Materials
Keep up with all of the latest materials news (flashing systems, thin stone, paving and hardscaping, mortars and admixtures, and recycled masonry materials, etc.) here. We'll do the research; you do the specifying.
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While concert-goers enjoyed the inaugural Big Gig live music festival this past Fall, and many of them admired the beautiful new Alton Riverfront Amphitheater where the event was held, most of the music lovers weren’t aware of the balance and harmony of materials utilized in the creation of this magnificent outdoor venue located in scenic Alton, Ill.
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Thin brick is an extremely diverse material. The material’s lightweight and slender profile give it the opportunity to perform where full-face brick cannot. Interior applications and renovations are obvious areas where thin brick does not require a foundation support and/or steel support angles. The question is: If thin brick is advantageous in areas where additional structure is not feasible, why should we add these support components at all?
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The last century has seen a tremendous growth in the number of paved surfaces for vehicular traffic. While offering many economic benefits, these impervious surfaces created significant environmental and economic impacts such as stream bank erosion, flooding, and polluted streams, lakes, rivers and estuaries. Fortunately, onsite stormwater management is a priority in site design today. Further, infiltration via permeable pavement is rising as a major tool for onsite stormwater management.
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Manufactured roof-trusses. Integrated circuit boards. Pre-assembled door and frame units. Those are a few examples of what might be called “unitized systems.” In each case, a number of separate components have been factory-assembled into a single unit, ready to be installed quickly and easily. With unitized systems, a job gets done much faster, costs are lower, and skilled workers are freed to focus on the more challenging tasks.
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The masonry trade is physically demanding and often dangerous. New product innovation and the adoption of engineered products and processes relieve many physical demands of the trade. However, the masonry industry cannot bear the risks of change alone. Safety professionals, architects/designers and the workers compensation insurance industry must lead the effort by specifying “inherently safe” products.
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