Opinion & Editorial
Blessed
As I write this President’s letter today for Tilt-Up Today magazine, I have been asking myself to think of one word that would best describe the current state of the TCA and the tilt-up industry. Read more…
Opinion & Editorial
Opinion & Editorial
2021 Convention Success, the Big Box Market, and Keeping an Architectural Focus
Despite being in a global pandemic, we just had an in-person, SAFE, and successful 2021 TCA convention in September in my hometown, in the great “show me” state of Missouri! It was a pleasure and Read more…
Opinion & Editorial
E-Commerce Boom, Out of Stock, and Help Wanted!
All three of these items are having a HUGE effect on the tilt-up industry right now and for the foreseeable future! The e-commerce world is what is driving this best ever tilt-up economy, and “out Read more…
Opinion & Editorial
Growth and Getting Back to Normal!
First, it is an honor of a lifetime to serve as the 2021 TCA president! Let me introduce myself: My name is Barclay Gebel. I grew up on a farm in Hillsboro, Missouri, and after Read more…
Opinion & Editorial
Remaining Calm in the Storm
What a difficult year this continues to be. First there was a national health crisis, then a national financial crisis, and then national political unrest. If viewed independently, each of these events are considered a Read more…
From the President
Message From the President: With A Blink of An Eye
As I stood on my deck last night watching the last remnants of the day’s light hide behind the glorious mountains of Colorado, I felt a cold blast of wind pass across my face. I Read more…
From the Director
Message From the Director: TCA Considering Company Certification
You may not like it or agree with it, but our world is becoming more regulated each day. Every industry is regulated to some degree by some entity. Regulation, in principal, is a method of Read more…
From the Director
Message From the Director: Convention Wrap-Up — Tips, Tweets, and Twittering
We can now close the books on the 2009 Tilt-Up Convention. It was the poorest attended convention or symposium in my 16 years of managing the TCA. After attrition (the money we pay for unused Read more…
From the President
Message from the President: Are You Green?
I’m not sure if you are like me, but I haven’t seen a word so overused in our everyday world as the word GREEN. Everywhere I look I see green this and green that. We Read more…
From the Director
Message from the Director: What’s All the Fuss? Tilt-Up Has Always Been Green!
One of the hottest topics today in the construction world is sustainability. How “green” is your product? We sit here and wonder what has taken the rest of the world so long to become green. Read more…
From the President
Message from the President: Welcome 2009! Please Pass Quickly …
As the incoming President for 2009, I need to recognize Past-President Alan Wilson. It was a joy to work with him over the year, and I, along with the Association, give him many thanks for Read more…
From the Director
Message From the Director: Part 2 — ‘Top 10’ Tilt-Up Projects
In the previous edition of Tilt-Up Today I presented the first half of my Top 10 buildings list along with my reasoning for their inclusion. I didn’t receive much feedback or challenges so I’m going Read more…