Events - Tilt-Up Today

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 Concrete Association Sponsors Several Events at World of Concrete 2013

December 3, 2012

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up as the preferred building system – is sponsoring several educational events at the 2013 World Read more…

TCA Offers Free World of Concrete Registration

November 20, 2012

The 2013 event marks the 24th year that the Tilt-Up Concrete Association will be a proud co-sponsor of the World of Concrete! As in the past, this year the TCA is again offering FREE World Read more…

TCA Announces Winners for 2012 Alphonse J. Engelman Safety Awards

October 24, 2012

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of Tilt-Up as the preferred building system – has announced the winners for the seventh annual safety Read more…

Our Future is Bright!

October 10, 2012

I was taught to complain less and do more! Specifically my mentor, my father, taught us to get involved if you want to effect change. We had no right to criticize others unless we were Read more…

World of Concrete – Around the Corner

October 10, 2012

Yes, its time to start thinking about the World of Concrete. The annual show where you go to learn everything about the world’s most consumed material after water will be held from February 4-8, 2013 Read more…

No Train No Gain!

September 5, 2012

By George Hedley I played water polo in high school and college. After summer vacation, our two week training camp would start in early September. It was tough. Twice a day for two hours per Read more…

New ACI/TCA Certified Tilt-Up Supervisor Continuing Education Opportunity

August 31, 2012

At the recently held ACI committee meetings in Dallas, Texas, ACI’s Certification Programs Committee (CPC) approved an alternative re-certification for the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Supervisor and Technician Certification Program. The update will allow supervisors and technicians Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces New Speaker to Round out Convention Presentations

August 13, 2012

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the addition of Kim Basham PhD, PE, to the 2012 TCA Convention line-up. Basham, President of KB Engineer, LLC, will present “Controlling Cracks in Slabs” a session focused Read more…

Real Value – Thoughts on Exhibiting at the TCA Convention

July 30, 2012

It is safe to say that everyone had a good time at the outdoor demonstrations during last year’s TCA Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The weather was beautiful, the food was good, and everyone Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Expands Education, Membership into Latin America

July 18, 2012

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces Convention Line-Up

July 11, 2012

Shared Ascent and the Next Standard of Tilt-Up Practice

Community & Culture

January 9, 2026

The 2026 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo introduces Shared Ascent as a field-shaping framework focused on collective performance, elevated standards, and disciplined practice. This article outlines how the 2026 education program prioritizes depth, rigor, and transferable 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...

Award Winners

Phased Tilt-Up Strategies for Critical Civic Infrastructure

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...