Tilt-up construction and steel framing can be used together effectively

Tilt-up concrete construction has been used since the mid-1940s for many types of buildings and structures. Today tilt-up is seeing a resurgence in the construction industry.The advantages of tilt up construction include the reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment.

An alternative option could be a hybrid building using both concrete and steel. Using steel components with tilt up can add both quality and value.

IV is seeing an increased demand to share our expertise to design and fabricate steel structure for tilt-up buildings. Some very common examples of how steel, concrete and tilt-up construction are used together:

1: New construction for warehouse or manufacturing building using tilt-up can integrate a rigid frame for the roofing system using joist girders, open web sill joists, angles, and connections.

2: An existing manufacturing building or warehouse made of concrete blocks could be expanded by adding a steel lean-to structure to one of its exterior support walls.

3:Real estate investment groups creating spec tilt-up building for prospective business owners typically featuring individual work space areas. Metal components could include: framing, joists, angles and connections plus insulated metal panels on inside walls, decking and standing seam on the roof to clip directly into joist girders and joists.

Tilt up and pre-engineered is an opportunity for complementary utilization of materials and construction methods. The best choice for a project might be a steel building with tilt-up construction components, or a concrete structure with steel framework, roof system or steel add-ons or expansions.