Year of Extreme Highs And Lows
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group 2017 was a Year Of Extreme Highs And Lows. The political arena has been keeping the press very busy and has been making it difficult to determine what the truth is these days. This country is still dealing with a serious craft-worker shortage, and there does not […]
New Resources Coming Soon
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group 2017 has been an eventful year at the TCA. We kicked off the year at World of Concrete with our annual Winter Tilt-Up Jubilee, hosted regional events in Dallas, Vancouver and DC, published multiple new resources for the industry, conducted numerous certification exams, assisted members dealing with […]
With Thanks
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group At the 2017 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo in Miami I took the opportunity to recognize several individuals who went above and beyond in their service to this organization. Notably missing was our immediate past president, Jeffrey Brown, who for the first time in perhaps a decade, could […]
Considering Pre-Disaster Preparation Guidelines
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group The devastating damage, flooding and displacement of people resulting from Hurricane Harvey should be an opportunity to unite our deeply divided country. In spite of the divisive rhetoric coming out of the White House, the human suffering and property damage should not be partisan. The current Texas […]
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
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 more than fifty members in Texas, and the majority of those in Houston, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has those […]
Stronger
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group As I take over the role of President, I do so knowing the TCA is stronger than it has ever been. My immediate predecessors, Jeffrey Brown and Shane Miller, both did outstanding work. While their methods (and definitely their personalities) are completely different from one another, each […]
COMPLEXITY WITHOUT COMPLICATION: FINDING EFFECTIVE IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE TILT-UP INDUSTRY
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Complication is a failure to effectively disentangle the complexities of an idea. An iPhone is incredibly complex; using one is simple (for most). Awkward workout contraptions seen on TV infomercials at 3 a.m. are complicated, and that is one of the reasons they are rarely used with […]
You Look Good… For Your Age
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group At the 2014 TCA Convention in San Jose, California, Jeffrey Brown of Powers Brown Architecture presented Small Smart Boxes. The talk featured a series of small corporate build-to-suits that, because they had a small or moderate portion of warehouse, manufacturing, or distribution in their programs, were pre-determined […]
Actual Social Exchange In Real Time And Space
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group In 2010, I wrote an article regarding the construction of a new central public library in my hometown of Cedar Rapids, IA, arguing that the role of the traditional library should be re-examined. I suggested the mission of the facility should be shifted away from the warehousing […]
Resourcefulness
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group As a student at Washington University’s Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design I was involved in a design-build studio where, over the course of one semester, we designed and constructed a public arts pavilion for Grand Center, an arts and entertainment district in Saint Louis, Missouri. […]
Let Your Creativity Flow
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group We have all had projects where we were able to apply a new twist or flair to give the project owner something to differentiate from the masses. Our tilt-up industry is filled with people who think outside of the box to find solutions for some seemingly crazy […]
The Value of Wondering
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group As he reflected on his first days as Executive Director of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) after taking the helm some twenty-three years ago, Ed Sauter talked about sitting at his desk, dreaming up things to do. “It was an open slate,” he said. “I’d walk in […]
