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 […]
Program Positive
BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN WITH YOUR TEAMS TO BEGIN THE 2015 BUDGETING PROCESS, MAKE SURE BOTH YOU AND THEY ARE PROGRAMMED FOR SUCCESS. It’s hard to believe we are entering the 4th quarter of 2014 and with it comes the 2015 planning and budgeting process. What will 2015 bring? Will it be a profitable year? […]
Destroying the Box
WHETHER ARCHITECT, ENGINEER, CONTRACTOR OR DEVELOPER, HELP US DESTROY THE MYTH THAT TILT-UP IS ONLY FOR BOXES. The judging of the 2014 Tilt-Up Award winners is complete and the winners will be unveiled at the fall convention in San Jose. I have been a judge in this event since its inception, first as a TCA […]
