Construction Continues

July 31, 2007

New home construction may be cooling down, but a drive through Riverside and San Bernardino counties will convince you that new home buyers have plenty of choices. What is even more impressive about the current state of construction in the Inland Empire is the amount of new commercial buildings.



Seeming to rise out of the ground overnight, huge tilt-up concrete buildings can be seen where a year ago citrus trees grew. Putting aside the hot potato of the vanishing citrus, I find myself fascinated by the technique of pouring concrete on the ground and creating giant walls. These walls even have decorative patterns and details when they are lifted from the ground and set into place. One of these days I am going to take the time to look at the forms as they are constructed on the ground. I am totally awed by the architectural and engineering expertise that came up with this form of construction.



I wonder whether we will see this tilt-up construction when the next residential building boom comes our way. Probably not in the near future, but perhaps ten years from now.