Opinion & Editorial - Tilt-Up Today

Message From the Director: Online Networking

October 1, 2008

Networking is typically the number one benefit stated by members as to why they join a trade association. You can return the cost of membership by picking up one tip from another member. The only Read more…

Message From the Director: ‘Top 10’ Tilt-Up Projects

July 1, 2008

In this day and age everyone wants to know where they stand. Who is the best – not just now, but of all-time. After watching 8,000 hours of Olympics coverage (and that’s just prime time Read more…

Message From the Director: The TCA Fall 2008 Convention — Rising to the Challenge

April 1, 2008

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association will hold its 4th Annual Convention this fall in Phoenix, Arizona. The theme for this year’s convention will be “Rising to the Challenge.” When you attend some of the seminars and Read more…

Message From the Director: Awards, Awards, Awards!

January 1, 2008

How long can the industry keep it up? I am referring to, of course, the amazing diversity and number of Tilt-Up projects submitted each year for the Achievement Awards program. One hundred and five projects Read more…

Message From the Director: Member Web Benefits

October 1, 2007

One of the most startling revelations arising from our strategic planning meeting, and the research performed leading up to it, was the fact that many members still do not realize all of the resources they can Read more…

Message From the Director: The TCA — What Can We Do Better? Tell Us!!!!

July 1, 2007

Every so often – in particular when due notices go out – we get the question: “What have you done for me lately?” or “What are you doing to justify the cost of membership?” It’s Read more…

Message From the Director: Technology is Tilt-Up

April 1, 2007

Technology — it’s hard to live with it, but impossible to live without it. Within six months of purchasing a new computer or learning how to run an operating system, they update and “improve” it. Read more…

Message From the Director: Looking Forward to Convention 2007 — Tilt-Up: It’s A System

October 1, 2006

The second TCA Annual Convention is in the books but before we move on to the third Annual Convention I want to thank all of you who made the 2006 event a success. Dana Scott Read more…

Message From the Director: Expanding Tilt-Up Applications

July 1, 2006

Tilt-Up construction has long been recognized as THE solution for distribution centers, manufacturing operations, and big box retailers. These building types comprised over half of the nearly 750,000,000 square feet of structures enclosed by Tilt-Up in 2005. Read more…

Message From the Director: Market Transition

April 1, 2006

We are putting the final touches on Tilt-Up growth figures for the year 2005. It appears that Tilt-Up, as an industry, will surpass 1⁄4 billion square foot of wall and 3⁄4 billion square feet of Read more…

Message From the Director: Can it Get Better Than This?

January 1, 2006

What a great time to be involved in the Tilt-Up industry! This edition of the Tilt-Up Today is our official TCA Achievement Awards issue and I think you will be as impressed as I that aesthetics Read more…

Message From the Director: Tilt-Up Awards Program Reaches New Heights

January 1, 2005

This issue of Tilt-Up Today is our annual awards issue. The TCA annual Achievement Awards program began 12 years ago as a method of finding out what members were doing around the world with Tilt-Up Read more…

Recognizing Exhibit Hall Engagement as Professional Practice

Events & Experiences

June 4, 2026

A growing group of contractors and industry leaders is supporting the TCA’s new Exhibit Hall Engagement Commitment, recognizing time spent in the exhibit hall as a valuable component of professional development and project advancement. Read Read more...

TCA Releases Version 2.0 of Company Certification Program Manual

Workforce & Training

June 4, 2026

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has released Version 2.0 of its Company Certification Program Policies and Procedures Manual, introducing updates designed to improve clarity, streamline administration, and align certification requirements with current industry practices. Read more…

Market Insights: Mexico

Tilt-Up Vibes Chihuahua Draws Strong Regional Engagement for TCA in Mexico

May 28, 2026

Tilt-Up Vibes Chihuahua brought together 71 professionals from 30 companies, reflecting growing engagement with tilt-up construction and TCA programming across Mexico. Read more…

Sustainability & Resilience

Low-Carbon Tilt Panel Testing Explores Fast-Track Potential for Sustainable Tilt-Up Construction

May 21, 2026

A collaborative field testing program in St. Louis evaluated whether lower-carbon concrete mixes could meet the aggressive early-strength demands of fast-track tilt-up construction while significantly reducing embodied carbon. Read more…

Events & Experiences

2026 Exhibit Hall Floor Plan Continues to Fill in Salt Lake City

May 20, 2026

The 2026 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo exhibit hall is already taking shape as exhibitors continue to secure space for one of the most active and intentionally designed show floor environments in the event’s history. Read Read more...

Market Insights: U.S.

TCA Joins Industry Coalition Sign-On Letter Regarding Transportation Reauthorization

May 19, 2026

TCA recently joined other concrete industry organizations in signing a coalition letter regarding the proposed BUILD America 250 Act transportation reauthorization legislation currently under consideration in Congress. Read more…

Member News

Nox-Crete Names Don Lindau Tilt-Up Division Manager

May 19, 2026

Nox-Crete has appointed Don Lindau as Tilt-Up Division Manager, adding more than 35 years of commercial construction materials experience to its national tilt-up leadership team. Read more…

Architecture & Design

Supporting Arts Education Through Architectural Tilt-Up Design

May 19, 2026

The Vista School expansion in Ivins, Utah demonstrates how tilt-up construction can support advanced educational and performing arts environments within a durable and regionally responsive architectural framework. Through exposed architectural concrete, specialized theater infrastructure, and Read more...

Community & Culture

Hugh Brooks, Jr., S.E. (1926–2026)

May 11, 2026

Founding TCA member, author, engineer, and industry pioneer Hugh Brooks, Jr., S.E., leaves behind a legacy that helped shape modern tilt-up construction and generations of engineering practice Read more…

Workforce & Training

Insteel Hosts Private TCA Certification Program During National Meetings

May 8, 2026

Insteel incorporated TCA certification into its annual national meetings as part of a broader investment in technical understanding, customer support, and cross-functional alignment Read more…