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In 2017 Joseph Sarafian, Assoc. AIA, Ron Culver, AIA and Steve Fuchs with Form Found Design in Los Angeles, California introduced attendees at TCA Tilt-Up Future Think to their MARS Pavilion. The pavilion explored a new construction methodology, capable of digitally producing variation in concrete at a higher precision level and lower cost than ever before utilizing robotic forming techniques. While the focus of the presentation was on innovative form making, the concrete science allowing for the intricate forms quickly became an area of interest for some in our industry. Today, just over a year later, we are demonstrating the direct application of this technology for our industry.
Early Bird Roundtable: Bringing MARS Down to Earth! - Applying Technologies Used in the MARS Pavilion to Tilt
September 20, 2018 from 7:00am to 8:00am Central Time
Dallas Ballroom D3
Wake up early for a sneak peak of one of the most impressive demos that will be executed at this year’s event. Discover how CTS and Helix collaborated to apply the same technologies used to create Form Found Design's rebar-less MARS canopy, commissioned by Jeff Bezos, to make thinner til...
Post Disaster Site Re-entry Recommendations
Recently, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association published a new resource to assist with disaster planning. It’s the first in a series of resources on this subject. At the time it was published, Hurricane Harvey had just devastated Texas and Irma was fast approaching Florida. It was too late for preventative measures. The TCA decided to work backwards, beginning with what to do on the morning after a natural disaster.
“Post Disaster Site Re-entry Recommendations,” written in just hours and approved by TCA Board of Directors by special committee process as Irma made her approach, aimed to offer actionable items to consider in the minutes prior to leaving the job site and the moments prior to reentry following the storm. Within hours of publication, 114 downloads were registered by the TCA, clearly indicating there is a need for such planning.
At the 2018 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo in Dallas, you will hear from the professionals impacted by disaster in 2017.
Disaster Preparedness: Lessons Learned from 2017’s Catastrophic Hurricanes, Floods and Fires
September 20, 2018 from 9:00am to 10:00am Central Time
Dallas Ballroom BC
It’s fair to state that in 2017, Mother Nature delivered a wrath of extreme challenges for many of us, from extreme heat, record lows, and historical floods, to devastating winds, relentless mudslides and overwhelming fires. Planning for such disasters has become a necessity in most of o...
Attendees will get a behind the scenes look at the construction of the monumental polished tilt-up panels making up the Saint Louis Art Museum's new building.
The Saint Louis Art Museum, Located in Forest Park in Saint Louis, Missouri, is situated atop Art Hill overlooking the Grand Basin, the central gathering place for the 1904 World's Fair. Designed by renowned American architect Cass Gilbert, the Saint Louis Art Museum's original structure was the only building from the World’s Fair designed to be permanent. The 200,000 square foot addition, designed by London architect David Chipperfield, consists of large, clean expanses of glass and monumental planes of highly polished black concrete. The stark contrast created by the simplicity and darkness of the expansion keeps clean the reading of the original building and establishes a somewhat submissive attitude while sustaining its own sense of monumentality.
A Practical and Reliable Means to Polished Concrete Walls
September 20, 2018 from 10:00am to 10:30am Central Time
Dallas Ballroom BC
Polished concrete is a beautiful, durable, low maintenance finish. Until lately it has been limited to horizontal surfaces. Past attempts at vertical applications have often failed to match the consistency and quality clients are used to in floors. Today, the tilt-up construction method is pro...
Breaking into the School Market
September 20, 2018 from 10:30am to 11:30am Central Time
Dallas Ballroom BC
Why are school boards across Ontario Canada demanding site-cast tilt-up panels? Is it the project cost savings, construction timeline saving, continual energy and operations savings or a combination of them all? This presentation will walk through the design, procurement and construction aspec...
What Happened to Work Ethic? Are the Kids Alright?
September 20, 2018 from 11:30am to 12:30pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom BC
When things don’t go well with a particular employee or crew, we tend to say work ethic (or lack of it!) is to blame. But what does that really mean? In this interactive session, we will examine work ethic as we define it in the tilt-up industry and find ways to align company needs with ...
