David provides solutions for extending reinforcement through solid bottom bond beams using open-bottom alternatives and knock-out units.

A discussion on the appropriate use of truss-type vs ladder-type joint reinforcement in single-wythe and cavity CMU walls for crack control.

David explores the medieval city of Guimarães, Portugal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the birthplace of the nation.

David emphasizes the importance of full head and bed joints in brick veneer, referencing TMS 602 standards and moisture prevention.

Artificial intelligence, or AI, may evoke ideas of “The Matrix” and “Minority Report” movies and the infiltration of “big brother” into all areas of our lives, but the reality (for today, at least) is a lot better than that.

Cavity Wall Design, Air Barrier/Moisture Retarder Design, and Workmanship Part 2

Everyone knows that Americans need to get outside and get active. Report after report shows that obesity and inactivity are making us sicker and shortening our lives. Despite all the studies and surveys, convincing us to shed our sedentary ways has prove

While I was visiting Savannah, Ga., earlier this year, I was waiting to cross at an intersection when I spotted a girl wearing a t-shirt that said “architecture.” Being the inquisitive type, I asked her if she was studying architecture. She said that ind

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

Croxton Collaborative Preserves 96 Percent of Wooster Hall’s Brutalist ‘Bones’ in Sustainable SUNY New Paltz Project

3Muri software is regarded as the most reliable for seismic calculation of masonry structures in the academic world.

SSIP versus ROAR: Stone Masonry Facades of Historic Church

Cintec International, a leader in the field of structural masonry retrofit strengthening, repair, and preservation, has developed a new type of dissipative wal

St. Louis, Mo.-based KAI Design & Build recently welcomed Michael D. Voit, AIA, to the firm as director of architecture. Voit brings a diverse experience creating spaces where people learn, play and pray.