[Keynote] The Future of Industrial is the Past of the Shopping Mall
October 8, 2020 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Central Standard Time
Courtois Auditorium
Tilt wall will fuel the next 48 months of the only growing real estate sector during Covid – e-commerce.
We were looking at how to understand the thinking going on in the marketplace about the future of industrial, and decided to take a different track on a less speculative and more practical, or applied, research. We have seen the “future” of industrial buildings defined by verticality, robotics and drones in purported “research” for the last seven years. It didn't seem that futuristic any more to us.
There was a phenomenon running in the background however that did portend of things to come. Amazon had been quietly buying shopping malls since 2016.
We speculated that whatever Amazon was doing itself was perhaps far more important than what everyone else was trying to do to Amazon. So, we created a toolkit through BIM modeling of the physical elements in e-commerce building types, types used by Amazon and many other e-commerce players. All of these building types are designed to be built with tilt wall. They all index speed. They all rely upon a system of construction that is easily adaptable and flexible.
We then administered them to several shopping malls in a series of controlled case studies as additions and invasions, ran cost model and general conditions evaluations, and discovered that something special was at work.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand where the market is headed.
Be more literate about why the market is moving the way it is.
Get a jump on planning and marketing around this new phenomenon.
Understand the potential for tilt wall's application.
©Michael Galinsky, The Decline of Mall Civilization
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From our 17,000 hard-working products to our 1200+ dedicated people, Dayton Superior is all about performance. As the leading single-source provider of concrete accessories, chemicals, forming and paving products for the non-residential construction industry, we deliver proven products…integrity and responsiveness…and unwavering support. We're tested and challenged every day to perform at the highest level on over one million projects worldwide. At our Innovation Center, we’re perfecting today’s products and inventing tomorrow's breakthroughs. For us, good enough is never enough.
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White Cap is America’s leading supplier of specialty hardware, tools and materials for medium-to-large contractors. They appreciate our extensive inventory. And they count on delivery options like our will-call, site or yard delivery and direct-ship to get the products they need when and where they need them. Our team of more than 400 outside account managers are experts in their field, so you’ll always have access to our comprehensive knowledge of jobsite and personal safety, concrete, tilt-up, bridge, highway, grading, waterproofing, residential and commercial construction practices. We offer the expertise you expect and the products you need to get the job done.
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TRACK SPONSOR - Innovative Structural Solutions
Innovative Structural Solutions (INNSTRUCT) designs and manufactures products that are meant to greatly enhance the construction industry. We create products that will build better structures, require less effort, and increase profitability for contractors and end users. We have now developed the Total Integrated Panel System (TIPS) for tilt-up. This revolutionary, patent pending, prefabricated system integrates structural steel, insulation, and labor into one fully composite product. It is an industry first solution that produces stronger, lighter, insulated panels, while also reducing rebar, concrete, and labor use. Our project development and product education teams are eager to provide you with the information you need to make your next job more successful than ever.
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Construction Success is the standard at Concrete Strategies. Our highly experienced and knowledgeable group of commercial construction professionals specializes in concrete construction across the United States. Concrete Strategies is a leading edge, full-service, design-build, turnkey concrete contractor. The firm has an unparalleled track record in architectural site cast concrete, structural concrete, flatwork, tilt-up and all types of self-perform concrete construction for commercial and industrial projects. Concrete Strategies employs over 550 field personnel and completes over $200 million in revenue annually, from its headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri and newly opened Kansas City, Kansas office. The company has an awesome reputation for speed, quality, and above all operations, with a complete commitment to safety.
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HD Supply Construction & Industrial – White Cap is America’s leading supplier of specialty hardware, tools and materials for medium-to-large contractors. They appreciate our extensive inventory. And they count on delivery options like our will-call, site or yard delivery and direct-ship to get the products they need when and where they need them. Our team of more than 400 outside account managers are experts in their field, so you’ll always have access to our comprehensive knowledge of jobsite and personal safety, concrete, tilt-up, bridge, highway, grading, waterproofing, residential and commercial construction practices. We offer the expertise you expect and the products you need to get the job done.
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Meadow Burke engineers, designs, manufactures and distributes a range of concrete accessories. These include precast products, tilt-up equipment, forming, reinforcing and road and bridge accessories that serve to make the concrete construction industry safer, faster and more cost efficient. With nearly eight decades in the manufacturing and development of accessories for the concrete construction industry, Meadow Burke has emerged as the leading innovator of new products and processes while remaining committed to its values of safety, quality, its people, service and its community involvement.
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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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