If you are a construction professional in British Columbia, you are well aware that the current economic conditions have resulted in a major issue facing developers – there are not enough labourers to complete necessary projects on time and on budget.
A key way that many contractors, developers and engineers reduce reliance and costs for labour is by using tilt-up construction. This innovative construction technique involves casting concrete wall panels onsite and tilting them into place. This allows panels to be fully insulated, built larger and completed faster than many other methods.
So, how do you lower your labour costs with tilt-up?
Choose Tilt-up Construction to Reduce Labour By 30%
Projects that involve tilt-up panels require fewer labourers. The work is simpler than other projects if you were to use structural steel, brick cast-in-place concrete or stone, plus the ease of building large panels helps to reduce redundancies.
For the Hillside Plaza project in Kelowna, there was simply not enough space for extra of anything, including a sizeable workforce. The site was also next to a fire route, which required access at all times. With no room for labourers, and a very small footprint to operate in, tilt-up construction was chosen.
The project was able to complete all of its major goals in the space provided, plus meet the sustainability goals, with a thermally efficient design that will help to lower energy costs for decades to come.
