Angel’s Landing ridgeline, Zion National Park, Utah.
The tilt-up industry continues to evolve—not simply in scale or speed, but in expectation. As projects grow more complex and demands on performance, precision, and accountability increase, the field is being asked to do more than innovate in isolation. It is being asked to mature.
The 2026 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo is organized around the theme Shared Ascent, framing the event as a field-shaping moment focused on collective performance, elevated standards, and disciplined practice. Shared Ascent recognizes that meaningful progress in tilt-up construction is achieved not through singular achievement, but through the steady elevation of how the work is conceived, executed, evaluated, and sustained over time.
Within this context, the 2026 education program is intentionally curated to prioritize depth, clarity, and field-level contribution. The program invites seminar proposals that advance the shared capability of the tilt-up community—knowledge that travels across projects, firms, and regions, producing value beyond a single case study or moment.
A Unified Education Program
The 2026 education program is interdisciplinary by design. While seminars may run concurrently at times, all sessions contribute to a single, cohesive program centered on raising the collective standard of tilt-up practice. Content is not organized by professional role or discipline, but by how it strengthens the field as a whole.
To support balance and clarity, seminars are organized around two complementary lenses that reflect how advancement occurs:
Systems, Methods, and Standards
This lens focuses on how tilt-up work is structured and made reliable. Topics may include frameworks, processes, coordination strategies, evaluation methods, quality control, risk management, and repeatable practices that support consistent performance across projects and teams.
Application, Execution, and Performance
This lens focuses on how excellence is realized in built work. Topics may include architectural expression, material intelligence, structural clarity, detailing, sequencing, tolerances, finishes, and execution strategies that materially improve outcomes.
Together, these lenses reflect the full arc of Shared Ascent—how standards are established and how they are carried through execution.
What the Program Seeks
The 2026 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo prioritizes seminars that move beyond introductory material, isolated project narratives, or role-specific perspectives. While individual projects may serve as reference points, proposals should emphasize transferable insight over project-specific storytelling.
Strong submissions will typically address one or more of the following:
- Systems or frameworks that improve how tilt-up work is conceived, coordinated, or evaluated
- Methods or practices that can be applied across multiple projects or contexts
- Architectural or technical approaches that demonstrate rigor and explain how high-quality outcomes are achieved
- Execution strategies that elevate precision, reliability, and performance in the field
- Thoughtful, human-centered engagement with emerging technologies grounded in practice
Above all, submissions should contribute to the long-term advancement of the field rather than short-term novelty or promotion.
What Distinguishes Program-Shaping Contributions
Competitive proposals demonstrate:
- Field-level relevance, extending beyond a single firm or project
- Clarity of purpose, articulating why the subject matters now
- Transferable value, offering principles or practices others can apply
- Rigor and precision, grounded in experience and evidence
- Alignment with Shared Ascent, reflecting a commitment to raising collective standards through disciplined practice and shared responsibility
Submitting a Proposal
Seminar proposals may be submitted by individuals or teams. Multidisciplinary perspectives are encouraged where they strengthen the contribution, but proposals are evaluated primarily on clarity, rigor, and field-level value.
Submissions must include:
- A clear, focused title
- A one-paragraph description
- Four measurable learning objectives
- Speaker contact information, brief bios, and headshots
The submission deadline is March 20, 2026, with notifications issued on April 3, 2026.
The 2026 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo will take place October 21–23, 2026 in Salt Lake City.
The field is ascending—not through isolated effort, but through shared commitment to better work. The 2026 program invites contributions that help define what that next standard looks like.
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