Selected as the Best of California 2002 in the Orange County Industrial category, according to California Construction Link, the Pacific Sunwear corporate office and warehouse is a three-story-high complex. Oltmans Construction Co. self-performed the concrete portion of this project. Some of the 56-foot-high tilt-up panels weighed 160,000 pounds apiece and required a track-mounted crane to lift. The layout had to be planned so that the Manitowac crane could operate inside the building perimeter. But, of course, there could be no damage to the finished floor from the weight of the crane.

Welcome to our annual "Best of 2004" awards edition. It's an exciting time for us as we see the fruits of the industry's labor during the past year and this year was no different. Our regional juries of judges reviewed 146 projects, a record amount of submissions. Projects include two fantastic Tilt-Up projects in The Morse Arberry Telecommunication's project in Nevada and the Spring Valley Hospital also in Nevada.

Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) releases its sixth edition of the Tilt-Up Construction and Engineering Manual. The updated manual contains substantial revisions based on feedback from a wide variety of experts throughout the industry and also includes new content. The manual grew from the previous edition's 260 pages to a 360-page volume.

Today, the building construction market is defined by extreme competition often won or lost solely by the bottom line budget implications of the project. The advantage is most often gained by the company that applies versatility and flexibility through the construction method selected.

Originally intended as a basic design/build tilt-wall office building for SpawGlass Construction Corporation, the goals changed dramatically as a result of collaboration between the client and architect. Kirksey introduced the idea of a green building -- not just an "environmentally responsible" design, but an official LEED® Certified building.

Lake Saint Louis, Mo.- Paric Corp. is on schedule to complete the new corporate campus of National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) in Lake Saint Louis in March 2005. The $18-million project will allow the software developer to consolidate 300 workers at two existing facilities in St. Peters, Mo.

Located at the intersection of Center and Main streets in the heart of downtown Mesa, Ariz., the $75-million Mesa Arts Center (MAC) is nearing completion under the auspices of the Arizona branch of Utah's largest general contractor, Layton Construction Co. Kitchell Corp. of Phoenix is serving as construction manager, with Darcy Gray the senior project manager.

Eastern Creek Raceway is Sydney's home for motorcycle and car racing, and now there is a new facility next door for drag racing vehicles. We at ACC Magazine have been meaning to run these photos of the dragway showing the extent of Tilt-Up used in the construction of the control tower and in the retaining walls.

Sydney's Brookvale is home to some of the most innovative Tilt-Up seen in Australia.  This development in Dale Street is especially interesting, as it was an unusual top-down construction where the ground floor was built before the underground car park.

Tilt-Up is used on thousands of new buildings very safely, economically and effectively; however, it takes just a few people taking shortcuts to harm its good reputation. This article discusses the work completed by the new Worksafe Western Australian Industry Standard for Tilt-Up and precast.

Covering the TCA's Top-10 records in Tilt-Up construction.  The latest additions and accomplishments of the world, TCA publishes this list on their website www.tilt-up.org.  This article is located on the page with Safety First.  An article about the SUPER LOCK washer.

A visit to Errol and Susan Russell's home in Edmond, Okla., is like a visit to a country estate set on gently rolling, grass-covered grounds. Everywhere there are stands of trees, and on one side, a quiet lake that meanders around a small island.

Architectural students and faculty from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, tapped the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) to create a tilt-up memorial.

The sixth edition of the Tilt-Up Construction and Engineering Manual is the first part of a three-volume resource currently in progress on site-cast, tilt-up design and construction. Tilt-Up Concrete Association Technical Director Jim Baty notes that the updated manual contains substantial revisions, based on feedback from a wide variety of experts throughout the industry.

A visit to Errol and Susan Russell's home in Edmond, Okla., is like a visit to a country estate set on gently rolling, grass-covered grounds. Everywhere there are stands of trees, and on one side, a quiet lake that meanders around a small island.

It is almost impossible to flip through an industry trade magazine or visit an association web site without finding a mention of green construction. However, if you feel a bit “green” about understanding this new trend, you are not alone.

