Lintel Does it Again!

Staff Report

     For the second time in three years, Constructora Lintel, a design and build company based in Ciudad Juárez, is the recipient of an important international award bestowed by the United States Tilt-Up Concrete Association. The award recognizes Lintel’s achievements in the use and applications of reinforced concrete for the construction of industrial facilities.

     The TCA was founded in 1986 to improve the quality and acceptance of tilt-up construction, a construction method in which concrete wall panels are cast on-site and tilted into place.

     The TCA announced in early January the winners of its annual Achievement Awards Program, established to honor projects that use tilt-up concrete to introduce new building types, advance industry technology or provide a unique solution to a building problem.

     A panel of five individuals, experienced in tilt-up construction, judged the competition, which included participants of construction firms from the United States and other countries. Submittals were judged on aesthetic expression, schedule, size, innovation, finishes and special conditions.

     Ed Sauter, executive director of the TCA, said the judges were impressed with the quality, diversity of...

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