COMPLEJIDAD SIN COMPLICACIÓN: ENCONTRAR IDEAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS EFECTIVAS EN LA INDUSTRIA DE TILT-UP
English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Complicación es el fracaso en resolver bien las complejidades de una idea. Un iPhone es increíblemente complejo; usar uno es sencillo (para la mayoría). Los aparatos complicados de ejercicio que se ven en infomerciales en TV a las 3 a.m. son complicados y es por ese motivo […]
COMPLEXITY WITHOUT COMPLICATION: FINDING EFFECTIVE IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE TILT-UP INDUSTRY
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Complication is a failure to effectively disentangle the complexities of an idea. An iPhone is incredibly complex; using one is simple (for most). Awkward workout contraptions seen on TV infomercials at 3 a.m. are complicated, and that is one of the reasons they are rarely used with […]
El reglamento de la sílice de OSHA desacelera sus proyectos
English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Este artículo trata sobre los reglamentos de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) que entraron en vigor el 23 de junio de 2016 con observancia obligatoria para el 30 de junio de 2017. Aunque muchos en la industria creen que habrá una demora en la […]
Mi Joven Carrera: Una Historia de Desarrollo Profesional
English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Desde mi nacimiento fui destinado a tener una carrera en la construcción de concreto. Creo que todo comenzó con mi gran ejemplo a seguir y el hombre que he admirado toda mi vida, mi abuelo. Anthony A. Cavossa Sr. comenzó A.C. Cement en 1969. Él convirtió lo […]
Invitación para los Programas de Premios de 2017
English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group La Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) ha anunciado la invitación para recibir participaciones para los Premios Tilt-Up de 2017 (logro, seguridad, profesionalismo y asesor). Los premios se presentarán en la Gala de Premios de la Exposición y Convención Internacional de Tilt-Up, patrocinado por Nox-Crete Products Group, el viernes […]
Guía completada para el arriostramiento contra el viento de la TCA; ahora suspendida
English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group El Consejo Directivo de la TCA emitió un RFP para actualizar la guía de 2012 sobre el arriostramiento temporal de paneles de tilt-up. En las últimas tres décadas, este documento había sido preparado y mantenido por el Comité Técnico de la Asociación bajo el liderazgo de voluntarios […]
Posición Colectiva De La TCA Sobre La Remoción Segura De Riostras Temporales
English | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group por JAMES R. BATY II | Images courtesy of Big-D Construction El diseño del arriostramiento temporal para paneles de tilt-up, como la ingeniería de los mismos paneles, se mantiene libre de cualquier cosa que trate con medios y métodos. Al igual que con cualquier proyecto de construcción, […]
TCA’s Collective Position on Safe Removal of Temporary Braces
Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group By JAMES R. BATY II | Images courtesy of Big-D Construction The design of temporary bracing for tilt-up panels, like engineering the panels themselves, stays free of anything dealing with means and methods. As with any construction project, these are a contractor’s responsibility with little to no […]
Ware Malcomb Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, recently announced the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the firm’s founding on April 1, 1972. Ware Malcomb has grown dramatically in both size and scope from the company’s early beginnings as a local, Irvine-based architectural firm. The firm now spans 22 offices across beginnings as a local, […]
Bob Moore Construction’s Ed McGuire Named Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Ed McGuire, President of Bob Moore Construction, has been named a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Mr. McGuire’s selection as a Fellow of the ACI follows his 2015 presentation of the Tilt-up Concrete Association (TCA)’s prestigious Murray Parker Memorial Award, to honor his career achievements in growing the tilt-up industry around the world. […]
Dan Lester, Concrete Strategies, Honored with Diversity Champion Recognition
The St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers recognized Dan Lester, director of contractor relations and personnel recruitment at Concrete Strategies on March 6 at their 46th Anniversary Best Practices and Diversity/Inclusion Awards Gala for his work recruiting immigrants and mentoring at-risk kids. “[Lester] is a fierce advocate for minorities,” said Carol Daniel of KMOX Radi. […]
James M Williams Serving on American Institute of Architects Codes and Standards Committee
James M Williams, past executive board member of the TCA, has been selected to serve as a member of the AIA Codes and Standards Committee. The AIA has 90,000 members and 260 chapters world-wide. The AIA Codes and Standards Committee has 10 members, each serving 3-year terms. The AIA helps to develop building codes that […]
