Masonry For Designers And Specifiers

Designers are responsible for converting the design intent into specific indications and words in the construction documents; and it's the contractor's responsibility to interpret those indications and words to bid and construct the project. It's not the

The Mystery of the Wandering Drip Edge

KMA is a hydrophilic crystalline admixture used to provide long-term protection of masonry mortars and concrete masonry units against water and waterborne contaminants by reducing permeability and absorption of the mortar. Simplifying installation by rem

The New York City architectural and planning firm of Urbahn Architects has completed the renovation of the historic Morgan Avenue subway station house for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Serving the L train line, the Morgan Avenue statio

PROSOCO to Provide Air and Moisture Barrier Products for CavityComplete Wall System

According to the Dodge Data & Analytics (http://www.construction.com) “2017 Dodge Construction Outlook,” total U.S. construction starts for 2017 will advance 5 percent to $713 billion, following gains of 11 percent in 2015 and an estimated 1 percent in 2

SSIP versus ROAR: Stone Masonry Facades of Historic Church

Construction of Texas A&M San Antonio’s new Central Academic Building opens a new chapter for the A&M system, and an entire new product line for Acme Brick.<

Norwood, Mass.-based environmental and geotechnical consulting firm GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., has acquired Huff & Huff, Inc., of Oak Brook, Ill.

In 1835, when the Pemaquid Point lighthouse was built in Bristol, Maine, the American paint industry did not yet exist. Portland cement technology was still more than three decades away from reaching the United States, and prepackaged paint production wo