After a roller coaster ride for much of the past 20 years, tilt-up construction is gaining popularity in the education market. Traditionally used in the retail and office market sectors, the educational community is beginning to select concrete tilt-wall design more frequently and recognize its many benefits.

Selected as the Best of California 2002 in the Orange County Industrial category, according to California Construction Link, the Pacific Sunwear corporate office and warehouse is a three-story-high complex featuring TCA Member company Dayton Superior.

Throughout the world security is now a primary concern. Owners seek buildings that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also durable and secure. The concrete industry is well able to create strong structures capable of enduring impact and withstanding fire. With their inherent durability, concrete walls have a distinct advantage over other forms of construction.

Today, the building construction market is defined by extreme competition often won or lost solely by the bottom line budget implications of the project. The advantage is most often gained by the company that applies versatility and flexibility through the construction method selected.

One Northwest construction project was among the winners in the Tilt-Up Concrete Association's Achievement Awards Program for 2004. DIVCON Inc., of Spokane, won the award in the Office-Speculative category for the Iron Bridge 1401 Building project in Spokane. The 24,772-square-foot building employed tilt-up to provide the aesthetics of a brick exterior with the structural integrity...

More and more food processing and packing companies are turning to insulated tilt-wall panels for their new facilities to provide energy-efficient insulation, temperature stability, structural durability, and reduced operating costs.

Right there across from the San Diego Padres new Petco Park, with views of the historic Gaslamp Quarter and San Diego bay, stood a really ugly hotel. You know it was an ugly hotel when its owner thinks it was an eyesore. "It's a tilt-up concrete structure that was the sore thumb of the San Diego skyline," said Robin Callaway, vice president/commercial operations for mechanical contractor A.O. Reed. Last October, the 15-year-old hotel was shut down and its owner, the San Francisco-based Stanford Hotels, announced plans for an extensive makeover inside and out.

Concrete doesn't just create sustainable structures - it makes buildings beautiful, memorable, and award winning. Decorative concrete applications bring all the benefits of regular concrete while adding to a structure's aesthetic appeal. For example, exposed, textured concrete on the interior of a building may contribute to earning a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system Innovation Credit. Floors made with white cement look sparkling clean and increase reflectivity, reducing lighting costs and eliminating damage-prone floor coverings. Green roofs can be constructed with decorative concrete pavers that add style and substance. Concrete used in landscaping helps reduce the urban heat island effect.

When Bright House Networks decided to build a new regional corporate office in St. Petersburg, Fla., it chose to go with an innovative implementation of tilt-up concrete construction.

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 announced the call for entries for the 2005 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards Competition. According to TCA, the purpose of the Awards Program is to recognize outstanding site cast tilt-up structures and advances in...

Those who assume that tilt-up construction is unappealing and boring may be surprised to see this custom residence made of tilt-up concrete panels.

Tilt-Con Corporation, an Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based tilt-up concrete specialist, has been awarded the contracts on two new projects.

Long recognized as a durable, fast and economical building solution, the selection of site-cast tilt-up for prisons is a growing trend.

Construction of the new $18-million expo center began in May and it is expected to be completed in July 2005. The new expo center will replace an existing facility in Novi. Clayco Construction Company is the design-builder for the facility. Clayco has an office in Livonia. The company's headquarters is in St.

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 announced the call for entries for the 2005 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards Competition. According to TCA, the purpose of the awards program is to recognize outstanding site cast tilt-up structures and advances...

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up construction, is seeking entries for the 2005 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards Competition. The purpose of the program is to recognize outstanding site cast tilt-up structures and advances in technology, products and methods used in the tilt-up industry.

Considering its cost, the $95-million Safeway Distribution Center project in Auburn, Wash., isn't particularly complex from a technical standpoint. But, with the construction team putting 1.1 million square feet under roof in 10 buildings on the 116-acre site, the project definitely is a big one. The distribution center, which replaces some operations at an existing facility in Bellevue, Wash.

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced the call for entries for the 2005 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards Competition. According to TCA, the purpose of the Awards Program is to recognize outstanding site cast tilt-up structures and advances in technology, products and methods used in the tilt-up industry.

