January 2019 – TILT-UP TODAY – A publication of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA)

Member News

Powers Brown Architecture Promotes AJ Breneman, AIA, RID to Principal

January 28, 2019

Houston, TX — (Jan. 22, 2019) . . . Powers Brown Architecture, an international professional services firm practicing architecture, interior design, programming and urban design, has promoted AJ Breneman, AIA, RID, to principal in the Read more…

Member News

MAX USA CORP. promotes James Sullivan to Sr. Midwest Sales Executive

January 28, 2019

For the last 4 years working for MAX James has consistently increased sales, achieved plan and drove business in his territory. “I really love working for MAX. We make awesome products and I feel honored Read more…

Member News

XL Concrete Masonry Announces Chris Gosney as a New Partner

January 19, 2019

It is with great enthusiasm that XL Concrete Masonry announces Chris Gosney as a new partner to our XL family. XL Concrete Masonry formed 4 years ago with the combination of Michael Frazier’ s 35 Read more…

LJB Makes Strategic Acquisition in Louisville, KY

January 17, 2019

Ohio-based consulting firm expands its geospatial and site design services DAYTON, Ohio – January 17, 2019 – LJB Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Evans/Griffin, a highly respected civil engineering and surveying firm Read more…

Thank You!

January 16, 2019

Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA First and foremost, thank you all for allowing me the honor of serving you as the 2018 TCA president. As we all know, it seems like we can never Read more…

¡Gracias!

January 16, 2019

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Primero que nada, quiero agradecerles por permitirme el honor de servir como el presidente de la TCA de 2018. Como todos sabemos, parece que nunca podemos terminar Read more…

Cloud Song

January 16, 2019

Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Photo by William LeGoullon By Tom McClure and Eric Sterner Thanks to a partnership with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRP-MIC), Scottsdale Community College is the only two-year Read more…

Canción en la nube

January 16, 2019

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Photo by William LeGoullon By Tom McClure and Eric Sterner Gracias a su asociación con la Comunidad Indígena de Salt River Pima-Maricopa (SRP-MIC), Scottsdale Community College es 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...