October 2017 – Page 2 – TILT-UP TODAY – A publication of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA)

CUSTOM TILT-UP HOME UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA – NZ BUILDERS

October 24, 2017

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group NZ Builders and Monolith Systems are constructing a new architectural tilt-up home in beautiful Victoria British Columbia. They are producing a custom home for their clients on Read more…

LJB INC. EXPANDE OPERACIONES A CAROLINA DEL NORTE Y TEXAS

October 24, 2017

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Desde fines de 1970, LJB Inc. ha estado brindado diseños de alta calidad y estructura innovadora para proyectos de tilt-up en todo Estados Unidos y en el Read more…

LJB INC. EXPANDS OPERATIONS INTO NORTH CAROLINA AND TEXAS

October 24, 2017

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Since the late 1970s, LJB Inc. has been providing high-quality and innovative structural design for tilt-up projects across the United States and abroad. Until recently, all our Read more…

HD SUPPLY WHITE CAP PRESENTA CATÁLOGO ACTUALIZADO DE 2017-2018

October 24, 2017

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group ¿Recibió ya el nuevo catálogo de la Línea Completa 2017-2018 de HD Supply White Cap? Está lleno de más de 18,000 productos de nivel profesional. Usted encontrará Read more…

HD SUPPLY WHITE CAP RELEASES UPDATED 2017-2018 CATALOG

October 24, 2017

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Got your copy of the new HD Supply White Cap 2017-2018 Full Line Catalog yet? It’s jam-packed with more than 18,000 professional-grade products. You’ll find safety Read more…

ALLIANCE ARCHITECTS COMPLETES ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR FREEMAN

October 24, 2017

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Thomas M. Maxwell, Principal of Alliance Architects, Inc., is pleased to announce the firm’s recent completion of the Freeman facility located in Trammell Crow Company’s I-30 Business Read more…

ALLIANCE ARCHITECTS TERMINA LOS SERVICIOS ARQUITECTÓNICOS Y DE DISEÑO DE INTERIORES PARA FREEMAN

October 24, 2017

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Thomas M. Maxwell, Director de Alliance Architects, Inc., se complace en anunciar la terminación reciente de las instalaciones de Freeman ubicadas en I-30 Business Park de Trammell Read more…

ADHESIVES PLUS, INC. AHORA ES GLUDOWN, INC.

October 24, 2017

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Adhesives Plus, Inc., un líder en soluciones de adhesivos, anunció hoy que cambiará su nombre corporativo a GluDown, Inc. Este cambio de nombre refleja la dedicación continua Read more…

MID CITIES ERECTORS SE MANTIENE OCUPADO EN AGOSTO

October 24, 2017

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Agosto de 2017 fue un gran mes en el montaje de paneles de muros tilt para Mid Cities Erectors. Las cuadrillas regresaron a Oklahoma City, OK, para Read more…

ESTAMOS TODOS JUNTOS EN ESTO

October 17, 2017

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Interstate highway 45 is submerged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey seen during widespread flooding in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Richard Carson – RC1A2732B020 Con Read more…

WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

October 17, 2017

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Interstate highway 45 is submerged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey seen during widespread flooding in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Richard Carson – RC1A2732B020 With Read more…

ADHESIVES PLUS, INC. IS NOW GLUDOWN, INC.

October 16, 2017

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Adhesives Plus, Inc. – a leader in adhesive solutions – announced today that it is changing its corporate name to GluDown, Inc. This name change reflects the Read more…

T&T Construction Management Group Opens Tampa Office

Member News

September 22, 2025

T&T Construction Management Group Inc., a woman-owned premier concrete specialty contractor, is pleased to announce the expansion of its business with a new office and work yard in Tampa, FL. Read more…

The Power of Connection

From the President

September 22, 2025

President Robert F. Murray reflects on the power of connection on the eve of the TCA’s 2026 Convention & Expo in Nashville. Read more…

Leadership & Mentorship

Oline Construction Expands into the Northeast with Key Team Additions

September 22, 2025

Oline Construction is proud to announce our expansion into the Northeast region as we continue to grow nationally. This strategic move is supported by the addition of four exceptional team members who bring leadership, technical Read more...

Leadership & Mentorship

Now Accepting Applicants and Nominations for the John Hart Honorary Scholarship

September 22, 2025

As summer winds down and the school year begins, now is an ideal time to consider students in your life—or in your network—who may benefit from the John Hart Honorary Scholarship, which was established to Read more...

Standards, Codes & Regulations

Advocacy Brief: NACA Surface Transportation Letter (July 2025)

September 22, 2025

The North American Concrete Alliance submitted a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee emphasizing the role of cement and concrete in national surface transportation infrastructure. While the focus remains largely on roads, Read more...

Standards, Codes & Regulations

TCA Submits Support for Stronger Carbon Accounting Standards

September 22, 2025

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has submitted formal support for language in Section 6.6.1 of the ASHRAE 240P draft standard. Read more…

Member & Company Profiles

Association Representing U.S. Cement Manufacturing Industry Takes a New Name

September 22, 2025

“Portland Cement Association” is changing to “American Cement Association” Portland Cement Association, the national association representing U.S. cement manufacturers since 1916, announced it is changing its name to the American Cement Association (ACA). President and CEO Read more...

Architecture & Design

Building Sweet Success: Brothers Desserts Partners with Newcomb Construction

September 22, 2025

By Ava Kahn When two Brooklyn-born Italian brothers packed up their dreams (and their cannoli recipes) and headed to sunny California, they were on their way to creating an ice cream empire. Gary and Errol Read more...

Case Studies

From Boots on the Ground to Eyes in the Sky: Reinventing QC for Tilt-Up Construction

September 22, 2025

The quality control (QC) challenge in tilt-up work is staggering. A single panel might require checks on two dozen non-rebar elements, plus rebar placement, totaling around 50 individual verifications. On a 100-panel building, that adds Read more...

From the Director

Illuminating the Market Together

September 22, 2025

Mitch BloomquistExecutive DirectorTilt-Up Concrete Association Baseball has always been a game of numbers. For more than a century, measures like batting averages, earned run averages, and on-base percentages have been used to evaluate performance. Yet Read more...

Architecture & Design

Tilt-Up Takes Root in Hawaii

September 22, 2025

By Abbie Stolte, Tilt-Up Concrete Association In a region known for its natural beauty and construction complexity, a quietly growing tilt-up movement is taking hold in Hawaii. Led by firms like Honolulu Builders LLC and Read more...

Community & Culture

In Memoriam: R. Glen Stephens, FTCA

September 22, 2025

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Past President, Inaugural TCA Fellow, and Recipient of the Peter Courtois Memorial Award Robert Glen Stephens of Columbia, MD, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Thursday, May Read more...