The use of post-tensioned concrete provides elegant thickness slabs with good deflection control for large spans that reduce the required numbers of columns, structural cost and floor-to-floor height. This leads to larger uninterrupted floor space and more cost-effective structures including more economical columns and footings.
Construction speed is significantly increased over the use of reinforced concrete. Formwork can be removed earlier and it is possible to start building directly upon the slab within three days of casting.
Post-tensioned concrete drastically reduces the requirement for steel reinforcement. Projects can anticipate significant savings due to streamlined project delivery and earlier stripping times.
Because post-tensioned concrete eliminates cracking, the concrete is intrinsically waterproof and requires no membranes even on roof slabs. Reticulation of services is easier to achieve with post-tensioned slabs and will give the project a lightness of structure that enhances other structural efficiencies.
While many Engineering firms provide only sufficient information to request a pricing tender from a third party specialist – Airey Taylor Consulting will provide you with full documentation of post-tensioning to a standard where you can build directly from the plans. We are the only Engineering firm that detail the location and profile of post-tensioning of tendons, which is the most costly part of post-tensioning. We deliver this information upfront so you can take full advantage of this detail and obtain accurate market pricing prior to construction.
Award winning designs using our post-tensioned concrete solutions include for Cockburn Central Shopping City Stage 3 in Success and The Colonnade Shopping Centre in Claremont. Post-tensioned concrete design coupled with a Value Engineering approach produced significant structural efficiencies on both projects and both won best in class in National Master Builder’s Excellence in Construction Awards in the year of completion.
Other iconic projects featuring our post-tensioned concrete design include the QV.1 Tower in the Perth CBD (recent winner of the prestigious Richard Roach Jewell Award for Enduring Architecture) and Crown Towers resort in Burswood (Perth’s largest hotel and only 6 star facility in Western Australia).
This nearly $83 Million state-of-the-art Aquatic and Recreation centre is set to transform the Northern most area of the City of Wanneroo in Perth to be one of the "must swim" aquatic centre destinations and become "The Jewel of the North" of the rapidly expanding Northern corridor.
This bright and attractive coastal Secondary College in Perth's northern suburbs used Airey Taylor Consulting's deep understanding of educational project to create an unified campus with large spans, cantilevers and suspended stairwells reflecting the open and light setting.
This beautiful 7 floor 42 apartment building in the heart of the prestigious East Perth district also features 2 levels of basement parking completed simultaneously using top-down construction, achieving significant savings and time efficiencies for the developers
This modern office development located in Applecross utilised top-down construction to meet the financial limits of the client and make the project viable to construct.
A $31 M sporting redevelopment as part of the 'Claremont on the Park' project
The State Theatre Centre of WA offers an iconic range of flexible spaces from an open air courtyard to the famous Health Ledger Theatre. This building faced a range of dynamic challenges from the placement, height restrictions, access and the theatre extending over 8 metres below the water table. The project received the 2011 Australia Engineers National Award for Excellence for its suite of solutions to these challenges.
Re-construction and refurbishment of the Claremont Council Chambers previously destroyed by fire, adding three storeys of functional and attractive office space while restoring the heritage fronting.
Winner of the 2017 Master Builders Association/Bankwest Best Project overall, this project features extensive use of post tensioned concrete to achieve its award winning result
Civil engineering and pavement design for this project built in durability factors for the acidity of waste products and heavy load of equipment of the facility.
This 4 storey commercial office with an underground basement features a six star energy rating and tight integration of Architectural intent to maximise light and energy absorption
Multi level luxury apartment complex in Scarborough was designed for the use of glass fibre reinforced polymer reinforcement in concrete for the aquatic environment, top-down construction design, and post-tensioned concrete slabs for reinforcement
Multi level shopping and car park development on the South Perth foreshore
Top down Construction
Claylock and Retroclay
Rammed earth walling system
Value engineering
Glass fibre reinforced plastic research
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