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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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Letter from the Editor
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                                                Chairman’s Message: When Things Don’t Go as Planned
                                            

                                        


                                        

                                            June 2026
                                        


                                        

                                            Not every day in this business goes the way we planned.

Some days, everything lines up. The crew is moving well. Materials are on time. The job is flowing the way you hoped it would.

And then there are the other days.

The ones where something breaks. T
                                        


                                        

                                            Kent Huntley
                                        


                                        

                                            Chairman’s Message
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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                                                Fechino Files: Trust Your Subs, Just Document!
                                            

                                        


                                        

                                            June 2026
                                        


                                        

                                            When I was working for a large masonry contractor, we typically performed masonry work with our own employees. When we would construct large Segmental Retaining Walls, often we would require a subcontractor who had larger equipment for different portions 
                                        


                                        

                                            Steve Fechino
                                        


                                        

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                                                Marvelous Masonry: Borobudur
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            For masonry contractors and suppliers, few structures offer as much practical insight as Borobudur. Built in the 9th century in Central Java, this massive stone monument remains as one of the most advanced examples of large-scale masonry construction ever
                                        


                                        

                                            Cassandra Stern
                                        


                                        

                                            Marvelous Masonry
                                        


                                        

                                            
                                        

                                    


                                
								

							

								
                                    


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                                                Wrapping Up Our Year And A Look Ahead
                                            

                                        


                                        

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                                            It is amazing another year has gone by and what a year it has been. We have seen a lot of progress on so many fronts. All of this happens specifically due to the support of our members. Your support this past year is positioning our industry to make huge 
                                        


                                        

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