Industry Meets Education
By: Kimberly Waggle Kramer, PE Assistant Professor. Architectural Engineering and Construction Science Kansas State University What happens when a professional structural engineer with 14 years of consulting experience starts teaching at a university? A new course is developed. Since I can remember, I always wanted to be a structural engineer and design and construct buildings. In […]
Women in Tilt-Up
By: Clare Martin, Constructive Communication More than ever, women are breaking down boundaries and exceeding expectations in the construction field—and they’re starting with the Tilt-Up concrete industry. It’s a man’s world. So the old saying goes, but over the years, as women have risen to positions of power within the workforce, government and the home, […]
Tilt-Up Concrete Association Forms Seismic Design Task Group
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) formed of a seismic design task group in 2005. According to Jim Baty, Technical Director of the TCA, the task group was formed as a proactive measure to involve the experts in the Tilt-Up industry. Responding to concerns regarding the performance of Tilt-Up structures during earthquakes in high seismic regions, […]
TCA 2006 Convention Recap
By: Ben Saltzman, Tilt-Up Concrete Association The 2006 Tilt-Up Convention, “M.A.S.S. Appeal – Achieving New Heights,” held in Englewood, Colo., was an outstanding educational and networking event. As the Tilt-Up association continues to grow, so does the size and importance of this annual event. Contractors, engineers, architects, marketers and managers spent the days in education […]
Project Profile: Granite Heights
By: Wendy Ward, Constructive Communication Innovative Tilt-Up professionals have long known that the Tilt- Up method is a leading solution for challenging structures. One such project is a distribution/warehouse facility in Rockville, Md. Designed by TCA member Stephens Architectural Associates of Laurel, Md., the facility is located on an extremely complex hillside site that some believed […]
Driven to Success: Tilt-Up is A Growing Solution for Auto Dealerships
By: Wendy Ward, Constructive Communication, Inc. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), there are 21,640 new car dealerships in the United States. While this is an impressive number, many owners are building new facilities to accommodate their growing fleet. In fact, the NADA notes that in 1985, only 3,850 dealerships existed that sold […]
Celebrating 50 Years
By: Ed Sauter, Executive Director Tilt-Up Concrete Association As TCA readies to mark the association’s 20-year anniversary, we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate one of our member’s accomplishments. Headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., Prizio Construction has a significant milestone this year – they constructed their first Tilt-Up building 50 years ago. Since […]
TCA Selects Recipients of 2006 Professional Achievement Awards
TCA has announced the recipients of five professional achievement awards presented at TCA’s annual meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 19, in conjunction with the World of Concrete. The awards recipients for 2006, selected by the Association’s Board of Directors after nomination by the general membership, are: Dave Kelly, vice president of engineering for Meadow Burke […]
Tilt-Up Achievement Awards
Although 37 structures were selected as award recipients, the panel of judges rated eight projects from across all categories to receive the exclusive title, Excellence in Achievement. These projects, detailed in the next few pages, stand out for their unique and inventive use of the Tilt-Up method. One judge commented that this year’s projects show […]
