TCA Sustaining Member Spotlight: Bob Moore Construction, Inc.
August, 1946: The temperature soared into the nineties as a blistering Texas Panhandle sun burned down on the curved metal roof of the Quonset hut. Bob Moore and his crew tightened the last screw, rolled up the remaining tools and officially completed the first Bob Moore Construction project… on time and in budget. With that […]
Tilt-Up Concrete Association Spearheads Design And Construction Of Fort Bend County Veteran’s Memorial
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association along with the Sugar Land Parks Department and Sugar Land Legacy Foundation, is proud to be spearheading the design and construction of the Fort Bend County Veterans’ Memorial in Sugar Land, Texas. The project is a continuation of the TCA Community Project Program, developed in 2010 by the TCA, to encourage […]
Going Wide
Citadel Contractors sets record with 89-ft-wide panel. By: Mitch Bloomquist | Tilt-Up Concrete Association At 89 ft wide, the front entry panel for York Preparatory Academy High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina is the widest tilt-up panel on record. Jason Swagert, Vice President of Citadel Contractors explains while the reasons for designing this wide […]
TCA Elects Corwin as President
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – the global authority for the tilt-up industry – has announced Kimberly Corwin, President & Chief Operating Officer (COO) of A.H. Harris & Sons, as President on the TCA Board of Directors. Corwin has more than 25 years of experience in the construction industry and has been a member of […]
TCA Announces Call for Entries for 23rd Annual Achievement Awards Program
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 the call for entries for the 23rd installment of the Tilt-Up Achievement Awards. Established by the TCA in 1992, the Tilt-Up Achievement Awards program honors projects that […]
TCA Releases Engineering Tilt-Up
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 the release of Engineering Tilt-Up. The newest publication from the TCA is the third in a trilogy of resources covering the architecture, engineering and construction of tilt-up. […]
Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces Engineering Seminar Series
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 – will present an engineering seminar series titled, “Applying the 2012 IBC to the Design of Low-Rise Concrete Building Systems – Engineering Tilt-Up.” The first event is scheduled for June […]
TCA Announces First Companies to Earn Certification in New Program
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 approval of the first two organizations in its Company Certification program. The program, in development for more than three years in response to requests from the industry […]
TCA Elects New Board of Directors: Doncaster President, Collins and Bell New Members
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 the election of new board members and the slate of officers for the 2013 year. Glenn Doncaster, President of Citadel Contractors, Inc. (Apex, N.C.) will continue to […]
TCA Selects Recipients of 2013 Professional Achievement Awards
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – an international nonprofit organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up as the preferred building system – has announced the recipients of five professional achievement awards. The awards were presented at TCA’s annual meeting held on Thursday, Feb. 7 in conjunction with the World of Concrete. […]
TCA Releases New Temporary Wind Bracing Guideline
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the release of a revised guideline on Temporary Wind Bracing of Tilt-Up Concrete Panels During Construction. According to Jim Baty, Technical Director of the TCA, the guideline is intended to provide a standardized method for the design and erection of a temporary bracing system for use during construction […]
Tilt-Up Concrete Association Sponsors Several Events at World of Concrete 2013
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 – is sponsoring several educational events at the 2013 World of Concrete. To be held in Las Vegas, Nev. from Feb. 4-8, 2013, World of Concrete is the industry’s only […]
