CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS COMPARISON

Precast PAD Foundation VS Traditional cast-in-place footing and pocket

ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL

CAST-IN-PLACE FOOTING WITH POCKET

1. 38% savings on total work costs;

2. No skilled workers on construction site;

3. 60% savings on completion times;

4. No (precast/cast-in-place) pocket;

5. No formwork on construction site;

6. Suitable for any shape/size of column (round, square etc.)

7. 20% savings on construction excavation;

8. 20% savings on Backfilling;

9. No tools on construction site (boards, nails, hammers, pincers, shears, etc.);

10. Safer process for workers.

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS COMPARISON

Precast PAD Foundation VS Traditional cast-in-place footing and precast pocket

ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL CAST-IN-

PLACE FOOTING WITH PRECAST POCKET

1. 41% savings on total work costs;

2. No skilled workers on construction site;

3. 60% savings on completion times;

4. No (precast/cast-in-place) pocket;

5. No formwork on construction site;

6. Suitable for any shape/size of column (round, square etc.)

7. 20% savings on construction excavation;

8. 20% savings on Backfilling;

9. No tools on construction site (boards, nails, hammers, pincers, shears, etc.);

10. Safer process for workers.

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS COMPARISON

Precast PAD Foundation VS Traditional cast-in-place footing with connection systems such as PEIKKO or HALFEN

ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL CAST-IN-PLACE FOOTING WITH CONNECTION SYSTEMS SUCH AS PEIKKO OR HALFEN

1. 36% savings on total work costs;

2. No skilled workers on construction site;

3. 60% savings on completion times;

4. No Column Shoes for bolted connections;

5. No Anchor bolts for bolted connections;

6. No Jig for Anchor bolts;

7. Savings on transport and assembly of the jig;

8. No adjustment of the jig;

9. No fixing of the jig;

10. No expansive mortar;

11. No formwork on construction site;

12. 20% savings on construction excavation;

13. 20% savings on Backfilling;

14. No tools on construction site (boards, nails, hammers, pincers, shears, etc.);

15. Safer process for workers.

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS COMPARISON

Precast PAD Foundation VS Traditional cast-in-place footing with steel corrugated tubes

ADVANTAGES OVER TRADITIONAL CAST-IN-PLACE FOOTING WITH STARTER-BARS AND STEEL CORRUGATED TUBES

1. 51% savings on total work costs;

2. No skilled workers on construction site;

3. 60% savings on completion times;

4. No steel corrugated tubes;

5. No Jig for Anchor bolts;

6. Savings on transport and assembly of the jig;

7. No adjustment of the jig;

8. No fixing of the jig;

9. No expansive mortar;

10. Decrease of the footing thickness (thanks to the bent rebars that jut out from the bottom of the column).

11. No formwork on construction site;

12. 20% savings on construction excavation;

13. 20% savings on Backfilling;

14. No tools on construction site (boards, nails, hammers, pincers, shears, etc.);

15. Safer process for workers.