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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 President: Tilt-Up Technology Complements Craftsmanship

April 1, 2007

Over the past 80 years, the technology of Tilt-Up construction has changed dramatically. Some of the first Tilt-Up construction, performed by Robert Aiken in the 1920s, involved casting entire walls on a tilt table with screw-jacks, 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…

TCA Elects New Board of Directors, Tomasula Elected President

January 1, 2007

David Tomasula, structural engineer for CON/STEEL Tilt-Up Systems, a division of LJB Engineers & Architects (Dayton, Ohio) was elected president of the TCA Board at its annual meeting on Jan. 25. Tomasula has been a Read more…

Message From the President: A Big Year Ahead …

January 1, 2007

Well, it’s that time of year again; The Golden Globe awards, the Academy awards, the Grammy awards, and the Tilt-Up Achievement awards. While the stars of television, film, and music are being honored in Hollywood, the Read more…

Message From the President: Worth the Price of Admission

October 1, 2006

Well this year’s convention has come and gone, and planning is well underway for next year. The theme is ‘TILT-UP: It’s a System!’ Sounds simple enough, and maybe it is. So why then are we 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 President: Getting What We Wanted

July 1, 2006

As I write this letter, we are just past mid year, and by all accounts, the industry is booming. In fact, just the other day we were celebrating that we have a warehouse to build 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 President: TCA is Gearing Up for the Convention

April 1, 2006

Planning is almost complete for this year’s convention and I’m predicting it will be the best event ever as we celebrate our 20th anniversary! Last year’s event proved to be one of the most intense 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 President: The TCA Turns 20!

January 1, 2006

Your Association has just turned 20 years old and plans to celebrate all year long. And why not?! This very publication is a testament to what dedicated members add to our industry. The featured projects Read more…

TCA Awards and Recognition Overview Webinar

Signature Series

April 14, 2026

An upcoming TCA webinar will guide members through awards and recognition programs, offering insight into submissions, strategy, and opportunities for industry visibility. Read more…

A Legacy Built in Panels and People

Leadership & Mentorship

April 13, 2026

Joseph J. Steinbicker is recognized for 46 years of service to ACI Committee 551—Tilt-Up Concrete Construction—and a career that has shaped both the technical and cultural foundation of tilt-up construction. Read more…

TCA Announcements

Building the Bold Tradition

April 10, 2026

Submissions are open for the 2026 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards, inviting project teams to contribute to a growing record of innovation, performance, and design excellence across the tilt-up industry. Read more…

Community & Culture

Vibes Heads to Chihuahua: Expanding Connection and Opportunity in Northern Mexico

April 9, 2026

Tilt-Up Vibes continues its expansion into Mexico with an upcoming event in Chihuahua, pairing certification with connection as regional interest and industry engagement continue to grow. Read more…

Community & Culture

The TCA Classic Builds on Its Purpose

March 31, 2026

Now in its sixth year, the TCA Classic continues to grow as a platform for giving back. With two courses in play for 2026, the event expands its charitable reach by supporting both Atlanta Angels Read more...

Architecture & Design

Proven Over Time

March 30, 2026

A 20-year look at a project that expanded the role of tilt-up in office design—and continues to perform today. Read more…

Opinion & Editorial

Seen at Every Stage

March 25, 2026

Tilt-Up Today has evolved beyond a quarterly publication into a continuous platform—capturing the people, projects, and decisions that shape tilt-up construction from concept through completion. For advertisers, that shift creates a new kind of presence Read more...

Cost, Schedule & Risk

Speed to Market and Slab-On-Grade Performance in Tilt-Up Construction

March 24, 2026

As construction schedules compress across the tilt-up industry, traditional sequencing between slab placement, panel casting, and early loading is increasingly overlapping. Field observations from a large-scale project suggest that accelerated timelines may influence slab-on-grade behavior Read more...

Leadership & Mentorship

Mentorship as Infrastructure

March 24, 2026

Mentorship in the tilt-up industry is not a program or initiative, but a quiet, essential system for transferring judgment, responsibility, and standards across generations of professionals. Read more…

Sustainability & Resilience

Julius Boulevard Net Zero Industrial Development

March 24, 2026

The Julius Boulevard Net Zero Industrial Development in Halifax demonstrates how tilt-up construction can deliver measurable reductions in embodied and operational carbon while enhancing energy resilience. Achieving Zero Carbon Building Design certification and recognized with Read more...