World of Concrete – Around the Corner
Yes, its time to start thinking about the World of Concrete. The annual show where you go to learn everything about the world’s most consumed material after water will be held from February 4-8, 2013 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The TCA will be there again in its 24th year as a co-sponsor. The […]
New ACI/TCA Certified Tilt-Up Supervisor Continuing Education Opportunity
At the recently held ACI committee meetings in Dallas, Texas, ACI’s Certification Programs Committee (CPC) approved an alternative re-certification for the ACI/TCA Tilt-Up Supervisor and Technician Certification Program. The update will allow supervisors and technicians to recertify based on completing continuing education hours (CEUs) instead of re-testing. The first opportunity to earn CEUs for this […]
Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces New Speaker to Round out Convention Presentations
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the addition of Kim Basham PhD, PE, to the 2012 TCA Convention line-up. Basham, President of KB Engineer, LLC, will present “Controlling Cracks in Slabs” a session focused on what causes out-of-joint dry/thermal shrinkage cracks. His presentation, to be held Thursday, Oct. 4 from 8 – 10 a.m., […]
Concrete Industry Associations Partner to Form Certification Consortium
In an effort to increase the awareness of certification opportunities for concrete professionals, while promoting the advantages of such programs, eight concrete associations have joined forces to form the Concrete Industry Certification Consortium (CCIC). Comprised of the American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA), Architectural Precast Association (APA), Concrete Foundations Association (CFA), Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association […]
TCA Announces Call for Entries for 2012 Alphonse J. Engelman Safety Awards
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 seventh annual safety awards. The Alphonse J. Engelman Safety Awards Program honors Al Engelman, a TCA past president and board member […]
Wendy Ward 1979-2012
It is with great sadness that the Constructive Communication, Inc. team shares with you that Wendy Ward, Senior Vice President, passed away on Friday, May 17th at the age of 32. She is survived by her husband Chris, daughter Caroline (6) and son Jack (3). For the last two years, Wendy has bravely fought breast […]
Tilt-Up Concrete Association to Open Judging of Tilt-Up Achievement Awards Program to Facebook Fans
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 open judging of the 2012 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards Program to their Facebook fans. According to Mitch Bloomquist, project manager at TCA, Facebook fans will have the opportunity to […]
Tilt-Up Concrete Association Expands Education, Membership into Latin America
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 success of its first major offshore educational event and a new membership focus for Latin America. In response to growing interest and acceptance of the Tilt-Up […]
Tilt-Up Concrete Association Announces Convention Line-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 educational sessions for their upcoming Annual Convention, to be held at Omni Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Fla., Oct. 2-4. With a theme of “Evolution,” […]
TCA Shares Benefits of Tilt-Up with Architects in DC
For the second year in a row, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association has had a presence at the American Institute of Architect’s National Convention and Design Expo. This year’s event was held from May 17 – 19 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Overall attendance at the show was up over last […]
TCA Convention Exhibitor Invite
YOU ARE INVITED to participate! The global Tilt-Up industry gathers this year at the beautiful Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida. The TCA Annual Convention runs from October second through the fourth. New this year: the TCA will be unveiling a new field supervisor/ project manager track at the 2012 TCA Annual Convention. The […]
Superintendent Recertification gets an Update
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of site-cast Tilt-Up as the preferred construction method – has announced an update to the recertification process for the Tilt-Up Supervisor and Technician Certification program – a collaborative effort between the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and TCA. […]
