LEED™ Contributions
FirstUp Structures Wall System
Considerations for Design-Build or Value Engineering
Material & Equipment
• 66% less Concrete
• Smaller Form Material for one-sided panels
• Reinforcing Steel & Hardware Reduction
• Substantial Dead Load Reduction on Foundation
• Lighter Crane for one-sided or insulated sandwich panels
• Interior Drywall Framing ready on one-sided panels
• Insulated and pre-finished panels in sandwich application
• Elimination of Embed Anchors due to steel framing at 2’-0” centers
Labor Reduction
• Forming, Reinforcing, Material Handling
• Lifting, Setting, Bracing
• Lift, Align & Weld for Multistory Applications
• Lighter Braces required
• Drywall Framing Time & Labor can be eliminated
• Frequently Combine Panel Erection w/ Structure Erection
Project Benefits
• Structural Reductions from Reduced Dead Loads
• Accelerate Subcontractors
• Collapse Time Frames
• Reduce Interim Financing
LEED™ Contributions
• Reduced Site Disturbance
• Less Casting Beds Required because street lighter crane can be used, frequently eliminating set-up charges for major cranes
• Panels are ready to lift within 2 days and can be erected more quickly, freeing slab surface for a second batch of panels that can be ready in a few days for the next lift
• Panels can be precast for delivery to the project
• Optimize Energy Performance
• Insulated Sandwich Panels with 4” – 8” studs can provide from R-12 to R-30 Values
• One-sided tilt panels are ready to receive various insulation types and values
• Thermal Break options are economically available
• Recycled & Regional Content in Materials
• Steel Studs are 100% recycled
• Steel Studs are cold-roll fabricated and punched from coils of typically 16 Gauge Steel
• Fly ash and other recycled contents or additives are optional in concrete
• Re-locatable Wall Panels
• Panels can be demounted for relocation and shipment to another location
• Panels can be precast for delivery to the original or a future project
• Environmental Quality
• Panels help maintain a dust-free environment
• Reduce Fuel & Emissions
• By the substantial reduction in CY of concrete delivered to the project fuel & emissions are substantially reduced
• At the project site
• At the manufacturing site(s)
• At the supply and distribution site(s)
