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Mason Contractor News...Masonry Awards To Be Made by Ontario GroupThe Ontario (Canada) Masons' Relations Council announced it will again sponsor a Unit Masonry Design Awards competition to recognize outstanding examples of unit masonr
People & Events... William J. Rodgers, formerly executive assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Labor, and Kenneth McCulloch, formerly New York regional counsel and assistant regional attorney for the Philadelphia Litigation Center of the Equal Em
Books..."Insurance for Contractors" by Walter T. Derk. 143 pp. Single copies $5.00; quantity prices available on request. Fred S. James & Co., 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, III. 60606.This authoritative work by Walter T. Derk, vice pres
People & Events...(Continued from page 21)Peter B. Hoyt, executive vice president of Betco Block & Products, has been elected president of the Masonry Institute of Washington, D.C. for 1975. Dee Brown, Dee Brown Masonry, Inc. (MCAA), has b
Chicago Hosts Masonry Design Seminar"We have yet to see a building that is consciously designed to conserve energy that costs more to construct." This striking statement was delivered by Walter A. Meisen, assistant commissioner of Public Buildi
Mason Contractor News...# Connecticut MCA Holds Masonary Seminar The Mason Contractors Association of Connecticut is offering a seminar this fall on a topic of current interest to everyone in the masonry industry- highrise, loadbearing mas
Donald R. Bidwell, (left), Past-Chairman of IMI, congratulates David B. "Mickey" Soloff, Jr., as the new Chairman. Soloff, Immediate Past-President of MCAA, holds a gold tie-tack bearing the IMI emblem which he presented to Bidwell. IMI Holds A
Masonry's qualities and economies in regard to energy conservation were discussed by (from left) Alan Yorkdale, P.E., Director of Engineering, Brick Institute of America: George A. Miller, IMI Secretary-Treasurer, and Henry Toennies, P.E., Vice
Charles River Park Synagogue(Continued from page 8)The architectural firm of Childs Bertman Tseckares Associates, Inc. was commissioned to create "a little jewel" that would represent the strong feeling of unity that characterized the old
Mason Contractor News# MMI Holds Masonry Energy Crisis SeminarPictured at the speakers' table during the Minnesota Masonry Institute seminar on the masonry energy crisis are (from left) Clarence Hoekstra, vice president-sales, Ochs Brick &
Energy ConservationMeeting Held in N.J.Many lessons can be learned from the past in the way housing was built and comfort achieved without extravagant use of energy sources, Richard G. Stein of New York City, a fellow of the American Insti
Masonry Estimating Course(Continued from page 29)The course is offered in cooperation with the Wisconsin chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America and the Mason Contractors Association of Madison. Conducting the course will
NEW!STONE-LOK™The most practical and versatile system to tie stone veneer to a back-up wall.Engaging in an informal "rap" session during a time-out at the seminar are (left to right) Alan H. Yorkdale, seminar speaker; Eugene
LOADBEARING MASONRY SEMINARUnusually heavy turnout of building design professionals taxed the facilities at the Chicago Marriott Motor Hotel.Standing room only at IMI-sponsored conference for Chicago area architects, engineers
New England C/M Association HostsArchitects for First Time in HistoryMCAA Vice President Charles F. Velardo joined 150 architects and block manufacturers at the High-rise and Housing Seminar held at the Architectural Center in Boston, Apri
Executive Board To Meet At Breezy PointThe Summer Executive Board Meeting will be held August 1-4 at Hopkins House Breezy Point, 144 miles north of the Twin Cities on Lake Pelican. The Board Meeting schedule calls for Committee Meetings on Thursday