Reusable lifting apparatus for insulated precast concrete sandwich panels

A reusable lifting apparatus for a cured concrete sandwich panel, comprising:

• a first mount assembly embedded within a first cured concrete layer of a cured concrete sandwich panel;
• a second mount assembly embedded within a second cured concrete layer of the cured concrete sandwich panel;
• a lifting insert insertable within a void in one or more insulation layers between the first cured concrete layer and the second cured concrete layer of the cured concrete sandwich panel, wherein a portion of the lifting insert is alignable with the first mount assembly and the second mount assembly;
• and
• a lifting bolt insertable through a hole in the first cured concrete layer of the cured concrete sandwich panel and couplable to at least one of the first mount assembly, the second mount assembly, or the lifting insert, wherein the lifting insert is pivotable within the void about an axis through the lifting bolt,
• wherein the lifting insert and the lifting bolt are removable from and reusable in the cured concrete sandwich panel, wherein removing the lifting insert and the bolt from the cured concrete sandwich panel reduces thermal bridging between the first cured concrete layer and the second cured concrete layer of the cured concrete sandwich panel via the lifting insert and the lifting bolt.