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Strategic Leadership in the Concrete Industry
September 20, 2023 from 7:00am to 8:00am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
In today's fast paced construction industry, it's never been more important to lead companies at the highest level, especially in the concrete world. Unfortunately for many concrete companies, the passionate pursuit of greater productivity often tends to outweigh the focus on high-level strategi...
Use and Application of Bondbreakers
September 20, 2023 from 7:00am to 8:00am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
Bondbreaker types and applications are affected by much more than product. In this seminar, issues surrounding mix design, finish, conditions, application techniques, and more will be examined.
Tilt-Up 101: Part 1 - Intro to Tilt-Up
September 20, 2023 from 9:00am to 10:30am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
Part I - Intro to Tilt-Up presents the overview of tilt-up as a complete building system. This will demonstrate the many trends and solutions that establish the vernacular for an entire industry.
Cultivating a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce
September 20, 2023 from 9:00am to 10:00am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
This presentation will describe how to build an Inclusive and Diverse workforce. It will present the playbook created by CRH I&D team that was built on a tier system to help business understand where they should start and what elements they should look at introducing first: Tier 1 (Basic); Ti...
Building a Brighter Future with Beat the Streets
September 20, 2023 from 10:00am to 10:30am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
Community service through the support of local and national nonprofit organizations has always been an effective way for companies to give back to the communities they work in. The exposure gained, and connections made have also always served business development goals in a meaningful way. Alston...
Specified Surface Free Energy of a No/Minimal Hole Slab
September 20, 2023 from 10:30am to 11:30am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
Since the 2021 presentation “Why Glue Don’t Work,” Chad Bruce has continued to study the impact of curing compounds, bond breakers, and densifiers on the surface-free energy of concrete slabs. In this research, he has found a direct correlation between the quantifiable measureme...
Tilt-Up 101: Part II - Building a Team
September 20, 2023 from 10:30am to 11:30am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
Part II - Building A Team sets the understanding of the roles that are available and required in order to be successful in the industry. Tilt-up is many respects a conversation as well as a practice and this presentation will define the key roles for the contractor and the variety of team interac...
Tilt-Up 101: Part III - Start to Finish
September 20, 2023 from 11:30am to 1:00pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
Part III - Start to Finish - Tilt-Up Construction is a timeline perspective of the construction process. This segment offers many of the fundamentals that are part of certification process for supervisors as well as identifying the detailed elements of the site to completed work that is a tilt-up...
Lowering the CO2 Footprint of Concrete with Innovations in Cement, Concrete, and Construction
September 20, 2023 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
This presentation will describe the role of concrete in global CO2 emissions and the industry roadmaps for achieving carbon-neutral concrete by 2050. It will address emerging specifications for reporting and reducing CO2 through environmental product declarations (EPDs) and redesigned concrete mi...
Blended Cements and SCMs – Tips from the Experts
September 20, 2023 from 2:30pm to 3:00pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
The panel will share their experiences incorporating blended cements and supplementary cementitious materials into concrete mixes on tilt-up concrete projects. The moderated question-and-answer format will address commonly incorporated alternative cements and SCMs, impacts to slab-on-grade placi...
Why Best Practices Are Best
September 20, 2023 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
This seminar will present a case study where best practices were not used and how it went sideways—examining how a little forethought and extra effort on the front end can save hundreds of thousands on the back end.
The Beast – Project Case Study
September 20, 2023 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
William C. Helm, II, AIA CNU-A
Located in a fast-growing part of the Chihuahuan Desert, the new multi-generational recreation center and water park is the first component of a 92-acre regional park, transforming an extreme, high-altitude desert basin into an inviting oasis for the community. The talk will highlight four key pr...
The Transformational Power of Concrete Stain
September 21, 2023 from 7:00am to 8:00am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
This seminar introduces the power of mineral silicate stains and the science behind their success. Through this discussion, attendees will discover how high-quality stains can create incredible architectural finishes and provide total color solutions for your projects. We will also dive into aspe...
