April 19, 2018 Why Masonry Continues to Lead With so many beneficial properties, masonry remains a solid choice for a variety of building and project types across the globe – from high-end public projects ...Keep Reading
March 22, 2018 Using Masonry and Elevation: Lessons on Flood-Zone Protection Following Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005 with sustained winds of 100-140 mph and storm surges as high as 29 1/2 feet. By the time the storm ended, 80 ...Keep Reading
February 19, 2018 How Masonry Protects Against High Wind Events According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for a structure to be tornado-proof, it must be missile-proof. This is because the greatest damage ...Keep Reading
November 20, 2017 Schools Design for the Future with Masonry after Explosion Konrad Judd, chief design officer with Huckabee, an architecture/engineering firm in Fort Worth, Texas, is an internationally-recognized thought-leader in ...Keep Reading
October 18, 2017 Fire Stations Resolve a Code Dilemma with Masonry Bill Howell, architect and president of The Howell Group, Inc. in Marietta, Georgia, has designed 29 fire stations in the State of Georgia in the past 25 to 30 ...Keep Reading
September 21, 2017 Fighting Fire Damage and Loss with Masonry From increasing escape time and reducing flame spread to speeding recovery, masonry is critical to fire safety.
April 3, 2017 New Building Bloom: Preventing and Removing Efflorescence from Masonry Veneer What is new building bloom? No, I didn’t misspell "building boom." I’m referring to efflorescence, which is when salt deposits form on the surface of masonry. ...Keep Reading
October 12, 2016 Reducing the Potential for Efflorescence on Your Job Site Efflorescence is a common problem with masonry. In this post, we'll talk about how it occurs, and ways you can reduce efflorescence in construction.
October 5, 2016 Moisture Management’s Front Line Is A System-Based Approach Advancements in building technologies have produced both lighter-weight materials that help reduce initial construction costs and the ability to create tighter ...Keep Reading
August 18, 2016 Revolutionary Dry-Cast Manufacturing for Stronger, More Beautiful Products Thin stone veneer has traditionally been manufactured through a wet-cast process using latex molds. At one time innovative, this method has since revealed its ...Keep Reading
July 29, 2016 Accelerating Projects Beautifully, With Manufactured Stone Veneers High inflation and dramatic increases in materials and labor costs in the early 1980s popularized the process of fast-tracking commercial construction ...Keep Reading
July 14, 2016 With So Many Masonry Options, How Do You Choose Between Thin and Full Veneers? Advances in stone veneers have made both full and thin varieties suitable replacements for natural stone in many, if not most, residential and commercial ...Keep Reading