Events - Tilt-Up Today

Tilt-Up Education at Big-05, Kuwait

September 21, 2015

By: Mohamed Zaid, CEng. M. ASCE, Senior Structural Engineer, Associate member – ACI-551 / ACI-423 The Big-05 exhibition is an event that is held annually in Kuwait and many other cities around the world. The Read more…

Actual Social Exchange in Real Time and Space

September 14, 2015

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 Read more…

Tod Williams and Billie Tsien to Present ‘Concrete and Abstract’ at Tilt-Up Convention

August 25, 2015

Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, founding partners at Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA), will present Concrete and Abstract at the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) International Convention in New Brunswick, N.J. on Oct. Read more…

Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects I Partners Designing Hurricane Sandy Memorial in New Jersey

July 28, 2015

New York firm Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA) was recently selected to design a memorial in New Jersey marking the community’s ongoing recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy. They join a team of Read more…

Contractor Introduces NJ Students To Design-Build Tilt Wall Construction Process

July 13, 2015

Students from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ spent a Saturday with two construction experts learning the basics and benefits of tilt-up construction. Bob Murray, Vice President and General Manager at Alston Construction and Read more…

TCA Convention to Feature Tilt-Up 101 Workshop

May 26, 2015

THE 2015 TILT-UP CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (TCA) INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO FEATURE A FULL DAY OF SEMINARS AND EVENTS COVERING THE BASICS OF THE TILT-UP BUILDING SYSTEM. Download registration form > The workshop, scheduled Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces Education Partners For Fall Convention

April 6, 2015

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) announces Stevens Institute of Technology, Alston Construction Company, Inc and World of Concrete as education partners for the 2015 Annual Convention in New Brunswick, N.J on Sept. 29 – Oct. Read more…

Dayton Superior to Host Tilt-Werks Learning Lounge at World of Concrete

January 30, 2015

Dayton Superior will demonstrate the cutting-edge Tilt-Werks technology during the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company is hosting a Tilt-Werks Learning Lounge on Wednesday, February 4 at 11:00 a.m. in the Read more…

Tilt-Up Education at Big-05, Dubai

January 27, 2015

By: Mohamed Zaid, CEng. M. ASCE, Senior Structural Engineer, Associate member – ACI-551 / ACI-423 The Big-05 exhibition is an event that is held annually in Dubai and many other cities around the world. The Read more…

Sauter to be Honored During World of Concrete

October 9, 2014

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – the global authority for the tilt-up industry – will be honoring Ed Sauter, the association’s longstanding executive director, at their Winter Tilt-Up Jubilee during World of Concrete (WOC) Feb. Read more…

World of Concrete 2015 Registration Discounts

October 6, 2014

For the past 20+ years, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association has been proud to be a cosponsor of World of Concrete, the industry’s ONLY annual international event dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries. Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces Roster of Events For 2014 Annual Convention

June 16, 2014

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a nonprofit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up as the preferred building system – has announced a complete roster of events for its Read more…

Evaluating Tilt-Up More Accurately

System Evaluation & Decision-Making

January 7, 2026

Tilt-up construction is often underestimated because it is evaluated as a building type rather than understood as a delivery system. By examining where that misclassification limits judgment, this article reframes tilt-up’s role across office, education, Read more...

Phased Tilt-Up Strategies for Critical Civic Infrastructure

Award Winners

January 5, 2026

The Baytown Public Safety Building demonstrates how tilt-up construction can be adapted for critical civic facilities through phased sequencing, constrained-site strategies, and enhanced coastal engineering. The project provides transferable insight into panel planning, embed coordination, Read more...

Architecture & Design

Integrating Manufacturing and Office Programs Within a Unified Industrial Campus

December 20, 2025

This Excellence in Achievement project demonstrates how manufacturing and office programs can be unified within a single industrial campus through early structural coordination, site-responsive engineering, and enclosure strategies scaled to program needs. The project offers Read more...

Opinion & Editorial

How Industry Engagement Is Taking Shape for 2026

December 17, 2025

As firms plan for 2026, industry engagement is shifting from isolated moments to more structured, system-based participation. This perspective examines why organizations are consolidating engagement around fewer platforms that provide continuity, clarity, and long-term value. Read more...

Award Winners

Panel Geometry and Seismic Coordination in an Industrial Tilt-Up Condominium

December 12, 2025

Fraser Mills Business Centre applies tilt-up concrete construction to an industrial condominium within a mixed-use master-planned community in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The project illustrates how panel geometry, seismic coordination, and erection strategies can support architectural Read more...

From the Director

Only in Reflection

December 10, 2025

By: Mitch Bloomquist, Tilt-Up Concrete Association There’s a familiar line from Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” that often finds its way into moments of reflection: “I took the one less traveled by, and that Read more...

From the President

Carrying the Momentum Forward

December 10, 2025

Robert F. MurrayPresidentTilt-Up Concrete Association A month has passed since we gathered in Nashville, yet the conversations and connections from that week remain fresh in my mind. The Tilt-Up Convention and Expo has always been Read more...

Architecture & Design

Building Smarter Inside the Box

December 10, 2025

Tilt-Up Innovation for Interior Demising Walls By David Venegas, President, VEMAC, Inc. 2023 TCA Contractor of the Year When vacancy pressures started creeping into the industrial tilt-up market, subdividing large bays felt like the obvious Read more...

Community & Culture

TUExpo Nashville 2025: 10 Booths That Stole the Show

December 10, 2025

Each year, the show floor at the Tilt-Up Convention and Expo comes alive with innovation, creativity, and connection—and Nashville set a new standard. From bold visual displays to interactive demonstrations, exhibitors competed not just for Read more...

Featured

Mock-Up Medley

December 10, 2025

By Mitch Bloomquist, Executive Director, Tilt-Up Concrete Association ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Teams from across North America came together in Nashville to showcase architectural mock-up panels that pushed the boundaries of tilt-up construction. Displayed on-site during the 2025 Read more...