LIFTbuild Aims to Lessen Tradespeople’s Burden

Construction has advanced leaps and bounds since the days of ironworkers eating lunch on a steel beam without safety gear 850 feet above the streets of New York City. Fast forward nearly a century, and construction workers, glaziers, and other tradespeople can work in relative peace, knowing mechanisms and technology are in place to enhance …

LIFTbuild + Exchange | ENR Critical Path Podcast

With the delivery of Exchange, a $64.6-million residential project in downtown Detroit, LIFTbuild has demonstrated the viability of its Vertical Manufacturing construction approach. LIFTbuild Chief Operating Officer Joe Benvenuto talks with Jeff Yoders and Aileen Cho about strand jacks, the 15 different patents for top-down construction and manufacturing-in-construction processes that LIFTbuild holds, and what comes …

Come and See Us | Fall 2023 Conferences

Fall 2023 Conferences LIFTbuild invites you to join us at multiple conferences this fall. If you want to learn more about how LIFTbuild can transform your next project, come and check us out at the conferences listed below. BuiltWorlds 2023 Americas Summit, Chicago, IL September 19, 2023 To register or learn more, visit BuiltWorlds website. …

Top to Bottom | An Innovative New Construction Technique Safely Speeds Up Steel Building Erection- In Reverse Order

DETROIT’S NEWLY CONSTRUCTED Exchange building stands out in its neighborhood. The steel-framed residential tower, located in the city’s Greek Town neighborhood, rises16 stories and 207 ft high, an eye-catching structure compared to the surrounding low-risebuildings. The new tower, which opened in June, is also notable for another reason: It’sthe first project in the U.S. to …

LIFTbuild’s novel floor-lifting technology turns construction sites into fabrication factories

During most of its construction phase, however, its top-heavy design was reminiscent of the horizontal skyscrapers proposed by the avant-garde Russian architect El Lissitzky nearly a century ago. Fabrication became a spectacle as each floor of the building was assembled on the ground before being hoisted into place along the two concrete cores. Steve Houston,  Senior Director of LIFTbuild,  …

Exchange begins construction coming out of pandemic

With brighter days ahead in Michigan, Exchange continues to press on. Caisson installation is nearing completion and the site will soon begin underground utility work and building foundations. Exchange was recently featured in the Detroit Free Press as one of 10 local projects that have successfully navigated through construction challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Exchange on the edge of construction

Exchange is ready to initiate construction on the first multifamily high-rise within the City of Detroit in nearly 30 years. Multiple events and announcements are planned leading up to the Exchange’s opening, and we are excited to share a few updates. Our sales and brokerage teams will be ramping up activity in the next few …