Two award-winning Canadian projects on opposite coasts demonstrate tilt-up concrete's emerging developments. These include heating/cooling applications, kiln-fired brick finishes and irregular shapes.

Modern tilt-up construction consists of lifting concrete panels that have been cast on the building’s floor slab or on nearby casting slabs. Although tilt-up panels can be made much bigger than precast panels that are to be transported to the site, the larger and more complex panels are more challenging to lift and place.

In a truly unlucky day for millions of homeowners, Hurricane Charley blasted through parts of southwestern and central Florida on Friday, Aug. 13. Winds of up to 145 mph blew aparts utilities, buildings and homes - even though some were built under codes implemented after Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida in 1992. Of particular interest to the Tilt-Up industry in this article is the information presented on the Sallie Jones Elementary School found on Page 4.

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 announced the call for entries for the 2005 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards Competition.

Hangar One, a 129,000-square-foot private airport in Scottsdale, Ariz., combines an airplane aesthetic with advanced integrated technology to create what some wags describe as a “spa for jets.”

Eight building projects have been recognized for excellence in architectural design by the 2004 Design Awards program of AIA Wisconsin, the state society of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), including RS+K a 2005 TCA Achievement Award Winner.

Local projects overcome harsh winter conditions. Old Man Winter really walloped the Atlantic provinces in 2003/04 and the construction industry had to meet its shares of challenges to keep projects on time. The bitter temperatures and snowfall amounts caused a number of problems.

Overall the CC100 contractors had a pretty good year in 2003, and most are having an even better start to 2004. This article includes the top 100 contractors for 2003 by revenue. Also shown are the top 20 “pure” commercial concrete contractors, the 20 fastest growing companies, and the top decorative, residential, and tilt-up contractors.

Three cities have been selected to host "live" working demonstrations on this schedule: Appleton, Wisc. July 15; Baltimore, Md., July 21; and St Louis, Mo., Sept. 15.

Woodland Construction Co. of Jupiter, Fla. took the Yellow Ribbon in the 2004 Tilt-Up Association Achievement Awards, and a separate achievement award for the Central West Palm Beach High School.

Innovative tilt-up professionals have refined their processes to ensure that the medium's attributes of durability, speed and economy are maximized to provide the quality that owners expect.

Innovative tilt-up professionals have refined their processes to ensure that the medium's attributes of durability, speed and economy are maximized to provide the quality that owners expect.

'Do what you say you are going to do no matter what the cost'.

At its annual meeting in Orlando, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) elected concrete contractor Clay Fischer as president of the TCA Board. Fischer, founder and president of Woodland Construction Company of Jupiter, Fla., has served on the TCA Board since 2002.

Tilt-up construction is a natural vehicle for completing projects with the design-build system. Although the method is not widely practiced in New York, the tilt-up system is not new. It has been used since the early 1900s and is widely employed across the country, especially in the southwest. Fast-track construction schedules, cost competitiveness and architectural freedom are just some of the...

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the release of an information series, Reference Topics, a resource material that addresses interesting topics facing the site cast tilt-up construction industry. According to Jim Baty, technical director of TCA, the topics for the series come directly from members.

Did you know that Bill Gates of Microsoft is no longer the world's richest man? He is down to his last USD$47 billion, easily surpassed by the reported USD$53 billion belonging to Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of the IKEA chain of stores.

The $12 million facility is one of the nation's first police stations to be certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. The 52,300-sq.-ft. building should be 30-percent more efficient than conventional buildings that meet California's tough energy requirements. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. awarded Woodland a $30,000 energy rebate for the cooling, heating and lighting efficiencies.

Brick-faced precast concrete provides a cost-effective, time-saving alternative to more traditional construction methods for an Atlanta office complex.

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Tilt-Con, one of the nation's largest tilt-up concrete constructors, erected into place the solid concrete walls of the new 220,000-square-foot expansion of the City Furniture Distribution Center at the Tamarac Corporate Center.

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced the winners of its 11th annual Achievement Awards Program, established to honor projects that use site cast tilt-up concrete to introduce new building types, advance industry technology and provide a unique solution to a building problem.

