February 2021 – TILT-UP TODAY – A publication of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA)

The LJB Crew Reigns Victorious In First Ever Tilt-Up Trivia Bowl

February 23, 2021

Tilt-up professionals from across the United States and Canada gathered in The Aggregate—where TCA holds its virtual events—on the afternoon of January 21, 2021, to compete in what we hope will be the first of Read more…

TCA’s Cyber Roundtable Getting New Interface

February 23, 2021

For years, the TCA’s cyber roundtable (also known as the technical hotline) has been an essential tool for professionals seeking advice and troubleshooting tips for project issues. Conversations surrounding contract language, engineering details, product reviews, Read more…

Rededicating Ourselves to the Mission and Each Other

February 23, 2021

Most people celebrated the end of 2020 with an expectation of forthcoming pandemic relief, optimism for economic stabilization and recovery, and seeing glimpses of light at the end of a long dark tunnel. I don’t Read more…

Powers Brown Architecture Promotes Bruce J. Walck to President; Principal Lauren Amber Prestenbach Returns to Houston

February 23, 2021

Bruce J. Walck, AIA, MRAIC, has been promoted to president of Powers Brown Architecture, an international professional services firm practicing architecture, interior design, programming and urban design. Walck, a principal of the firm since 2008, Read more…

LHC Structural Engineers Joins Bennett & Pless

February 23, 2021

Bennett & Pless, one of the south’s leading structural engineering firms, is growing again, this time in the Carolinas. Powerhouse structural engineering firm LHC Structural Engineers out of Raleigh, North Carolina, is joining forces with Read more…

Tilt-Up Industry Leaders of Tomorrow Elects Board of Directors and Officers

February 23, 2021

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s new collaborative for young professionals, Tilt-Up Industry Leaders of Tomorrow (TILT), has elected Michael Frew with Citadel Contractors, Inc., as its first president along with a slate of officers and directors. Read more…

POWERS BROWN ARCHITECTURE PROMUEVE A PRESIDENTE A BRUCE J. WALCK; DIRECTORA LAUREN AMBER PRESTENBACH REGRESA A HOUSTON

February 23, 2021

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Bruce J. Walck, AIA, MRAIC, ha sido promovido a presidente de Powers Brown Architecture, una firma internacional de servicios profesionales que practica arquitectura, diseño interior, programación y Read more…

LHC STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS SE UNE A BENNETT & PLESS

February 23, 2021

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Bennett & Pless, una de las firmas de ingeniería estructural líderes en el sur, crece nuevamente esta vez en las Carolinas. La importante firma de ingeniería estructural Read more…

LEVIAT UNE MARCAS DE ACCESORIOS LÍDERES EN LA INDUSTRIA, INCLUYENDO MEADOW BURKE Y THERMOMASS

February 23, 2021

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group La presentación reciente de Leviat, la nueva marca mundial de CRH para compañías de accesorios de construcción, ha unido a nombres líderes en la industria como Meadow Read more…

EL EQUIPO DE LJB REINA VICTORIOSO EN LA PRIMERA COPA DE TRIVIA DE TILT-UP

February 23, 2021

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Los profesionales de tilt-up en todo Estados Unidos y Canadá se reunieron en The Aggregate, donde la TCA realiza sus eventos virtuales, la tarde del 21 de Read more…

MESA REDONDA CIBERNÉTICA DE TCA RECIBE NUEVA INTERFAZ

February 23, 2021

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Por años la Mesa redonda cibernética de TCA (línea técnica directa) ha sido una herramienta esencial para los profesionales que buscan consejos e información para resolver problemas Read more…

VOLVER A DEDICARNOS A LA MISIÓN Y ENTRE NOSOTROS

February 23, 2021

English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group La mayoría de la gente celebró el fin del año 2020 con una expectativa del alivio próximo de la pandemia, optimismo para la estabilización y recuperación económicas 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...