Sustainability & Resilience – TILT-UP TODAY – A publication of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA)

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…

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.

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…

New Sustainability Award to Debut at 2025 Tilt-Up Convention & Expo

September 22, 2025

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Tilt-Up Convention and Expo will present a new award: the TCA Achievement in Sustainability + Resilience Award. Developed by the TCA Sustainability Committee, the annual award Read more…

Association Representing U.S. Cement Manufacturing Industry Takes a New Name

May 12, 2025

“Portland Cement Association” is changing to “American Cement Association” Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025) — Today, Portland Cement Association, the national association representing U.S. cement manufacturers since 1916, announced it is changing its name to Read more…

New Sustainability Award to Debut at 2025 Tilt-Up Convention & Expo

May 6, 2025

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Tilt-Up Convention and Expo will introduce a new award: the TCA Achievement in Sustainability + Resilience Award. Developed by the TCA Sustainability Committee, the annual award Read more…

Innovating the Future of Tilt-Up Construction at Future Think4.0

October 2, 2024

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Tilt-Up Future Think 4.0 returned to Chicago on June 24, 2024, and was hosted by the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) and Tilt Lab at the Museum of Contemporary Read more…

Tilt Lab Connects Pablo Moyano and LAST Architects for

October 2, 2024

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Mitch Bloomquist Tilt Lab, the philanthropic partner of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association, has connected Washington University’s Pablo Moyano, assistant professor of architecture, and the design team of Read more…

TCA Sustainability Committee Statement

October 2, 2024

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) is embarking on an initiative to advance environmentally responsible practices within the site-cast tilt-up construction industry. At the heart of this initiative is Read more…

Achieving Net-Zero Energy with Tilt-Wall

August 12, 2022

By Jesse Hunt, CPHC, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP Property owner: East Port Properties – Judy Wall, President The 60,000 SF Wilkinson Avenue multitenant warehouse building located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is part of the Read more…

2013 Sustainability Conference Set for May 6-8 in San Francisco

January 28, 2013

The 2013 International Concrete Sustainability Conference is scheduled for May 6-8 in San Francisco at the Hotel Sofitel San Francisco Bay (Redwood City, CA). The 8th annual conference, hosted by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Read more…

Tilt-Up Potential Expressed

September 21, 2012

By: Mitch Bloomquist | Tilt-Up Concrete Association The University of California San Diego (UCSD) needed office space, and they needed it fast. With the new Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center set to open in 2011, Read more…

T&T Construction Management Group Opens Tampa Office

Leadership & Mentorship

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

Construction Practices

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…

Sustainability & Resilience

Association Representing U.S. Cement Manufacturing Industry Takes a New Name

September 22, 2025

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...