• Elevating Construction Standards with Aluminum Prefab Products

    Wednesday, October 2, 2024

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA In tilt-up construction projects, efficiency and cost-effectiveness dictate the pace and scope, and material choice tops the list of considerations with the most impact. Aluminum, known for being affordable, lightweight, and sustainable, has emerged as a preferred alternative to steel. When it comes to manufacturing high-quality, durable prefab […]

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  • Tilt-Up Design Pitfalls

    Wednesday, October 2, 2024

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA by Trent Nagele, John Lawson, and Jeff Griffin Tilt-up concrete construction has grown to be one of the most widely used methods (by square footage) of constructing low-rise buildings in the United States. The most common form is a single-story building with tall, slender concrete walls. Design of […]

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  • Innovating the Future of Tilt-Up Construction at Future Think4.0

    Wednesday, October 2, 2024

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Tilt-Up Future Think 4.0 returned to Chicago on June 24, 2024, and was hosted by the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) and Tilt Lab at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. This year’s event focused on the rapidly approaching future of tilt-up construction, highlighting emerging technologies, materials, regulations, and […]

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  • Tilt Lab Connects Pablo Moyano and LAST Architects for

    Wednesday, October 2, 2024

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Mitch Bloomquist Tilt Lab, the philanthropic partner of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association, has connected Washington University’s Pablo Moyano, assistant professor of architecture, and the design team of Eric Sterner and Brad Lang of LAST Architects to explore an architectural potential for tilt-up concrete construction while celebrating the […]

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  • My Summer Love with Concrete

    Wednesday, October 2, 2024

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Chloe Lyle This summer, I had the opportunity to intern for Martin Concrete Construction, the Tilt-Up Association’s (TCA) Contractor of the Year in 2020. This experience has forever changed my view on a career in marketing. I was given the opportunity to see how marketing plays a […]

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Industry Press

Aug
26

Team Erects First Industrial Project Using Innovative Steel Design

BEAMS VS. JOISTS: A CASE STUDY IN SOLVING CURRENT CONSTRUCTION DELAYS Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Chris Heath, senior vice president, industrial and Colorado regional manager, Arch-Con® Corporation  When Arch-Con® Corporation began preconstruction on the eighth and final industrial building within Hines’s 110-acre Grand National Business Park in northwest Houston, our team was […]

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Aug
26

Tilt-Up, Newburyport

Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By William Morgan Newburyport, Massachusetts, an historic Yankee maritime town, north of Boston, seems an unlikely place for a building revolution. Yet, here at the Hillside Center for Sustainable Living, a new village of 48 homes and two acres of edible gardens marks a new approach to sustainable housing. […]

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Aug
26

Tca’s Tilt-Up Academy Wins Platinum Hermes Creative Award

Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Hermes Creative Awards recently announced winners for its 2021 international awards competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. Judges awarded the Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s online education platform, Tilt-Up Academy, with a platinum award, which is their highest designation. The new […]

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Aug
26

Extollo Bringing Tilt-Up Construction Technology to Haiti

Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The 7.2 earthquake that struck southern Haiti on Aug. 14, leveling homes and other structures with people still in them, made it brutally apparent that Haiti’s normative construction techniques and re-construction plans will not prevent another disaster of this nature from happening again and again.  The January 2010 earthquake […]

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Jun
3

TCA’s I’m A Young Professional. I’m an Adult. Series Wins Platinum Hermes Creative Award

Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Hermes Creative Awards recently announced winners for its 2021 international awards competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media. Judges awarded the Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s video series, I’m a Young Professional. I’m an Adult. with a platinum award, which is their […]

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Jun
3

TCA and Dayton Superior to Offer Private, In-Office Certification Training and Exam

Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to the certification processes of organizations and individuals relying on in-person testing and continuing education. While some options for remote testing have been available, many of those facilities remain closed. The situation has resulted in unintended expiration of existing certifications and significant […]

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Member News

Jan
9

DATUM CELEBRATES 80 YEARS

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Datum, an award-winning Texas-based engineering practice with offices in Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The firm serves a national client base, with completed projects from Seattle to Miami, as well as Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. Founder, Frank W. Chappell P.E., graduated […]

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Jan
9

Hd Supply White Cap Brings Safety Training To Jobsites

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Busy contractors face the serious challenge of making sure workers receive OSHA-required safety training. They have asked for an easier way to get training for ladder safety, fall protection, heat stress and silica-dust suppression. The field account managers from HD Supply White Cap listened. Their answer was […]

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Jan
9

Hughes General Contractors Lifts Unique Panels At Riverfront Medical Center In St. George, Utah

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group During the last week of October, Hughes General Contractors lifted the final concrete panels for the new Riverfront Medical Center in St. George, Utah. The 57,000-square-foot medical center design is unlike anything in the area and will house offices and clinics for a variety of medical professionals. […]

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Jan
9

BASF Launches Concrete Now! App For Instant Access To Concrete Information

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group BASF’s new and versatile smartphone application, Concrete Now!, is now available in the U.S. and Canada, and allows for instant access to information on concrete properties. Intended for contractors, engineers, architects and producers, the free Concrete Now! app serves as a channel to basic knowledge on the […]

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Jan
9

Powers Brown Architecture Announces International Expansion – Firm Opens Canada Headquarters In Toronto

Español | Translation Sponsored by Nox-Crete Products Group Powers Brown Architecture announces the opening of the firm’s Canadian Headquarters in Toronto, providing architecture, interior design and urban design services to Ontario and surrounding provinces. Building upon the firm’s successful Canadian operations, this brings the firm’s total number of offices to five ¬– including the two-year-old […]

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Dec
19

John Miller 1943-2017

It is with heavy hearts we pass along the news that our industry has lost a pioneer. John Miller, founder of DIVCON, father of TCA past president Shane Miller and 2017 recipient of the Murray Parker Memorial Award, passed away Friday in Spokane, WA at the age of 74. His obituary is below. — John […]

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