Repairing Cracks with Low Pressure Injection
September 21, 2023 from 7:00am to 8:00am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
In this presentation, attendees will learn how to conduct low-pressure injection crack repair and its advantages. Kaminski will cover differences in polyurethanes, epoxies (viscosities), and where to use each. How to re-repair a crack that has been repaired and failed will also be discussed.
Prepare for 2024
September 21, 2023 from 9:30am to 10:30am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
As 2023 winds down, we will prepare for the challenges and ongoing uncertainties of 2024. The decelerating rate of rise and, in some cases, the onset of decline that characterized many industries and businesses in 2023 will extend through 2024 for many. We will present business strategies and tac...
Tips and Methods to Building Tilt-Up Sandwich Panels
September 21, 2023 from 10:30am to 11:30am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
With the increased demand for energy-efficient buildings comes the need for insulated tilt-up sandwich panels. This seminar aims to increase familiarity with the most advanced insulated tilt-up sandwich panels on the market and the methods used to construct them. As insulated panels come with ...
Tilt-Up Lift and Brace Engineering Fundamentals and Potential Lift Day Pitfalls to Avoid
September 21, 2023 from 10:30am to 11:30am Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
Rigged & Ready - Safety Documentation Success for Tilt Up Erection
September 21, 2023 from 11:30am to 12:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
In a day and age where documentation reigns supreme in contracts, compliance, and courtrooms, a high-risk activity like tilt-up erection must be at the forefront of safety document management. Through proper planning, communication, and execution, safety is the bonding agent that continually i...
Common Misconceptions and Limitations about the Design of Tilt-Up Insulated Panels
September 21, 2023 from 11:30am to 12:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
This presentation will review the design methods for composite insulated walls that came from the TCA sponsored Gray Book Study. Further, discussion on behavior, in particular as it relates to misconceptions related to previously used design analogies like "percent composite", how to define fully...
The 3-Sided Box Diaphragm Design Explained
September 21, 2023 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
Jim Lintz, P.E., S.E., LEED AP
Engineers have designed tilt-up buildings with shear walls on three sides for many years, with no lateral force resisting system on the fourth side and a light gauge metal deck roof diaphragm. This type of construction can often be seen when single-story additions are built up against existing bu...
Lift Day - Time, Money and Life-Saving Tips and Tricks
September 21, 2023 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
We all know that the big day on a tilt-up job is the day that panel lifting commences. It is also one of the most critical events in time where all safety practices and procedures are adhered to in order to assure everyone's well being, and to provide the customer with the confidence in you, as w...
Thermal Design Considerations and Knowledge Gaps for Tilt-Up Walls
September 21, 2023 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
Applied Bond Breaker and Could Not Pour for a Week, Now What?
September 21, 2023 from 3:00pm to 3:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
Tilt-up construction is a building method that offers various advantages over traditional construction methods, including speed, efficiency, and durability. One of the techniques used in this method is casting the panels flat on a slab. However, before pouring the slab, a bond breaker must be ...
Benefits of Extended Joint Floors in Tilt Up Construction
September 21, 2023 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Room 124-125]
In today's world of tilt-up construction, the demands are ever-increasing for higher end, higher performance slabs. Many products today offer the benefits of extended joint floor systems that not only improve the performance of the floor but also have performance and quality effects on the panels...
TILT Talk: Combat Turnover and Retain Tomorrow's Leaders
September 21, 2023 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm Eastern Time
Tampa Convention Center [Lower Level - Ballroom D]
Discover practical strategies to retain and develop your organization's future leaders by joining TCA's Tilt-Up Industry Leaders of Tomorrow (TILT) for an interactive panel discussion. TILT panelists will share personal experiences and offer insights to help your company retain and appeal to the ...
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About the Tilt-Up Concrete Association
Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction - one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. Over 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.
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