Member News
Needham DBS Achieves WBENC Certification
Needham DBS has achieved WBENC certification, recognizing the firm’s women-owned leadership structure, governance, and long-term commitment to professional excellence.
Industry
Technology & Materials
TCA Member Launches PourDay Weather and Evaporation Monitoring App
A new mobile application developed by TCA member Steller Concrete uses the ACI 305R evaporation rate methodology to help contractors evaluate weather conditions, plan placements, and document pour-day activities.
Workforce & Training
TCA Releases Version 2.0 of Company Certification Program Manual
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has released Version 2.0 of its Company Certification Program Policies and Procedures Manual, introducing updates designed to improve clarity, streamline administration, and align certification requirements with current industry practices.
Member News
Nox-Crete Names Don Lindau Tilt-Up Division Manager
Nox-Crete has appointed Don Lindau as Tilt-Up Division Manager, adding more than 35 years of commercial construction materials experience to its national tilt-up leadership team.
Workforce & Training
Insteel Hosts Private TCA Certification Program During National Meetings
Insteel incorporated TCA certification into its annual national meetings as part of a broader investment in technical understanding, customer support, and cross-functional alignment
Workforce & Training
Private Certification Events Drive Strong Start to 2026
Private certification events hosted by member companies in Dallas, Halifax, and Phoenix brought more than 120 professionals into the ACI/TCA certification program, highlighting growing interest in tilt-up training and credentialing.
Research & Innovation
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publishes Tilt Lab Research on Double-Curvature Tilt-Up Construction
The Plan Journal, an international peer-reviewed architecture journal, has published a research article documenting Opus Luteum, the Tilt Lab initiative developed for the 2024 Tilt-Up Convention & Expo in Phoenix. The article, written by Pablo Read more…
Workforce & Training
Scaling Knowledge: TCA Introduces Team Access for Tilt-Up Academy
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has expanded its award-winning digital learning platform with the introduction of Team Access for Tilt-Up Academy. This new organizational-level offering enables companies to enroll multiple employees, centralize continuing education records, and engage with the Academy’s growing library of seminars and documentary-style films, including new content from the 2025 Nashville Convention and Expo and the recent release Beneath the Surface – The Art of Exposed Aggregate.
Research & Innovation
Tilt-Up Pavilion Earns AIA Arizona Design Award
Tilt Lab’s full-scale pavilion earned a 2025 AIA Arizona Design Award in the Component category, recognizing the Opus Luteum prototype and its advancement of double-curvature, earth-formed tilt-up construction.
Member News
T&T Construction Management Group Opens Tampa Office
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.
Leadership & Mentorship
Now Accepting Applicants and Nominations for the John Hart Honorary Scholarship
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 honor one of tilt-up’s most respected and influential engineers.
Standards, Codes & Regulations
Advocacy Brief: NACA Surface Transportation Letter (July 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…