Laticrete Unveils Product-Specific EPDs and Updated HPDs
January 2017

Laticrete has released three, new product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and updated Health Product Declarations (HPDs). An EPD is a comprehensive, globally harmonized, and independently verified report created by a product manufac

Croxton Collaborative Preserves 96 Percent of Wooster Hall’s Brutalist ‘Bones’ in Sustainable SUNY New Paltz Project
October 2016

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

Business Conditions Flatten for Landscape Architecture Firms, Says Survey
November 2015

Business conditions for landscape architecture firms declined slightly for the third quarter of 2015, according to the American Society of

Buzzworthy Design
August 2015

There’s a new architectural gem in Lexington, Ky., that is getting national attention. The Apiary is a catering company and 15,500-square-foot event space on Jefferson Street in the so-called “Horse Capital of the World’s” emerging restaurant district

USGBC Releases Top 10 States for LEED Green Building Per Capita in Nation
February 2015

Now in its fifth year, the per-capita list is based on 2010 U.S. Census data and includes commerc

IMI Presents the Masonry Education Webinar Series
January 2015

Now through May, a Masonry Education Webinar Series is available, sponsored by the International Masonry Institute.

ASTM Issues New Standard for Fly Ash Brick
September 2014

ASTM International has published ASTM C1790-14, Standard Specification for Fly Ash Facing Brick.

Masonry Testing Education/Certification Offered in Phoenix This October
August 2014

The American Concrete Institute has recently approved The Masonry Society as a National Sponsoring Group for its new Masonry Testing (Field and Laboratory) Certification Program.

Masonry Advisory Council to Host Continuing Education Breakfast
July 2014

On Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, the Masonry Advisory Council (MAC) will host a Continuing Education Breakfast in Oak Brook, Ill., where attendees can earn 2.5 AIA Credits. The event is sponsored by Brick Distributors of Illinois and the Illinois Concrete

BIM-M: A Work in Progress
July 2014

It has been two years since the idea of Building Information Modeling – Masonry (BIM-M) was conceived, and what it means is still evolving. For many, BIM is 3D modeling taken to the extreme. For others, BIM is a process of designing, constructing and mai

Wynnchurch Capital Acquires Indiana Limestone and Appoints Tom Quigley as CEO
May 2014

Wynnchurch Capital, a leading middle-market, private equity firm, has acquired the assets of Indiana Limestone Company, the largest dimensional limestone quarrier and fabricator in the United States.

21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville, Ark.
May 2014

Since it opened in November 2011, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has attracted more than one million visitors to Bentonville, Ark., a once sleepy small town now known to the world as the headquarters for Walmart.

The Evolution of Thru-Wall Flashings for Masonry Walls
May 2014

Remember pagers? Remember cell phones the size of a shoebox? Remember when architectural drawings and details were done by hand? One thing we know for sure is that things continually change all around us.

IMI, National Geographic and the Great Cathedral Mystery
January 2014

The International Masonry Institute (IMI) National Training Director Robert Arnold, along with other IMI staff, were sponsored by National Geographic to help construct a scaled down version of Brunelleschi's Dome in Florence, Italy for a program on th

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Sponsors 'In Pursuit of Architecture'
September 2013

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope will sponsor "In Pursuit of Architecture," a conference on buildings and ideas presented by the journal ­Log­ to mark its 10th anniversary and 29th issue.