Play in the Box: Leveraging the Strength of Tilt-Up Concrete Construction to Achieve Playful Architecture
October 6, 2020 from 10:30am to 11:30am Central Standard Time
Courtois Auditorium
Tilt-up concrete construction has unique properties that can be integrated into architectural design. This presentation will discuss techniques and methods used to achieve sustainable, functional and playful design at UCSD Spanos Athletic Performance Center.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Keep it light – using surface pattern and light weight roof to produce visual impact without increasing panel thickness.
- Make it open – addressing functional and energy requirements by keeping exposed concrete on the interior.
- Work with the weather – leveraging passive design elements to enhance branding.
- Reduce upkeep – challenges and lessons learned on keeping the exterior concrete surfaces exposed.
UCSD Spanos Athletic Performance Center by ARCHITECTS hanna Gabriel wells. Photo by Darren Bradley.
TRACK SPONSOR - Insteel Engineered Products
Insteel is the nation's leading welded wire reinforcement provider. IEP specializes in rebar conversion for slab on grade, slab on metal deck, paving, and tilt panel applications. IEP has a national presence with plants in Arizona, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas. With offices in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Booth number: B42 | Learn more about Insteel Engineered Products >
TRACK SPONSOR - Dayton Superior Corporation
At Dayton Superior, we are serious about providing the best concrete construction product solutions in the industry. To us, they are not just what we sell, they’re a reflection of who we are. Our vast product portfolio is comprised of tough, tested and high performing solutions, trusted by contractors. Today, we are among the world’s leading suppliers to the non-residential concrete construction industry. With accessories, chemicals and forming products, we are your single source solution for Tilt-Up projects.
Booth number: B32 | Learn more about Dayton Superior Corporation >
TRACK SPONSOR - Needham DBS
Needham DBS is a structural engineering firm providing services for all types of building construction. Clients include Architects, Contractors, Developers, Building Owners and Manufacturing Companies. With such a wide range of clients, Needham DBS has designed many types of projects all over North America and the Caribbean. Needham DBS is a leader in the design-build delivery of building structural products through Needham's DBS division. Needham DBS uses BIM technology, combined with twenty-five years of steel fabrication experience, to provide a single source proposal for division five products. This approach is now being expanded into division three concrete products.
Booth number: A31 | Learn more about Needham DBS >
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Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction - one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. Over 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.
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