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Coming Events WE'VE GOT THE EDGE1978November 8. ASCE Construction Conference, Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Contact: Stanley Ring. CE/Conference Coordinator, Iowa State University Engineering Extension, 110 Mar
Coming Events1978September 25-29. Furnaces, Refractories, Heat Treatment & Fuel Economy Exhibition, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. Contact: British Information Services, 845-3rd Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022 Alan Yorkdale Anthony Federico Charles Farley Joseph Wintz Judy Kaufman Neal English Stanley Ring W. Galanty Walter Galanty Masonry Support System Scaffolding
Mason Contractor News# Rockford Contractor Donald Larson DiesDonald F. Larson, president of the Rockford (III.) mason contracting firm of Donald F. Larson & Sons, Inc., died on July 24 in Rockford Memorial Hospital after a two-week il
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Mason Contractor News...COMING SOONNews of MCAA's Group Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Program will be in the mail to you shortly. Watch for it, then take time to decide which of your key officers and employees should be enroll
Seminars Promote Masonry In ChicagoIn Chicago, the cooperation of all aspects of the masonry industry has resulted in successful promotion programs that cover the entire Metropolitan area. Their most recent project, Architectural and Engineerin
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
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
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
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 &
a complete lineof heaters meetingOSHA requirementsOil fired heaters from 90,000 BTU to 2,000,000 BTU meet OSHA requirements.LP-Gas heaters with UL approval meet OSHA requirements. If your local dealer does not have Aeroil OS
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
Loadbearing Masonry SeminarWall thicknesses in most of these structures vary from 12" to 15" at the base, tapering to 6" to 8" in upper walls. Toennies compared this with the historic 16-story Monadnock Building in Chicago-completed in 1891 and
Oregon Masonry GuildHosts Building OfficialsArchitects, engineers, building officials, mason contractors and out of state special research masonry specialists shared a luncheon seminar recently in Portland as guests of the Oregon Masonry Guild.