TCA Convention Exhibitor Invite
YOU ARE INVITED to participate! The global Tilt-Up industry gathers this year at the beautiful Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida. The TCA Annual Convention runs from October second through the fourth. New this year: the TCA will be unveiling a new field supervisor/ project manager track at the 2012 TCA Annual Convention. The [...]
FRAME/FAÇADE
Tilt-Up provides very different solutions for the National Museum of Health and Medicine and the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Code Corner: The IECC 2009 and ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Effect
What has changed for the construction industry with the increased adoption of the 2009 IECC and thereby ASHRAE 90.1-2007? Knowing the details will prepare your company to take advantage of the information in your marketing and selling plans.
Nielsen Builders constructs fourth Tilt-Up warehouse for InterChange Group.
The Premier Flex II building is a 64,000 square foot multi-use concrete warehouse facility. This is the forth Tilt-Up project Nielsen Builders has worked on for InterChange Group. The structural shell is constructed with 35′ tall Tilt-Up concrete wall panels. Building construction includes foundations, slab-on-grade, steel columns and joists, with metal decking and EPDM roofing. [...]
Superintendent Recertification gets an Update
At the recently held ACI committee meetings in Dallas, Texas, ACI’s Certification Programs Committee (CPC) approved an alternative recertification for the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Supervisor and Technician Certification Program co-sponsored by ACI’s Committee C-650 (Tilt-Up Constructor Certification) and the TCA.
Denver’s First LEED Gold School and Zero Energy Community Campus
The newly-minted Evie Garrett Dennis Campus radiates out from the core building with a student union and multipurpose space, and the project utilizes energy-efficient building strategies and a huge solar array that make it practically net-zero energy.
Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete Makes New High-Tech 10-Story Warehouse a Reality
By Ed Russell, Director Type-K Cement, CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp. and Will Braswell, P.E., S.E., BBM Structural Only the sky appears to be the limit for Orlando-based Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. The generic respiratory medicine company is nearing completion of a new fast-track (humorously referred to as “blast-track” at the jobsite) addition to their existing 30,750-square-foot [...]
Update Coming to TCA Wind Bracing Guideline
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has launched an initiative to review and update its “Guideline for Temporary Wind Bracing of Tilt-Up Concrete Panels during Construction.”
22nd Annual Achievement Awards Program Call for Entries
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the call for entries for the 22nd installment of the Tilt-Up Achievement Awards.
Construction Gets Underway for New Roper St. Francis Data Center
TCA Member Seretta Construction, Inc. begins work on Data Center designed to provide maximum hurricane protection for Roper St. Francis Healthcare’s Information Systems.
Workshops to Emphasize Importance of Disaster Resilient Construction
Silver Spring, MD – February 20, 2012 – Enhanced resilience for community continuity has been elevated to a high priority in the United States. There are many strategies and approaches available. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has identified the need for robustness, resourcefulness and recovery as the key elements of resilience. Many of the criteria for enhanced [...]
TCA Elects New Board of Directors, Doncaster Elected President
MT. VERNON, IOWA (Feb. 24, 2012) The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of Tilt-Up as the preferred construction method – has announced the election of new board members and the slate of officers for the 2012 year. Glenn Doncaster, President of Citadel Contractors, [...]
