Industry - Tilt-Up Today

Dedication – 25 Years of TCA Membership

December 19, 2011

By: James R. Baty II | Tilt-Up Concrete Association It is hard to believe that this past year, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association turned 25 years old. It seems only yesterday that we were celebrating the Read more…

21st Annual Tilt-Up Achievement Awards

December 19, 2011

By: Wendy Ward | Constructive Communication, Inc. The Achievement Awards program was established by TCA to honor projects that represent an increasing diversity of building types constructed with site-cast Tilt-Up concrete as well as those Read more…

Task Force Completes Investigation

December 19, 2011

By: Wendy Ward | Constructive Communication One of the main goals of the TCA is to serve as an advocate for the industry to grow use of the method. As many of you will recall, Read more…

Thermomass® achieves 4-hour ASTM E-119 fire resistance rating

December 12, 2011

December 9, 2012 (Boone, Iowa): Thermomass®, the leading manufacturer of building insulation systems for the concrete industry, is proud to announce the successful completion of the ASTM E-119 fire test. The fire test was conducted Read more…

Superintendent Re-Certification Gets Update

December 7, 2011

By: Ed Sauter, Executive Director | Tilt-Up Concrete Association The Tilt-Up Supervisor certification program is now in its 11th year. There are currently nine hundred and fourteen technicians and two hundred and seventeen supervisors certified Read more…

EVOLUTION | 2012 TCA Annual Convention

November 29, 2011

Evolution implies change, adaptation and progress. The word suggests a natural yet proactive approach to addressing a changing environment. It is appropriate in these times and in this environment to consider how the conditions surrounding Read more…

Summit Concrete named finalist in WOC’s Crews that Rock competition!

November 23, 2011

Summit Concrete NEEDS YOUR VOTE!!! TCA member Summit Concrete has been named as a finalist in the World of Concrete’s “CREWS THAT ROCK!” competition for their work on the Missouri Korean War Veterans Memorial! Crews Read more…

100+ Year-Old Construction Solution Addresses Overcrowded Schools – SiteCast Construction

November 17, 2011

(Ottawa, Canada – November 17, 2011) Mention overcrowded schools these days and you’re bound to hit an emotional button – in new communities and older ones. Whether you’re building a new school, adding a school Read more…

Return to Inch-Pound Markings – Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

November 14, 2011

(Schaumburg, IL – November 14, 2011) At their recent meeting on November 9, the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) Board of Directors urged all CRSI producer members to revert to an inch-pound bar marking system Read more…

2012 World of Concrete

November 11, 2011

This January, you can spend just a few days or the entire week at WOC and reap the benefits all year long! With all the products, resources and valuable information you need to strengthen your Read more…

Building the Future – Students Participate in Tilt-Up Demonstration

November 6, 2011

Over 140 students at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, participated in the nation’s first college-level “tilt-up” concrete panel demonstration over the last two semesters at the Kansas Technology Center. Seth O’Brien, an instructor in the Read more…

Nordic Naturals is First NSF Certified Dietary Supplement Company in the U.S. to Build LEED® Gold Certified Facility

November 1, 2011

WATSONVILLE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 — It’s official: Nordic Naturals® has become the first NSF certified supplier and marketer of dietary supplements in the US to build a new LEED® Gold certified facility. LEED (Leadership Read more…

When Tilt-Up Becomes the Interior Finish

Architecture & Design

January 16, 2026

This project illustrates how tilt-up concrete can function as a finished interior material in a large educational facility. Delivered through a record-breaking winter and significant labor shortages, the building relied on advanced 3D modeling and Read more...

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...

System Evaluation & Decision-Making

Evaluating Tilt-Up More Accurately

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...