In Weston, Fla., a new five-story office building recently benefited from the speed of tilt-up construction. The building is a project of BHA/Geopack of Miami. Florida Tilt, Inc., is the tilt-up contractor on this project, and the panels are being erected by Sunshine Specialties, based in Orlando, Fla.

The Gleneagles Community Centre in West Vancouver was the Blue Ribbon winner in the Tilt-Up Association's 11th annual Achievement Awards Program, established to honor projects that use site-cast tilt-up concrete to introduce new building types, advance industry technology and provide a unique solution to a building problem.

Press release notice of the Security Central office building in Centennial received a Tilt-Up Achievement Award from the Tilt-Up Concrete Association.

A Canadian project in West Vancouver has received the highest score in the 11th annual Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) Achievement Awards. Gleneagles Community Centre, already recognized for design and construction innovation, topped the list of 22 awards given out by the TCA.

Technology and unique applications are the themes for 11th annual Tilt-Up Achievement Awards, recently announced by The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA).

If there's anything to visual power of suggestion, motorists driving past the Morinda/Tahitian Noni Manufacturing Plant in American Fork, Utah may get an unexplainable urge for a Tahitian Noni juice drink.

Tilt-up has long been favored for its cost effectiveness in the construction of manufacturing plants, but more owners are realizing that this construction method also can deliver an aesthetically pleasing image for their companies.

The Tilt-up Concrete Association recently named William Lockwood the 2004 recipient of the Peter Courtois Memorial Award.

The size and scope of Pepperidge Farm's new Bloomfield, Conn., bakery are impressive: a $72.1 million project involving ground-up construction of a 265,000-sq. ft. bakery on 41 acres in the heart of the Constitution State.

The Tippman Group is constructing a 115,000-sq. ft. distribution center for Packerland Packing, a division of Smithfield Foods. The facility will also serve as a cooler/freezer for finished meat products and will feature a conveyor that attaches to the manufacturing plant. The Green Bay, WI-facility is expected to be complete by summer 2004.

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) recently held its annual meeting in conjunction with the World of Concrete. During the meeting, several awards were presented honoring industry professionals who have made a significant contribution to tilt-up construction. Among those recognized was Alan Wilson, AIA, design principal at The Haskell Company in Jacksonville, Fla.

With work beginning last fall and a completion deadline of June of this year, Roach Concrete, Inc. had no choice but to pour concrete in the cold of winter for the construction of a 115,000-square-foot building being built for the FedEx Corporation in Madison, Wis.

Difficult economic times have forced today's structural engineer to pursue innovative and cost-effective solutions to design challenges. Known for its cost saving attributes, site cast Tilt-Up concrete construction is proving to be the solution for more than just the traditional boxy warehouse. Beyond cost savings, concrete's inherent durable properties provide a long-lasting and secure solution. All of these elements made Tilt-Up the choice for a unique project that was nominated for a 2004 Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) Achievement Award - a basement that houses the mechanical equipment for the campus of a leading life science research company.

An affiliation with the CON/STEEL Alliance of Dayton, Ohio, gives Construction Engineers, Ltd. of Grand Forks, N.D., a building option to its customers that other contractors in the region are unable to offer.

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the election of new board members and the slate of officers for the 2005 year. Al Engelman, founder of Engelman Construction, Inc. (Macungie, Pa.), was elected president of the TCA board at its annual meeting. Other elected officers and newly or re-elected board members for 2005 are...

Chesterfield, Mo.- Maune Development Co. is constructing Spirit Trade Center III, a $2.6-million, 29,240-square-foot service center in Chesterfield. The speculative project is on an aggressive six-month schedule. The single-story building, located at the corner of Edison Avenue and Trade Center Boulevard in the Spirit Trade Center Business Park, is being constructed using concrete tilt-up...

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association honored a Spokane project as one of the national winners in its 11th annual Achievement Awards Program. Twenty-two projects were selected to receive awards this year in the categories of Retail, Office, Distribution, Manufacturing, Special Projects, Housing, Religious, Education, and Technical Innovation.

