• Collective Position on Specification of Air-Entrainment in Concrete for Tilt-Up Panel Construction

    Friday, September 22, 2023

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The position of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association is as follows: The concrete specified for tilt-up panel construction shall be considered exposure category F0 and not subject to freezing and thawing while in a saturated state, therefore not requiring air-entrainment or a specified minimum air content unless in a […]

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  • Electric Owl Studios

    Friday, September 22, 2023

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Keily Perla, Client Relations Marketing Strategist, Martin Concrete Construction The newest addition to Georgia’s growing film industry is finally complete. In the heart of Atlanta, Electric Owl Studios, a 300,000-square-foot production facility, opened in June with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the accomplishment.  The Electric Owl Studios […]

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  • NEx and Tilt-Up Concrete Association Partner to Advance Nonmetallic Building Materials in Tilt-Up Construction

    Friday, September 22, 2023

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA NEx, an ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) aimed at advancing nonmetallic building materials in tilt-up construction. NEx is a global leader in research, education, and development of nonmetallic building materials such as […]

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  • TCA Highlights Award-Winning Tilt-Up Design at A’23 Conference on Architecture in San Francisco

    Friday, September 22, 2023

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference on Architecture 2023 (A’23) set the stage for groundbreaking discussions, technology revelations, and professional networking in San Francisco. The two-day expo, held on June 8 and 9, was a confluence of leading architects, designers, manufacturers, and allied professionals seeking to design […]

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  • Tilt Lab Commissions Formations Studio for TCA Demo Feature

    Friday, September 22, 2023

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA Tilt Lab, the philanthropic partner of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association, has commissioned Formations Studio to design a structure to be constructed in conjunction with the 2023 Tilt-Up Convention and Expo to be held in Tampa, Florida, from September 19–21, 2023. The program for the structure is simply to […]

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Industry Press

May
10

TCA Convention Exhibitor Invite

YOU ARE INVITED to participate!  The global Tilt-Up industry gathers this year at the beautiful Amelia Island Plantation in Amelia Island, Florida.  The TCA Annual Convention runs from October second through the fourth. New this year: the TCA will be unveiling a new field supervisor/ project manager track at the 2012 TCA Annual Convention. The […]

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Mar
30

FRAME/FAÇADE

Non-traditional applications of Tilt-Up concrete construction provide very different solutions for two high-profile museums. By: Mitch Bloomquist, Tilt-Up Concrete Association In a testament to the versatility and applicability of Tilt-Up concrete construction, two recent projects — the expansion of the Saint Louis Art Museum and a new home for the National Museum of Health and […]

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Mar
30

Code Corner: The IECC 2009 and ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Effect

By: James R. Baty II | Tilt-Up Concrete Association I received a technical question the other day from an eastern state asking if it was true that Tilt-Up could no longer be built due to the new energy codes.  It seems the contractor had caught wind of changes to the energy code and assumed that […]

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Mar
27

Superintendent Recertification gets an Update

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of site-cast Tilt-Up as the preferred construction method – has announced an update to the recertification process for the Tilt-Up Supervisor and Technician Certification program – a collaborative effort between the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and TCA. […]

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Mar
22

Denver’s First LEED Gold School and Zero Energy Community Campus

By: Andrew Michler As a part of the USGBC’s Rocky Mountain Green Conference we packed our lunch box and went on a tour of Denver’s first LEED Gold School. What makes this campus unique is how DLR Group Architects designed it to be a community hub. The newly-minted Evie Garrett Dennis Campus radiates out from […]

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Mar
13

Update Coming to TCA Wind Bracing Guideline

MT. VERNON, IOWA (March 23, 2011) — The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of Tilt-Up as the preferred construction method – has launched an initiative to review and update its “Guideline for Temporary Wind Bracing of Tilt-Up Concrete Panels during Construction.” First released […]

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