Opinion & Editorial
Hand the Torch
As I write my last TCA president’s letter, I look back on my TCA involvement throughout my career. I was first elected to the TCA’s Board of Directors back in 2010. In 2011, I did Read more…
People + Perspectives
Opinion & Editorial
Check Your Braces
In the field, after your tilt up panels are erected, you must check your braces after every storm or wind event to assure all the brace bolts are tight to secure the braces! If your Read more…
Community & Culture
The 1st Annual Tilt Expo Eve
On the eve of the 2022 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s young professional’s collaborative, TILT, invited all emerging leaders to join them for a late night of shenanigans at Meow Wolf’s third Read more…
Community & Culture
2022 Tilt-Up Awards Gala
The tilt-up industry’s top professionals gathered at the Colorado Convention Center to honor those organizations, people and projects that have successfully illustrated the variety, beauty and flexibility of tilt-up construction. The 10th annual Tilt-Up Awards Read more…
Opinion & Editorial
Brace Yourself Like a Tilt-Up Panel
Brace yourself for the uncertain times ahead. I believe we are experiencing the most unpredictable times of our lives. We all have more work than we can do, which is a blessing, but these times Read more…
Opinion & Editorial
Growing Pains
The current state of the tilt-up concrete market, from volume and opportunity standpoints, is the best it’s ever been in my lifetime. If you are wanting to get into the tilt-up design and/or construction market, Read more…
From the Director
Influence vs Expertise
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) recently published an updated list of tilt-up industry influencers. As with the first release in the spring of 2020, the announcement was shared on social media, posted on company websites, Read more…
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…
From the Director
The Right Way
I had the honor of filling in for Shawn Hickey during World of Concrete as I presented the 4-hour tilt-up certification preparatory seminar to a packed room of certification candidates. After giving them the disappointing Read more…
From the Director
Facilitating Community Action
“I Have Looked Upon the Community as the Unit of Social Organization in Which Lies the Greatest Element of Hope for Permanent Progress.”I Following our virtual gathering in October of 2020, I wrote a letter Read more…
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…
From the Director
Eliminating Barriers to Engagement
Have you noticed that you don’t need a password to register for the Tilt-Up Convention and Expo? More on that after a quick story. . . . This August, our family traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio, Read more…