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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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                                                The Importance of Staying Engaged
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            There’s an old adage in Washington, D.C.: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” After moving to Washington, D.C., in January of 2001 for what I thought would be a fun two years working for a Member of Congress while I figured out what I really want
                                        


                                        

                                            Stephen Borg
                                        


                                        

                                            Government Affairs
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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                                                Mentmore Towers, Fort Point, and More
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, UK, stands as a sweeping estate that represents the absolute peak of English masonry. Conceived with breathtaking scale and precision, the monumental complex is defined by
                                        


                                        

                                            Justin Stengel
                                        


                                        

                                            Masonry in the Media
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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                                                The Alhambra
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            High above Granada, Spain, the Alhambra offers masonry professionals something more than an architectural landmark. It is a working lesson in how relatively simple building materials, placed by skilled craftsmen and maintained over generations, can create
                                        


                                        

                                            Cass Stern
                                        


                                        

                                            Marvelous Masonry
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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                                                The Wall
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            There is a story around Huntley Brothers that some of our guys simply call “The Wall.”

I’ve told it enough times over the years that when I start telling it to one of our younger guys, I can see a few of the older ones rolling their eyes. They’ve heard i
                                        


                                        

                                            Kent Huntley
                                        


                                        

                                            Chairman’s Message
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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