Speed of construction is defined as the rate in which concrete building is raised and can be expressed in terms of the number of floors erected per week or months.

Speed of construction can be also measured in terms of inches or millimeters of concrete poured per hour. Formwork operations can control the pace of construction projects. Formwork is typically supported by several levels of shores and reshores that carry the loads until the concrete gains enough strength to support its own weight and all other externally applied loads.

Shores are vertical members made of wood that support recently built concrete that has not developed full design strength. On the other hand, reshoring occurs when the original shoring is removed and replaced in such a manner as to avoid deflection of the cured concrete. As a result, several floors may be blocked, preventing the progress of any other construction activities.

Faster formwork cycle from erection to stripping would allow for faster removal of shoring and reshoring and faster overall project progress. Reuse of a form is only fully efficient if the form can be stripped and rebuilt without too much labor time or damage to the form.