading People and Companies in the Tilt-Up Industry

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Tilt-Up Concrete

Tilt-up concrete construction is exactly what it sounds like. Concrete panels are built flat on the ground (or, rather, on a concrete slab on the ground) then tilted vertically to form a wall. It's really that simple—but, of course, it ends up being much more complex as we add architectural features, windows and doors, insulation, and lifting hardware to panels that today can be very large.

Tilt-up is thriving, although much of its success remains regional: across the southern part of the U.S. From California through Texas and on to Florida, tilt-up is the construction method of choice for warehouses, big-box stores, schools, low-rise office buildings, even churches. In the Northeast and Midwest, tilt-up is used relatively less often, although that is rapidly changing.

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