TCA Announcements - Tilt-Up Today

TCA Announces “Collective Position on Temporary Construction Site Shutdown Procedures”

April 2, 2020

Shutting down any construction site at any point in the construction process requires the construction team to assess and address potential risks associated with an unoccupied jobsite. Shutting down a tilt-up jobsite, particularly during, or Read more…

Generational Shift

November 8, 2019

I’m at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta during the 2019 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo, sitting around a table with 18 founding individuals of Tilt-Up Industry Leaders of Tomorrow (TILT), the association’s new young professionals’ collaborative. Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces 2019 Tilt-Up Project and Professional Honors Call for Entry

April 12, 2019

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up as the preferred building system – has announced a call for entries for the 2019 Read more…

TCA Launches Niche Job Board For Tilt-Up Industry

April 9, 2019

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association is proud to offer members a new benefit to utilize in communicating with potential job applicants. With unemployment at record lows, talent shortage remains one of the biggest hurdles employers face. Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Elects New Board, Brad Nesset Named President

February 5, 2019

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – the global authority for the tilt-up concrete construction industry – announces Brad Nesset as president of the TCA Board of Directors, and the slate of directors for 2019. Brad Read more…

Why You Should Personally Invite Your Competition To Join The TCA

October 28, 2018

FOUR PROVERBS SUGGESTING IT IS BETTER TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER RATHER THAN AGAINST EACH OTHER. KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE, BUT YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER Michael Corleone, in The Godfather Part II (1974), written by Mario Read more…

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces Call For Entries For 2018 Tilt-Up Awards

April 16, 2018

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced a call for entries for the 2018 Tilt-Up Awards (achievement, safety, professional and fellowship). The awards will be presented in Dallas, Texas at the International Tilt-Up Convention and Expo Read more…

TCA Bracing Guide Version 18.1 Now Available

March 28, 2018

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) announces the availability of the completely revised TCA Guideline for Temporary Wind Bracing of Tilt-Up Concrete Panels During Construction version 18.1. This release supersedes all previous versions. Version 18.1 of Read more…

ACI/TCA Certification Undergoes Major Overhaul

August 8, 2017

The ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Supervisor and Technician Certification program has undergone the first major overhaul since its inception. The original program was designed to have certified individuals retaking the exam every five years in order to Read more…

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association Presents Tilt-Up Series: Dallas

June 14, 2017

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) presented Tilt-Up Series: Dallas, part-one of a series of regional conferences aimed at contractors, architects, engineers and real estate professionals interested in the tilt-up concrete construction industry. The event took Read more…

Call for Entries, 2017 Award Programs

May 18, 2017

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced a call for entries for the 2017 Tilt-Up Awards (achievement, safety, professional and fellowship). The awards will be presented at the International Tilt-Up Convention and Expo Awards Gala, Read more…

TCA Wind-Bracing Guideline Completed; Now On-Hold

May 18, 2017

The TCA Board of Directors issued an RFP to update the Association’s 2012 guideline on temporary bracing of tilt-up panels. Over the past three decades, this document had been prepared and maintained by the Association’s Read more…

TCA Publishes Revised Position Statement on Air Entrainment

Special Reports

August 18, 2026

TCA’s revised CPS-001 provides expanded guidance on freeze-thaw exposure classification and air entrainment for vertical tilt-up concrete panels Read more…

When Architects Look Again at Tilt-Up

System Evaluation & Decision-Making

August 17, 2026

A predominantly architectural audience gathered in Monterrey to explore how tilt-up is moving beyond its industrial associations and opening new possibilities for multistory, educational, and design-driven architecture Read more…

Events & Experiences

Twenty Studies in Finish

August 17, 2026

Twenty standardized panels, four categories of study, and five Utah contractors turn the 2026 Mock-Up Medley into a built exploration of finish, material expression, detailing, and craft Read more…

Leadership & Mentorship

Lilia Ortiz de Montellano Joins TCA Mexican Advisory Board

August 17, 2026

Ware Malcomb Regional Manager Lilia Ortiz de Montellano Valdez joins the TCA Mexican Advisory Board, bringing more than 25 years of architectural, business, and leadership experience to the board’s work in Mexico Read more…

Market Insights: Canada

Expanding the Industrial Program Through Tilt-Up

August 10, 2026

Pacific Ridge Business Centre demonstrates how tilt-up can support increasingly capable multi-tenant industrial programs through flexible planning, coordinated construction, and architectural adaptability. The project combined dock loading, 28-foot clear heights, varied unit sizes, and an Read more...

Events & Experiences

Shared Ascent | The Architect’s Perspective

July 22, 2026

As the second installment in the Shared Ascent education preview series, The Architect’s Perspective explores how architects are advancing tilt-up through thoughtful design, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovative project delivery. From educational facilities and sustainable design Read more...

Events & Experiences

Where the Convention Meets the City

July 10, 2026

Salt Lake City is more than the host of the 2026 Tilt-Up Convention & Expo. Discover how one of North America’s premier tilt-up markets, a walkable downtown, remarkable engineering, and the Wasatch Mountains combine to Read more...

Events & Experiences

Tilt Lab to Host Special Screening of Schindler Space Architect

July 7, 2026

Tilt Lab will host a special screening of Schindler Space Architect during the 2026 Tilt-Up Convention & Expo, followed by a discussion with director Valentina Ganeva exploring the legacy of Rudolph M. Schindler and the Read more...

Structural Engineering

Shared Ascent | The Engineer’s Perspective

July 7, 2026

Engineering is a discipline of continual refinement, and the presentations featured at the 2026 Tilt-Up Convention & Expo highlight the research, collaboration, and technical leadership advancing the practice of tilt-up construction. Read more…

Leadership & Mentorship

The Lift & Learn Collective

July 2, 2026

The Lift & Learn Collective is TILT’s new discussion-based learning community, inviting emerging leaders to explore books, podcasts, articles, videos, and other thought-provoking resources through meaningful conversation. Read more…