Message From the Director: Member Web Benefits

One of the most startling revelations arising from our strategic planning meeting, and the research performed leading up to it, was the fact that many members still do not realize all of the resources they can access as members of the TCA. No where is that more apparent than on the TCA website. Members may not […]

Going Up, Up, Up: The Contest for the Tallest Panels Continues

By: Wendy Ward, Constructive Communication, Inc. wward@constructivecommunication.com Sometimes bigger truly is better, as evidenced by the number of recent changes on the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) Top Ten list. Not only are the projects on the list getting taller, but some of the recent additions are unique in that Tilt-Up was considered the only way […]

TCA and ACI Enter into Cooperative Memorandum of Understanding

TCA has announced that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the American Concrete Institute (ACI) to minimize duplication of activities and to cooperate in areas of technical committees, educational seminars, publications, certification and other related activities. TCA will primarily represent the Tilt-Up industry in the development of reliable technical information, guidelines for […]

Convention Wrap-Up

The 2007 Tilt-Up Convention, “Tilt- Up: It’s a System,” held in College Park, Maryland was an outstanding educational and networking event. As the TCA continues to grow, so does the size and importance of this annual event. Contractors, engineers, architects, marketers and managers spent the days in education sessions, focusing on Tilt-Up as a system […]

Message From the President: BIM in a Tilt-Up World

If you have read any AEC trade magazines in the past few years, you have probably seen the acronym BIM – which stands for Building Information Modeling. At the recent TCA Convention in College Park, Md, speaker Jeff Needham described BIM as a three- dimensional, a four-dimensional, or even a five-dimensional database. Yet, the present-day reality […]

Message From the Director: The TCA — What Can We Do Better? Tell Us!!!!

Every so often – in particular when due notices go out – we get the question: “What have you done for me lately?” or “What are you doing to justify the cost of membership?” It’s a valid question and we constantly ask ourselves if we are providing value. Are our programs and efforts serving the […]

TCA Announces Achievement Awards for Tilt-Up Industry

TCA has announced the debut of the Tilt-Up industry’s first Safety Achievement Awards. Presented at TCA’s Convention, held in Denver Oct. 4-7, the Safety Achievement Awards program was developed to enhance the TCA’s overall Achievement Awards program, providing a new component emphasizing safety. “The main purpose for the Safety Awards is to recognize TCA contractor […]

TCA Selects Recipients of 2007 Professional Achievement Awards

The recipients for the 2007 Professional Achievement Awards, selected by the Association’s Board of Directors after nomination by the general membership and recommendation by the TCA’s Awards Committee, are: Robert E. Tobin formerly of the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Construction Technology Laboratories (CTL) for the Peter Courtois Memorial Award Accubrace Shoring, LLC for the […]

TCA Annual Meeting and Awards Breakfast

On January 25th, TCA held its Annual Meeting and Awards breakfast at the Las Vegas Hilton. Ed Sauter, TCA Executive Director, announced the significant achievements of 2006 and laid out the goals for 2007. Outgoing TCA president Laurence Smith addressed the audience and was applauded for his service to the Association. He then handed off the […]

TCA Elects New Board of Directors, Tomasula Elected President

David Tomasula, structural engineer for CON/STEEL Tilt-Up Systems, a division of LJB Engineers & Architects (Dayton, Ohio) was elected president of the TCA Board at its annual meeting on Jan. 25. Tomasula has been a member of the Tilt- Up construction industry for more than eleven years, is a charter member of the International Association […]

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces 2007 Tilt-Up Achievement Winners

In its 16th consecutive year, the Achievement Awards program was established by TCA to honor projects that use site cast Tilt-Up concrete to introduce new building types, advance industry technology and provide unique solutions to building programs. Projects were reviewed by a panel of 13 judges representing a combination of TCA membership categories, education, publishing and […]

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Forms Seismic Design Task Group

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) formed of a seismic design task group in 2005. According to Jim Baty, Technical Director of the TCA, the task group was formed as a proactive measure to involve the experts in the Tilt-Up industry. Responding to concerns regarding the performance of Tilt-Up structures during earthquakes in high seismic regions, […]

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