Residential Construction With Aluminum Formwork

In the past decade the world has had tremendous growth in residential construction. During this period developers have sought faster and more cost efficient methods of construction. This has led to a large number of developers abandoning traditional methods such as block or post/beam construction in favor of cast in place concrete construction.

While the move to monolithic cast in place construction has been more of a monetary decision based on speed, labor savings, and reduced finishing cost, this has led to exceptionally disaster resistant structures.

These structures are being constructed on a mass scale in such places as Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and many others countries.

Mexico

Venezuela - 1250 Single Story Duplex's

Chile – 650 Large Single Family Homes

Costa Rica – 300 Two Story Single Family Homes

Guatemala - 800 Unit Townhouse Project

Pachuca, Mexico – 5,800 Home Project

Ensenada, Mexico 12,000 Home Project

Venezuela - 12 Story 36 Building Apartment Project

The Construction Process

After compaction of site, slab forms are erected, trench footings are dug, plumbing and electrical are installed.

Guatemala

The Construction Process

Steel is placed in slab to include wall verticals

Guatemala

The Construction Process

Slab concrete is placed following normal practices.

Mexico

The Construction Process

Wall Steel attached to vertical steel.Dominican Republic

The Construction Process

Electrical boxes and conduit are then attached to the wall steel.Mexico

The Construction Process

The conduit used in Mexico is flexible and includes the wiring pre-installed

The Construction Process

Electrical Boxes attached to steel

The Construction Process

The WTF formwork used around the world is handset. This may seem labor intensive, but crews of five to ten men can strip, set, and pour a structure a day depending on size.

Brazil

The Construction Process

Handset formwork enablesthe developer to cast most if not all elements of the structure.

This includes structural,non-structural, andarchitectural elements

Guatemala

The Construction Process

Formwork setting begins in a corner. Typically multiple corners arestarted depending on size of crews used.

The Construction Process

Forming continues until all walls are closed. The structure is then ready to receivethe deck formwork.

The Construction Process

Decking forms are also started from a corner and are handset

The Construction Process

Deck completed, ready for steel placement.

The Construction Process

Once decking is in place shoring is installed.

The Construction Process

Deck steel, electrical conduit, and boxes installed.

The Construction Process

A majority of builders use boom pumps to place concrete. Also used are trailer pumps and concrete placement buckets

Venezuela

Jamaica

Brazil

The Construction Process

Formwork is remove the next day, ready to repeat the cycle.

Mexico

The Construction Process

Formwork beams are left undisturbed during the deck form removal process.

Venezuela

The Construction ProcessFinishing materials that are needed are typically no different than the traditionalconstruction methods such as block or post/beam. This material is greatly reduceddue to the smooth concrete walls achieved with the formwork.

Mexico

The Construction Process

For areas that require insulation

Mexico

The Construction Process

Insulation is easily incorporated into the formwork

Mexico

The Construction Process

Once concrete is placed and cured the formwork is removedleaving insulation permanently bonded to the concrete.

Mexico

The Construction Process

Finishing materials are applied directly to the foam

Mexico

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Example Projects Dominican Republic

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Example Projects Nigeria

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Example Projects Guatemala

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Example Projects Guatemala

Example Projects Guatemala

Example Projects Venezuela

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Example Projects Dominican Republic

Example Projects Dominican Republic

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Example Projects Guatemala

Example Projects Guatemala

Example Projects Guatemala

Example Projects Guatemala

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Example Projects Mexico

Example Projects Mexico

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Example Projects Venezuela

Example Projects Venezuela

Example Projects Venezuela

Example Projects Mexico

Example Projects Mexico

Example Projects Mexico

Example Projects Mexico

Example Projects Mexico

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Example Projects Venezuela

Example Projects Venezuela

Example Projects Venezuela

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