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features





Moisture Management
The Three-Part Rule for Moisture Management
By John Koester
The three-part rule of moisture management is to “get moisture off of, out of and away from a construction detail as quickly as possible.” However, we are left with the nagging questions: Off to where? Out to where? Away to where?





Building Information Modeling
Masonry and BIM
By David Biggs and Jennifer Morrell
If BIM is to be the go-to building concept, then masonry needs to be in the fold. Several organizations and associations are forging the way to make it happen. 





Air Barriers
Air Barriers: Impermeable or Permeable?
By Jane Wu
No building design today is complete without a continuous air barrier. However, architects and engineers are faced with the challenge of selecting an air barrier from the many types available, including the choice between vapor permeable and vapor impermeable air barriers.





Materials
Lightweight Block, Heavyweight Benefits
By Don Eberly and Laura Drotleff
At the Maryland Science Center, 24-inch-long lightweight concrete masonry units paid for themselves by saving masons half the labor.





Project Spotlight
Vernon S. Broyles Jr. Leadership Center
Edited by Cory Sekine-Pettite
Knitting repurposed historic dormitory with new construction creates cost-effective facility with LEED gold certification.





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                                                Managing the Mysterious Job Site Slowdown
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            Every contractor knows the feeling. A job looks good on paper. The schedule makes sense. The crews are lined up. The material is supposed to be there. Then, for no obvious reason, the whole job starts crawling.

That is what makes it so frustrating. Nobod
                                        


                                        

                                            Damian Lang
                                        


                                        

                                            Contractor Tip of the Month
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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                                                Sainte-Cécile Cathedral
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            Imagine being handed a set of plans calling for the largest brick cathedral in the world.

Now imagine building it without modern cranes, engineered scaffolding, forklifts, power tools, or structural analysis software.

That was the challenge facing medie
                                        


                                        

                                            Cass Stern
                                        


                                        

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                                                Why SkillsUSA is the Keystone to MCAA’s Outreach
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            When I stepped into the role of the MCAA’s first Director of Youth Outreach and Education, I knew we had a massive job ahead of us. I am a fourth-generation brick mason, and I have spent over two decades teaching the trade, from working with apprentices a
                                        


                                        

                                            Robert Melgaard
                                        


                                        

                                            Outreach Outlook
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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                                                The First Paycheck
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            Several years ago, Huntley Brothers hired a young apprentice. It was his first real job, and he had never had a paycheck before. Friday rolled around, and he got paid just like everyone else. Later that day, one of the guys told me something I have never
                                        


                                        

                                            Kent Huntley
                                        


                                        

                                            Chairman’s Message
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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