Student Luncheon
September 20, 2018 from 11:30am to 12:30pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom A3
Students from the Richardson Independent School District will join us for a lunch-talk on careers in construction and an introduction to tilt-up construction methodology.
The EPD Movement – It’s Closer than you Think
September 20, 2018 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom BC
Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) provide environmental transparency of products and solutions and are gaining global acceptance for construction projects.
As the demand for EPD grows, their requirement for project bid packages will also increase. Is your organization prepared t...
Francis Parker School - Lake|Flato (image by Frank Ooms)
Francis Parker School’s new Middle and Upper School Campus sought to create a durable, handsome, economical and environmentally friendly campus of buildings. For that, we relied heavily on tilt-wall construction, recalling the spirit of the innovative, early 20th century projects done in the San Diego region by Rudolf Schindler and Irving Gill. The tilt wall construction contributed greatly to the building’s environmental and engineering performance. The 7 ¼” walls resist both vertical and lateral loads, creating incredibly sturdy shells. These shells also help dampen heat gain and loss, contributing to the buildings outperforming Title 24’s stringent energy requirements by 30%. High fly ash content, local sand and cement sources and colored admixtures created the warm-toned walls. In selected areas, recycled glass aggregate was added to the panels and ground smooth, creating vibrant colors at areas of maximum interaction. Of particular interest are the panels in the Lecture Hall. Shaped on the interior to create an incredible, acoustically tuned spaces for lectures, orchestras, rock bands and choirs, the panels are as wide as 18” thick and weigh up to 80,000 lbs. With 12 structures on the campus predominantly structured by tilt-wall, the campus represents one of the largest uses of tilt wall in an educational environment in the United States.
A New Generation of Tilt-Wall Icons
September 20, 2018 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom BC
Looking for inspiration from modern technology and historical precedent, Lake|Flato Architects has designed some iconic structures with tilt-wall concrete. Lake|Flato Partner Greg Papay, FAIA will share their approach to using a common material in uncommon ways to create transformational projects...
The Tilt-Wall System and Commodity Architecture
September 20, 2018 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom BC
Unlike contractors and developers in whose professions there is a very close alignment of the business and the ...
Early Bird Roundtable: Donuts with David C. Whitlock, Esquire
September 21, 2018 from 7:00am to 8:00am Central Time
Dallas Ballroom D3
We all have them, questions we don’t want to know the answer to. Questions that if answered may mean more work for us or may mean we’re doing it wrong. Worse yet, the answer may suggest we're not in compliance with current laws and regulations. Maybe it’s your “friend&r...
Heading to New Heights for E-Commerce
September 21, 2018 from 9:30am to 10:30am Central Time
Dallas Ballroom C
The growing e-commerce industry is creating a need for significantly larger warehouse spaces to house inventory, which means greater clear heights and a need for more cubic square footage. Warehouses have typically been measured by their base square footage, but now it is important to know how...
Construction Fails – A Review of Conditions and Decisions Leading to Disastrous Accidents and Near Misses
September 21, 2018 from 11:30am to 12:30pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom C
Without a doubt, construction can be a dangerous business. Even so, not many mishaps on construction sites are freak accidents; the vast majority are completely preventable. During this seminar, Barclay Gebel will lead a panel of tilt-up experts in a review of several recent construction fails...
Now What? Managing the Aftermath of a Jobsite Accident
September 21, 2018 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom C
So, you’ve unfortunately had a jobsite accident, now what? Join Robert Schindler, safety director at Arch-Con Construction, as he breaks down the need for crisis management planning. Key elements including communication strategies, a plan for media interaction, cell phone and social medi...
Unpacking the New TCA Bracing Guideline Version 18.1
September 21, 2018 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom A3
This presentation will discuss the significant changes the new TCA Guideline for Temporary Wind Bracing of Tilt-Up Concrete Panels During ...
Roundtable: Tall Panels Bring Tall Challenges
September 21, 2018 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm Central Time
Dallas Ballroom C
Trends of panels getting taller and heavier means the challenge to temporarily brace them safely becomes greater. Join the discussion on some of the best practices engineered and used in the field for different panel and project applications. We will discuss market data to identify and confirm...
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