Patent ID: 8631628

Claim:
An improved tiltwall construction method for constructing an attractive yet affordable building, comprising: A. casting a plurality of at least two non-contiguous reinforced concrete castings on one or more casting surfaces, said at least two non-contiguous reinforced concrete castings comprising a first reinforced concrete casting and a second reinforced concrete casting that are non-contiguous such that they are relatively positioned with a span of separation between them; B. structurally securing at least two substantially parallel structural steel columns to each of said at least two non-contiguous reinforced concrete castings, whereby said at least two structural steel columns and said at least two non-contiguous reinforced concrete castings are integrally united to form a composite tilt-up panel assembly while one or more of said at least two non-contiguous reinforced concrete castings are positioned on one of said one or more casting surfaces, said structurally securing step comprising: i. positioning each of said at least two structural steel columns to span across said span of separation between said first reinforced concrete casting and said second reinforced concrete casting, and ii. securing each of said at least two substantially parallel structural steel columns to each of said first and second reinforced concrete castings in a manner that permanently positions said first reinforced concrete casting to be spaced apart from said second reinforced concrete casting, thereby permanently maintaining said span of separation and the noncontiguous relationship between said first and second reinforced concrete castings; and C. tilting said composite tilt-up panel assembly from a substantially horizontal position to an upright position, wherein said tilting step occurs after said structurally securing step and comprises tilting said composite tilt-up panel assembly to an upright position wherein said second concrete casting is positioned above said first concrete casting and said span of separation is a vertical span between said first and second reinforced concrete castings.