Alston Construction: Building a Brighter Future with Beat the Streets National

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Beat the Streets National, an alliance of youth-development nonprofits with the mission of empowering and transforming the lives of under-resourced youth through the sport of wrestling, mentorship, and community, is proud to announce a partnership with Alston Construction. As part of this partnership, Alston Construction has made a […]
Tilt-Up Industry Leaders of Tomorrow Elects three new Directors

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Michael Frew, president, Tilt-Up Industry Leaders of Tomorrow As TCA’s Tilt-Up Industry Leaders of Tomorrow (TILT) begins its fifth year, we are excited to welcome three new directors from a large pool of outstanding applicants! Kyle Eason, Darian St. Michael, and Stephen Flora were all nominated and […]
Local Materials and Ordinary Techniques

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Mitch Bloomquist, executive director, Tilt-Up Concrete Association Images by Simon Menges Civic architect, urban planner, and activist Sir David Alan Chipperfield, CH, was selected as the 2023 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which is internationally regarded as architecture’s highest honor. Chipperfield is the fifty-second laureate of […]
ICON23

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Recently, guests gathered for dinner—surrounded by some of the planet’s oldest and most important tilt-up wall panels—at TCA’s inaugural Icon Dinner at La Jolla Woman’s Club. Powers Brown Architecture’s Jeffrey Brown, FAIA, FTCA, spoke on the significance of the structure and how the project continues to influence design […]
2023 Most Influential Professionals

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA TCA has developed a framework to identify those in our industry who have invested in becoming knowledgeable, qualified, and recognized for their expertise. This listing affirms the experience of industry professionals dedicated to steering this industry forward into the future. “The professionals presented on this list represent an […]
The 3rd Annual TCA Classic

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has once again partnered with American Contractors Supply and ARCO Design/Build to host the third annual TCA Classic golf tournament. On April 21, 2023, nearly 150 tilt-up professionals gathered at the BridgeMill Athletic Club in Canton, GA, for a day of golf, networking, […]
Karen S. Hand Named President of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA)—the global authority for the tilt-up concrete construction industry—announced Karen S. Hand, PE, as the newest president of the TCA Board of Directors. TCA also released the 2023 slate of directors. Karen was appointed president of Needham DBS in July 2018. With a master’s […]
Why 2024 won’t be “Great Recession 2.0″

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By ITR Economics ITR Economics recently revised its outlook for the US industrial sector. We covered the driving factors in the revision itself and the factors that will keep the upcoming recession “mild”—or more akin to the recessions in the early-1990s and early-2000s than the Great Recession of […]
OK, Boomers: it’s Mentor Time!

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Michael Frew, President, Tilt-Up Industry Leaders of Tomorrow It seems that everywhere you look these days, boomers are getting tons of flack and eye rolls from today’s younger generation. Whether this is deserved or not, what is certain is that boomers hold a wealth of information that […]
The Beast

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By: Ron Stelmarski, FAIA, Design Director/Principal, Perkins&Will Images: James Steinkamp Photography In the heart of the Chihuahuan Desert, about 40 miles from central El Paso, Texas, is Hueco Tanks State Park—an area of clustered rock formations that are home to hollows of water and petroglyphs dating back to […]
Tilt-Up Video Awards

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Winners of the second annual Tilt-Up Video Awards premiered during the World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 17, 2023. For three days, the incredible projects and dynamic footage featuring panel erection and concrete placement lit up the Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s (TCA) booth on a 20-foot-wide, […]
In Memoriam: John G. Hart

Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of John G. Hart, P.E., S.E. after a long and courageous battle with cancer. John was an integral part of Peak Engineering for twenty-five years. His technical knowledge and business savvy helped grow Peak into a nationally recognized […]