Durable Solution for Equestrian Barns
It’s no secret that the construction industry has experienced a downturn in the past year. One of the keys to surviving the changing economic environment is the ability to seek out new markets. Such an example was evident in the 2010 Tilt-Up Concrete Association Achievement Awards program with the Sunlight Ranch Equestrian Barn. While many […]
Using BIM
Accountability is a frequently touted term in the design and construction industry. Owners and developers want to eliminate finger-pointing between members of the design and construction team and have confidence that everyone can work together to ensure a successful completion of their project. New technologies are constantly emerging to make this challenge easier. One technology […]
TCA Safety Corner: TCA Announces 2009 Safety Awards
TCA has announced the winners of the industry’s fourth annual safety awards. The Alphonse Engelman Safety Award honors Al Engelman, a TCA past president and board member, as well as a longtime supporter of the Tilt-Up industry. Engelman helped introduce the industry awards program that now bears his name. Presented at TCA’s Annual Convention on […]
Thoughts from a LEED AP
Jonathon Schuchmann is a Senior Engineer, Managing Principal at Steinbicker & Associates, LLC in Heathrow, Fla. He is also a LEED Accredited Professional. We’ve asked him to share his insights, as well as some advice about LEED and sustainable design in the Tilt-Up concrete industry. Schuchmann can be reached at 407- 829-4461 ext. 207 or […]
Challenging Tilt-Up Design
By: Wendy Ward Recently, Mark Johnson, president of Johnson Structural Group, Inc., gave a presentation at the TCA Annual Convention in Amelia Island, Fla. Johnson’s presentation discussed the design challenges for some of Tilt-Up’s most recognizable and popular projects. He has more than 20 years of structural engineering experience in designing all aspects of new and […]
Surviving the Economy
By: Wendy Ward It is no secret that 2009 presented many challenges for members of the design and construction community. One of the best ways to develop ideas for how to weather an economic downturn is by speaking with those in the industry who have survived downturns in the past. A secondary theme to the 2009 TCA Annual Convention […]
Tilt-Up Finishes First in School Construction Comparison
By: Kimberly Kayler Constructive Communication, Inc. The construction of two new elementary schools by the Leander Independent School District (LISD) in Texas gives new meaning to academic competition. Each is being built using a different construction method, and the race is on for project success. According to Tim Cahalane, Project Director for American Constructors, Inc. […]
TCA Announces Winners of International Design Competition: The Sustainable Coffee Shop 2009
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced the winners of The Sustainable Coffee Shop 2009, an international design competition. Students in the field of architecture, currently in graduate or under-graduate programs, were invited to present conceptual designs for a new coffee shop in an urban market, specifically designed with emphasis on practical sustainability using site-cast concrete […]
TCA Announces Completion of AFRL Research on Tilt-Up Wall Panels for Resistance to Blast Loading
TCA has announced the completion of all phases for research with the Air Force Research Laboratory. In conjunction with the Portland Cement Association (PCA), the wall tests series will define the resistance and failure mode of standard Department of Defense (DoD) compliant Tilt-Up concrete sandwich walls. “Once this study is complete, the test results will […]
Message From the President: Do You Know Your Numbers?
Having been employed as a contractor for more than 18 years, 13 focused on Tilt-Up, I have never seen such economic times. I hear from the “old” guys about some of the bad times in years gone by, but the recession we are in now is testing all of us. Because of this, we find […]
Thoughts from a LEED AP
Carlos Canedo, Project Engineer for American Constructors Inc., is a LEED accredited professional with experience in commercial construction. He holds a Bachelor and Master degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California. American Constructors Inc. is a 150-plus person construction company located in Texas and is currently working on LEED certification for a […]
Tilt-Up Solution for Lock and Dam Project
By: Wendy Ward When the 100-year old Braddock Locks and Dam on the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh, Pa. needed replaced, Tilt-Up construction played an important role in the equation. An in-the-wet method was chosen over the typical in-the-dry method, which restricts the 22 million tons of annual commerce on the river for long periods […]
