Events
2012 World of Concrete
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…
Industry
Education
Building the Future – Students Participate in Tilt-Up Demonstration
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…
Industry
Nordic Naturals is First NSF Certified Dietary Supplement Company in the U.S. to Build LEED® Gold Certified Facility
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…
Events
TCA/ACI Certification Events Planned for Texas and Florida
The Tilt-Up Supervisor and Technician Certification Program is a collaborative effort between the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the TCA. Certification seminars and exams will be held on November 8, 2011 in Dallas, Texas and Read more…
Industry
Creative Ventilation Breathes Potential into Rec Center
An inventive green approach to Tilt-Up concrete is one reason CSU East Bay runs without an active heating system. Inspired by the water-filled trombe walls of the 1960s, designers paired the idea of gaining and Read more…
Industry
Certified Advantage
By: Ed Sauter | Tilt-Up Concrete Association Differentiating your company from the competition is critical to securing work. Although many assume price is the way to stand out, it’s a risky proposition to gain work Read more…
Member News
CONNECT-EZ Introduces Two New Products Proven to Eliminate Field Welding, Improve Safety
(Dayton, Ohio – Sept. 7, 2011) – CONNECT-EZ, a leader in engineered labor saving products for the concrete industry, has announced the launch of two new products — CONNECT-EZ Panel Anchor, “PA” and the CONNECT-EZTM Read more…
Industry
Standing Strong
By Ed Sauter, Executive Director | Tilt-Up Concrete Association Natural disasters have long been a formidable foe for the design and construction industry. Building codes are evolving continually to minimize damage and injuries from hurricanes, Read more…
Member News
The Value of Participation
By: Mitch Bloomquist, Tilt-Up Concrete Association A common suggestion of many non-profit organizations such as trade associations is that the association belongs to and is shaped by its members. When it comes to the TCA, Read more…
Industry
Tilt-Up as a Re-Emerging Design Technology
By: Mitch Bloomquist, Tilt-Up Concrete Association and Jeffrey Brown, Powers Brown Architecture As a low cost, low technology building system, Tilt-Up concrete construction has become one of the fastest growing solutions used to meet current Read more…
Industry
Citadel Enters Uncharted Territories with Charter School and Tilt-Up
By: Kimberly Corwin, A.H. Harris Construction Supplies Glenn Doncaster, an avid sailor, knows that if you’re in uncharted waters, you are in a situation that is unfamiliar to you, that you have no experience of Read more…
Member News
Thermomass Announces New Hire
Thermomass ®, a leading manufacturer of concrete building insulation systems, is proud to announce Bob Bertig has joined the company as South East Region Sales Manager. Bob will have the primary responsibility of managing Thermomass’ Read more…