TCA Announces Winners of 24th Annual Achievement Awards

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the recipients of the 24th Annual Tilt-Up Achievement Awards. The Achievement Awards program was established by TCA to honor projects that represent an increasing diversity of building types constructed with site-cast tilt-up concrete as well as those that advance industry technology, apply innovative form and provide unique solutions to building programs.

Additionally, following the formal scoring process completed by the judges’ panel, the TCA opened voting to the association’s social media fans. During this open selection process, three projects were chosen as “fan favorites.”

The judges recognized a total of 34 award recipients and selected 12 overall Excellence in Achievement winners. These projects exemplify the current state-of-the-art achievement in tilt-up construction with their unique and inventive use of the method.

Excellence Award Winners

• 8 West Centre - D.E. Harvey Builders, Powers Brown Architecture, Cardno Haynes Whaley
• Big Ass Fans Headquarters - Gray Construction, Kopf Consulting Group
• BJC at the Commons - Concrete Strategies, Inc., Forum Studio
• Blender Bottle - AE URBIA and J.M. Williams and Associates, Inc.
• FAU 600 Bed Residence Hall - Woodland Construction Company, Johnson Structural Group, Inc.
• Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Corporate Offices - Powers Brown Architecture, Pinnacle Structural Engineers
• Konterra AJBP 7 - Harvey-Cleary Builders, Southland Concrete, Powers Brown Architecture, Cardno Haynes Whaley
• Spectrum - Newcomb Construction Company, Inc.
• Sugar Land Veteran’s Memorial - E.E. Reed Construction, L.P., TAS Commercial Concrete Construction, LLC, Powers Brown Architecture, Pinnacle Structural Engineers, Big 4 Erectors LP
• Wallis State Bank I - Arch-Con Corporation, Powers Brown Architecture
• Wesley Theological Seminary - Vantage Construction Corporation
• Westgate Campus - E.E. Reed Construction, L.P., TAS Commercial Concrete Construction, LLC, Powers Brown Architecture, Cardno Haynes Whaley

In addition to the top 12 projects, 22 other projects were selected to round out the class of the 24rd Annual Tilt-Up Achievement Awards:

Projects winning in the Warehouse Distribution Facility category include:

• Brady Industries - AE URBIA and J.M. Williams and Associates, Inc.
• Danfoss do Brasil - Diase Construtora, Ltda., Vendramini Engenharia
• Interchange Cpad3 - Nielsen Builders, Inc., American Concrete Construction Inc., The Gaines Group, PLC, LJB Inc.
• Riverside A - Martin Concrete Construction, Inc.
• TOMRA Sorting Solutions National Headquarters - RMW architecture & interiors, VLMK Consulting Engineers, Sinclair Concrete

Projects winning in the Commercial category include:

• Black Forest Ventures Jet Center/Galaxy FBO - E.E. Reed Construction, L.P.
• Look Cinema - TAS Commercial Concrete Construction, LLC
• The Living Planet Aquarium - Dunn Associates, Inc.

Projects winning in the Educational category include:

• Crimson View Elementary - BHB Consulting Engineers
• Franklin Academy, Boynton Beach - McGarvey Construction Company, Woodland Construction Company
• Hurricane High School - BHB Consulting Engineers
• Villa Walsh Academy Athletic Center - Bedrock Concrete Corporation, LJB Inc.

Projects winning in the Spiritual building category include:

• Tomoka Christian Church - Citadel Contractors, Inc., Cogun, Inc.

Projects winning in the Manufacturing/industrial category include:

• Honnen Equipment Building - Hughes General Contractors, Inc., AE URBIA and J.M. Williams and Associates, Inc.

Projects winning in the Office category include:

• Commercial Energy Specialists - Woodland Construction Company
• Croydon Business Centre - Double V Construction Ltd, Krahn Engineering
• Greenhouse Office Park - Hoar Construction, Keystone Concrete Placement, Powers Brown Architecture, LJB Inc.
• Hines EOS - Forum Studio
• North Pointe Building E - Robinson Brothers Construction Inc.
• Parkway Building One - Citadel Contractors, Inc.

Projects winning in the Municipal category include:

• Danbury Armed Forces Reserve Center - The Korte Company

Projects winning in the Special Projects category include:

• Owensboro Convention Center Entry Sign - LJB Inc.

Fan Favorites
In addition to the projects chosen by the panel of judges, TCA gave the public a chance to pick their favorites on Facebook. The following projects were selected as “Fan Favorites”:

• Big Ass Fans Headquarters - Gray Construction, Kopf Consulting Group
• Black Forest Ventures Jet Center/Galaxy FBO - E.E. Reed Construction, L.P.
• Sugar Land Veteran’s Memorial - E.E. Reed Construction, L.P., TAS Commercial Concrete Construction, LLC, Powers Brown Architecture, Pinnacle Structural Engineers, Big 4 Erectors LP