A Practical and Reliable Means to Polished Concrete Walls
September 20, 2018 from 10:00am to 10:30am Central Standard Time
Dallas Ballroom BC
Polished concrete is a beautiful, durable, low maintenance finish. Until lately it has been limited to horizontal surfaces. Past attempts at vertical applications have often failed to match the consistency and quality clients are used to in floors. Today, the tilt-up construction method is proving to be an efficient and reliable means to high-quality polished concrete walls. This presentation will feature two St. Louis area projects, the expansion of the Saint Louis Art Museum and Pfizer Bioplace, employing the tilt-up building system to deliver stunning wall panels. Barclay Gebel, vice president of field operations for Concrete Strategies will discuss each projects’ approach including mix design, polishing process and equipment, lifting and bracing, finishing and more. He will also highlight the benefits of tilt-up that make this finish practical.
Attendees will get a behind the scenes look at the construction of the monumental polished tilt-up panels making up the Saint Louis Art Museum's new building.
The Saint Louis Art Museum, Located in Forest Park in Saint Louis, Missouri, is situated atop Art Hill overlooking the Grand Basin, the central gathering place for the 1904 World's Fair. Designed by renowned American architect Cass Gilbert, the Saint Louis Art Museum's original structure was the only building from the World’s Fair designed to be permanent. The 200,000 square foot addition, designed by London architect David Chipperfield, consists of large, clean expanses of glass and monumental planes of highly polished black concrete. The stark contrast created by the simplicity and darkness of the expansion keeps clean the reading of the original building and establishes a somewhat submissive attitude while sustaining its own sense of monumentality.
TRACK SPONSOR - Bob Moore Construction, Inc.
Bob Moore Construction is proud to be a sustaining member of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA). Bob Moore Construction employees have served in top positions with this prestigious association, including president and member of the board of directors. In August 2013 Bob Moore Construction became the first general contractor in the United States to earn the prestigious TCA Certified Company accreditation from the TCA.
TRACK SPONSOR - Alliance Architects, Inc.
Our people are energetic, imaginative, and empowered to master our craft in the manner that befits each of our gifts and talents. With a focus on client service, everyone brings to light their part of creative design and constructible drawings. We listen, respond and transform our client’s project goals into a creatively designed and successfully constructed facility.
TRACK SPONSOR - Dayton Superior Corporation
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.
TRACK SPONSOR - White Cap
Construction Materials, Inc. handles a variety of concrete construction materials such as reinforcing steel, concrete finishing tools and equipment, concrete accessories, joint sealants, waterproofing products, floor coatings, concrete sealers, grouts and other concrete construction materials such as epoxies. Contractors, architects, engineers and owners rely on us to deliver high quality fabricated reinforcing steel and concrete construction materials to their jobsites everyday.
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Mount Vernon, IA 52314
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About the Tilt-Up Concrete Association
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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