Month: April 2018

Construction is one of the nation’s largest industries, with over 7 million wage and salary jobs and 1.9 million self-employed workers. Over the past decade the construction industry has been hit with a rapidly increasing Read more…

Ayuda para desarrollar la próxima generación de trabajadores calificados

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group La construcción es una de las industrias más grandes del país con más de 7 millones de empleos asalariados y 1.9 millones de trabajadores por cuenta propia. Read more…

TCA Releases the 2nd and 3rd books in Architecture Of Tilt-Up Series

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced the public availability of the second and third books in its architecture of tilt-up series, The Architecture of Tilt-Up – Spiritual and The Architecture of Tilt-Up – Education. The Read more…

La TCA publica el segundo y tercer libro de la serie “THE ARCHITECTURE OF TILT-UP”

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group La Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) ha anunciado la disponibilidad al público del 2o y 3er libro de su serie sobre la arquitectura de tilt-up, “The Architecture of Read more…

Breaking Into The Ontario School Market

Breaking into the Ontario school market is tough. This market sector requires patience, perseverance and a lot of good fortune. Nonetheless, over the past 20 years, SiteCast Construction has cultivated many early adopters of the Read more…

Penetración en el mercado escolar de Ontario

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Penetrar en el mercado escolar de Ontario es difícil. Es un sector del mercado que requiere paciencia, perseverancia y muy buena suerte. No obstante, en los últimos Read more…

Gluing Down: Best Practices

By: Chad Bruce – President/Owner, GluDown, Inc. It is fair to say that the OSHA 1926.1153 ruling, effective since September 2017, has had a tremendous impact on the construction industry as a whole. In tilt-up, Read more…

Aplicación de pegamento: mejores prácticas

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Es justo decir que la regla 1926.1153 de OSHA que entró en vigor en septiembre de 2017 ha tenido un impacto tremendo en la industria de la Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces Call For Entries For 2018 Tilt-Up Awards

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced a call for entries for the 2018 Tilt-Up Awards (achievement, safety, professional and fellowship). The awards will be presented in Dallas, Texas at the International Tilt-Up Convention and Expo Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association anuncia la convocatoria para recibir participaciones para la 28a entrega anual de premios de logro en Tilt-Up

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group La Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) ha anunciado una convocatoria para recibir participaciones para los Premios de Tilt-Up de 2018 (logros, seguridad, profesionalismo y asesor). Los premios se Read more…

T&T Construction Management Group Opens Tampa Office

Member News

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

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

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

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)

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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