TECHNOLOGY and unique applications were the themes for the eleventh annual Tilt-Up Achievement Awards, recently announced by The Tilt-Up Concrete Association. This scheme was established to honour projects applying the technique in order to introduce new building types, advance industry technology and provide a unique solution to building problems.

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Recognized for the highest overall score, this 23,000-sq.-ft. facility was constructed on a tight site in the restrictive Coastal Mountains. This project was awarded a Blue Ribbon because it rigorously applies green building design standards as it demonstrates that tilt-up can be highly effective for small projects, unusual locations or extremely tight sites.

Inherent concrete durability made tilt-up the obvious choice for construction of a 184,471-sq.-ft. basement to house mechanical equipment for the campus of a leading life-science research company.

The low-tech, barn-like appearance of modern distribution centers is misleading; these facilities are filled with complex high-tech systems.

The United States is one of the few countries in the world where wood frame construction is still viewed as "the way to build" when it comes to residential construction. Europe and other parts of the world have been using masonry and concrete for centuries. Australia, New Zealand and many other countries regularly build with concrete, including Tilt-Up construction.

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) announced the winners in its 11th annual Achievement Awards Program.

The Bedford Baptist Church in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada, added a tilt-up addition to their building that was originally going to be conventional brick veneer with a concrete foundation.

For many contractors and subcontractors "fast-track" is a dirty word. It often means compressing a building schedule, thereby causing conflict between trades as they scramble to finish their work. Fast-track construction can reduce the quality of a project by forcing installations before conditions are right.

A new 515,000-sq.-ft. CitiMortgage office building and processing center was completed by Clayco Construction 19 months after breaking ground in January.

Tilt-Up Concrete Association's biennial Tilt-Up Symposium will be March 3-5 at the Hyatt Regency Saint Louis at Union Station.

It is almost impossible to flip through an industry trade magazine or visit an association Web site without finding a mention of green construction. However, if you feel a bit "green" about understanding this new trend, you are not alone. As such, the TCA has committed to educating concrete contractors not only about the latest trends and developments in the green concept, but also the fundamentals of this new industry buzzword.

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) will recognize 22 structures as winners of the 2004 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards during the 2004 TCA annual meeting Feb. 19 at the Omni Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the release of a new information series, "Reference Topics," a resource material that addresses topics facing the site cast Tilt-Up construction industry. According to Jim Baty, technical director of TCA, topics for the series come directly from members.

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the release of a new information series, Reference Topics - a resource material that addresses interesting topics facing the site cast tilt-up construction industry. According to Jim Baty, technical director of TCA, the topics for the series come directly from members.

Throughout the year, a variety of topics have been covered in this column - from the foundation and floor slab to the connections and finishing touches. This series concludes with additional discussion on areas only briefly mentioned in previous articles but essential to the success of tilt-up construction. Bond breaker and safety are both topics worthy of discussion as a final means of preparing for an efficient tilt-up project.

Widely known construction entrepreneur George Hedley will speak at the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) annual meeting.

TCA can make that happen if you have some good jobsite photos to share. Although we have a wide variety of finished building photographs from our annual Achievement Award competition (though more photos are always welcome), TCA has a real shortage of good jobsite photos.

The advent and subsequent explosion of digital photography has had a large impact on our photo archives. Obviously, digital technology provides for quick and easy manipulation and development of photographs for website and email purposes. However, most of these images are not suitable for print publications since all most magazines require digital photos to be at least 300 dpi (dots per inch) and 4 x 6 in size - usually in TIF format. And, for cover photographs, a slide, transparency or 8.5 x 11 inch photograph is necessary. With only small digital files to choose from in our archives, the TCA is losing valuable opportunities in the media to showcase tilt-up.

If you have photos you are willing to share, please send them to TCA today. Your company will benefit from exposure as well since the photo caption and cutline will highlight your company and the project. Thank you for helping "build" the tilt-up industry.

For more information on marketing efforts being undertaken by the TCA, contact Ed Sauter, Executive Director for the TCA at (319) 895-6911.