THERMOMASS - The Tilt-up method

YMCA/YWCA - Canada

Tilt-up

Tilt-up Construction is an economically efficient way of casting wall panels with the THERMOMASS System. Panels are produced on-site by using the building floor slab as the primary casting surface. This eliminates the cost of transporting panels to the site plus it uses local materials and labor.

First the exterior layer of concrete is poured and leveled. Then the pre-fabricated, pre-drilled insulation sheets are arranged on top of the unhardened concrete according to the individual panel drawings. The patented THERMOMASS connectors are inserted through the predrilled holes. After placing lifting devices, bracing inserts and required reinforcement, the structural wythe is poured.

Once cured, these panels are lifted into place to form the building envelope. The high strength of the THERMOMASS connectors hold the sandwiched layers of concrete and insulation secure during the entire process.

Tilt-up construction is used for all types of buildings including:

• Warehouse and distribution facilities
• Office complexes
• Retail centers
• Manufacturing facilities
• Schools
• Churches
• Correctional facilities
• Cold storage facilities

 

Power Plant - Hungary

 

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The concrete for the outer peel is brought in and is withdrawn

The insulation is transferred on the fresh concrete, and the THERMOMASS-Connectors are put in by the before-drilled holes

 

After installing the lifting gears with corresponding bracing as well as the necessary reinforcement, the load bearing wall will be poured-in-place.

The cured elements are moved and provisional anchored