Lift slab construction is a method of constructing

concrete buildings by casting the floor or roof slab

on top of the previous slab and then raising the slab
up with hydraulic jacks, so being cheaper and faster
as it does not need forms & shores as it is needed
for cast-in-place
slabs.
Lift-slab construction can be more economic than
conventional construction when the building is
vertically uniform, such as for hotels, apartment
buildings, and dormitories, and where the slab
designs are repetitive.
However, lift-slab buildings have certain limitations
that need to be recognized early in the planning
process, thus, for the traditional organization of a
construction project. where the owner retains an
architect to design a building.
The architect should retain his structural engineer
early in the design process and both should contact
a lift-slab contractor for design advice at that time.
When the owner contracts with a firm to both
design and construct a project, the firm should also
contact a lift-slab contractor for early advice.
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