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Formwork Takes Center Stage During Construction of Brooklyn's Tallest Building
ULMA Form Works' forming, shoring and safety windscreen systems
April 29, 2019
Brooklyn Point is over 720 ft. tall with 68 stories and will be the highest residential tower in Brooklyn, NY.
Concrete
Concrete Construction Takes Hold
Paul Gudas had planned to build an 8,000-square-foot wood-framed home a few months ago, before he learned about a decades-old but relatively unknown construction method.
November 30, 2018
Forms
Custom Formwork and Box-outs Form Curves of National Veterans Memorial
PERI Formwork Systems, Inc.
The elegant, sweeping curves of the three interlaced cast-in-place reinforced concrete rings that define the structure belie the complexity of the project’s design and construction.
March 2, 2018
Honoring the country's veterans at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio.
Forms
Doka Super Climber System Helps Lay Forms for CA's First Super Prime Tower
Doka's Super Climber SCP core system only solution to hang forms on San Diego's uniquely shaped Pacific Gate condo tower
October 9, 2017
For the Pacific Gate project, contractor Morley Construction first thought the Doka Super Climber was too big and complex but soon realized it was exactly what was needed for the job.
Forms
Pre-assembled Doka Formwork Saves Time, Money During Construction of Unique Louisville Hotel
Nontypical floor heights and intersecting towers of the 30-story Omni Louisville hotel required formwork to handle the unique requirements
September 1, 2017
Contractor FA Wilhelm Construction is using Doka's Top 50 large-area formwork system, Framax Xlife and Super Climber self-climbing core system on the Omni Louisville hotel.
Forms
One City Center
MEVA systems working together save time on this inner city job site, and MEVA’s Guided Climbing MGC system makes its North American debut.
August 14, 2017
Each MGC unit remains attached to the structure even during lifting thanks to its two guiding profiles. The wall formwork is placed on and attached to the platform. It can be retracted for rebar work and for the climbing process. The MGC unit and the wall formwork are lifted as one single unit. The platforms can be equipped with standard frailings and also with a mesh. Ladders and safety cages ensure safe access to the platforms.
Forms
Going Out on a Limb is Easier than Building on a Cliff
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
The Concrete Foundation Association's 2017 Grand Project of the Year
June 21, 2017
Drone photo of the Aerie elevated deck pour underway in Corona Del Mar.
Forms
Adjustable and Reversible Concrete Forms Save Contractors Time and Cut Costs
Four contractors were able to take advantage of reusable forms on their varied paving projects.
June 7, 2017
Transit mixers delivered concrete from both sides alongside these reversible (DUAL) forms.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Planning and Management Software for Concrete Contractors
Trimble Corporation decided to build onto their Tekla software to provide concrete contractors with easy-to-use software that plans for and manages all aspects of the forming and concrete placement process.
March 14, 2017
When contractors create 3D digital BIM images of their projects they can use them to estimate, plan, do layout work, design the forming system needed, manage, and cost account.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Building a Concrete Castle
Their home really is their castle.
February 9, 2017
This ICF home is their castle, their protector from tornados and wind events. Its energy efficiency provides comfort at a very low price. Perhaps best of all, this concrete house cost about the same as it would if it was wood construction.
Concrete Equipment & Products
The 122 Delaware Apartment Construction
Building concrete residential units competitive to wood construction.
December 6, 2016
The model of the new 122 Delaware Apartment complex shown here is an all concrete structure. The apartment building rooftops will include gardens and concrete paver walkways, a load that concrete can easily accommodate.
Concrete
Why Wait to Form Walls on Footings?
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
The Concrete Foundations Association explains the rationale behind the speed available to the construction of residential concrete foundations and why footings are not susceptible to damage if the contractor continues the forming process on day two.
August 16, 2016
Contractors regularly look at the basic U.S. residential concrete foundation as being a three-day process. Excavation, footing forming and concrete placement on day one; wall forming and concrete placement on day two; and form stripping, clean-up and waterproofing on day three.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Coming Out On Top: CFA’s Projects of the Year Elevate Craftsmanship
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
Each winter, the Concrete Foundations Association opens a competition to its membership for a broad spectrum of cast-in-place concrete projects. These projects evidence the skill, quality, craftsmanship and creativity of today’s cast-in-place contractor.
June 13, 2016
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Concrete Equipment & Products
Adjustable Paving Forms Speed Construction of Passenger Rail Infrastructure at Orlando International Airport
Archer Western will build the concrete plinths that form the running surfaces for the new monorail system.
June 8, 2016
Poured section with forms in place prior to gang-stripping.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Is There a Future for Fabric-Formed Concrete Structures?
This is Part 2 of a two-part article on the use of flexible formworks for forming concrete structures. Part 1 appeared in the February/March 2016 issue of Concrete Contractor and introduced this unique method of forming concrete.
April 13, 2016
Figure 1. Exterior view of the Schultz Residence .
Concrete Equipment & Products
Formed Finish Not a Structural Concern
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
The Concrete Foundations Association explains the references supporting the decisions to form cast-in-place concrete with any material and why aluminum is not a structural concern when used as the form.
April 13, 2016
Lines formed by the bubbling and subsequent movement of hydrogen at the interface of new, untreated aluminum forms and concrete prior to initial set are commonly misunderstood as cracks. This wall is more than fifteen years old and exposed throughout its duration with no protective coating. It is a yard wall formed for the sole purpose of pre-treating new aluminum forms, a process they no longer use due to manufacturer pre-treatments.
Forms
Formwork Allows Bridge to be Concreted in One Pour
A 91-ft.-long, 19-ft.-wide bridge had to be concreted in one pour to ensure the structure would act as a portal frame
March 14, 2016
The curvature of the bridge and the abutments being at different levels presented a special challenge for the Aalen-based contractor, Stark. A task that was accomplished very well with NOEtop wall formwork.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Innovation with People, Processes and Pricing Builds a Profitable Concrete Contractor
March 4, 2016
Pictured here is the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. The exposed concrete wall was board formed to appear like it had the texture of a boat. .
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