• Now Accepting Applicants and Nominations for the John Hart Honorary Scholarship

    Monday, September 22, 2025

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA As summer winds down and the school year begins, now is an ideal time to consider students in your life—or in your network—who may benefit from the John Hart Honorary Scholarship, which was established to honor one of tilt-up’s most respected and influential engineers. Created in memory of […]

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  • Advocacy Brief: NACA Surface Transportation Letter (July 2025)

    Monday, September 22, 2025

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The North American Concrete Alliance submitted a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee emphasizing the role of cement and concrete in national surface transportation infrastructure. While the focus remains largely on roads, bridges, and pavements, the letter highlights resilience, durability, and the economic contribution of […]

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  • TCA Supports Stronger Carbon Accounting Standards

    Monday, September 22, 2025

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA The Tilt-Up Concrete Association, through its participation in the Alliance for Concrete Codes and Standards (ACCS), has submitted formal support for language in Section 6.6.1 of the ASHRAE 240P draft standard. Developed under ASHRAE (the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) leadership, the standard establishes a […]

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  • Association Representing U.S. Cement Manufacturing Industry Takes a New Name

    Monday, September 22, 2025

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA “Portland Cement Association” is changing to “American Cement Association” Portland Cement Association, the national association representing U.S. cement manufacturers since 1916, announced it is changing its name to the American Cement Association (ACA). President and CEO Mike Ireland shared the news in Birmingham, AL, during the 67th IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement […]

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  • Building Sweet Success: Brothers Desserts Partners with Newcomb Construction

    Monday, September 22, 2025

    Español | Español | Translation Sponsored by TCA By Ava Kahn When two Brooklyn-born Italian brothers packed up their dreams (and their cannoli recipes) and headed to sunny California, they were on their way to creating an ice cream empire. Gary and Errol Winkler started out small with several stores called Brothers Italian Ices Cafe, which […]

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Industry Press

Aug
21

Keynote Speaker Announced for 2013 TCA Convention

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – the global authority for the tilt-up industry – announces Stephen L. Klineberg, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Rice University, as the Keynote Speaker for the 2013 TCA Convention in Houston, Texas. “Each year the educational content for the TCA Convention is updated to reflect current industry issues, advancements in […]

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Jul
9

Reducing The Cost Of Reasonable Protection – Tilt-Up and Anti-Terrorism Force Protection

By: Mitch Bloomquist | Tilt-Up Concrete Association A four-story tilt-up office building designed to meet the Department of Defense’s blast and progressive collapse resistance requirements is under construction in Maryland, and it is being built on a speculative basis.  Before diving too far into the specifics of this project though, it is helpful to discuss […]

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Jul
9

Tilt-Up Decreases Total Cost of Building Ownership

By: David Tomasula | Principal, LJB Inc. One of the iconic sayings attributed to Benjamin Franklin is “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”  In layman’s terms, this means that it is better to avoid problems in the first place, rather than fix problems once they arise. Although the building industry tends […]

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Jul
8

Tilt-Up Concrete Association Spearheads Design And Construction Of Fort Bend County Veteran’s Memorial

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association along with the Sugar Land Parks Department and Sugar Land Legacy Foundation, is proud to be spearheading the design and construction of the Fort Bend County Veterans’ Memorial in Sugar Land, Texas. The project is a continuation of the TCA Community Project Program, developed in 2010 by the TCA, to encourage […]

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Jul
8

Going Wide

Citadel Contractors sets record with 89-ft-wide panel. By: Mitch Bloomquist | Tilt-Up Concrete Association At 89 ft wide, the front entry panel for York Preparatory Academy High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina is the widest tilt-up panel on record.  Jason Swagert, Vice President of Citadel Contractors explains while the reasons for designing this wide […]

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May
16

Take One: New England Studios

By: Mitch Bloomquist | Tilt-Up Concrete Association The film industry is no stranger to the word “tilt,” but for a major television and film studio in New England, tilt has taken on an entirely different meaning. In cinematography, tilt refers to a technique in which a stationary camera rotates on a vertical, or tilting, plane. […]

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