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Sustainability & Resilience

Tilt-up construction plays an important role in advancing sustainable building practices and long-term resilience. Coverage explores energy performance, embodied carbon, material innovation, durability strategies, and design approaches that respond to climate, hazard exposure, and lifecycle performance. Articles examine evolving standards, resilient design principles, and project examples demonstrating how tilt-up systems contribute to efficient, adaptable, and environmentally responsible buildings.

Industry

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…
Events

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…
Architecture & Design

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…
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Events

International Concrete Sustainability Conference

March 23, 2012
Join the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and other sponsors for the 2012 Concrete Sustainability Conference, May 7-10, Seattle. The seventh annual conference will provide the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research and solutions for Read more…
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Sustainability & Resilience

MIT’s New Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSH)

March 1, 2010
Concrete is the most widely used building material on the planet; however, the production of some of its component materials account for up to five percent of global carbon dioxide emissions annually. To address the Read more…
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Sustainability & Resilience

MIT’s New Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSH)

October 1, 2009
Concrete is the most widely used building material on the planet; however, the production of some of its component materials account for up to five percent of global carbon dioxide emissions annually. To address the Read more…
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Sustainability & Resilience

Tilt-Up, Sustainability, and the Environment

April 1, 2007
By Ashley Kizzire, Constructive Communication, Inc. akizzire@constructivecommunication.com Q&A WITH JIM BATY For a few years now, green building and sustainability have been two buzzwords often touted in the design and construction industry. As more owners Read more…

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Recent Stories

Speed to Market and Slab-On-Grade Performance in Tilt-Up Construction

Cost, Schedule & Risk
March 24, 2026
As construction schedules compress across the tilt-up industry, traditional sequencing between slab placement, panel casting, and early loading is increasingly overlapping. Field observations from a large-scale project suggest that accelerated timelines may influence slab-on-grade behavior Read more...

Mentorship as Infrastructure

Leadership & Mentorship
March 24, 2026
Mentorship in the tilt-up industry is not a program or initiative, but a quiet, essential system for transferring judgment, responsibility, and standards across generations of professionals. Read more…
Sustainability & Resilience

Julius Boulevard Net Zero Industrial Development

March 24, 2026
The Julius Boulevard Net Zero Industrial Development in Halifax demonstrates how tilt-up construction can deliver measurable reductions in embodied and operational carbon while enhancing energy resilience. Achieving Zero Carbon Building Design certification and recognized with Read more...
Leadership & Mentorship

Leaving the Cave

March 24, 2026
The conditions that compete for our time—family, work, and personal responsibility—are not unique to any stage of life. What distinguishes leadership is not the absence of these pressures, but the decision to engage beyond them. Read more...
Technology & Materials

VEMAC Highlights Innovation Through Award-Winning Video

March 19, 2026
A recognized video submission from VEMAC showcases how robotics and drone technology are enhancing tilt-up construction while connecting with Spanish-speaking audiences through authentic storytelling. Read more…
Award Winners

Stacked Panel Strategies for Multi-Story Medical Office Integration

March 19, 2026
This five-story medical office building demonstrates how stacked panel strategies and advanced planning enable tilt-up construction in constrained, active healthcare campuses. Through coordinated sequencing, digital modeling, and crane optimization, the project illustrates how tilt-up can Read more...
Community & Culture

Integrated Language Access in Technical Publishing

March 17, 2026
Tilt-Up Today now delivers all articles in both English and Spanish within a single, unified format. This shift improves accessibility, ensures consistency across languages, and supports clearer communication among a growing global audience engaged in Read more...
Sustainability & Resilience

Thermal Mass, Shading, and Material Strategy in Desert-Responsive Tilt-Up Design

March 17, 2026
This project demonstrates how tilt-up construction can contribute to energy performance through thermal mass, integrated shading, and material strategies. By aligning passive design with renewable energy systems, it offers a replicable approach for reducing building Read more...
Sustainability & Resilience

Considerations for Sustainability in Tilt-Up Construction

March 9, 2026
Sustainability in tilt-up construction begins with early collaboration and informed material choices. This overview highlights practical opportunities for project teams to reduce environmental impact through concrete mix design, construction methods, and building performance considerations. Read Read more...
System Evaluation & Decision-Making

When Market Uncertainty Favors Certain Construction Systems

March 9, 2026
Economic uncertainty reshapes how owners and project teams evaluate building systems. When priorities shift toward cost certainty, schedule reliability, and supply chain stability, construction methods built around repeatability and locally available materials can become increasingly Read more...
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Tilt-Up Today is the official publication of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association, sharing the people, projects, and innovations shaping the tilt-up industry worldwide.

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