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Books...
Opportunities In Building Construction Trades." By Michael Sumichrast and Charles P. McMahon. 102 pp.; illustrated and indexed. Hardcover edition, $4.25; paperback, $2.45. Vocational Guidance Manuals, 620 S. 5th St., Louisville, Ky. 40202.
Opportunities In Building Construction Trades is one of a series of career books published according to guidelines established by the National Vocational Guidance Association. The book presents an overview of the construction industry-its history, organization, outlook for residential and nonresidential construction, and distribution of employment.
The major part of the book is devoted to job descriptions and employment details about craftsmen in the building trades. One chapter describes such specialized tradesmen as stone masons and marble setters. Another section is devoted to contractors and builders.
For reference, five helpful appendices list recommended reading, building and trades regional offices, state apprenticeship agencies, selected colleges offering degrees in construction, and the nation's top home builders.
Sweet's Indexed Catalogue of Building Construction, 1906." 830 pp.; 8x11. $28.50. Sweet's Division, McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co., Rm. 2051, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10020.
As a reflection of a major industry's colorful past, Sweet's Catalog Files is reproducing the original Index of 1906. The volume contains manufacturers' catalogs for building industry products classified by manufacturer and product type, and is illustrated with black and white photos. These photos of the products, from architectural supplies to ornamental ironworks, give a unique look at the forerunners of today's buildings, materials and systems, and provide a nostalgic look at the past.
In the 70 years since the first Index was published, Sweet's has expanded its operations considerably. Now a division of McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co., Sweet's produces and distributes building product information and services reaching more than 90,000 buying and specifying offices in the general building, engineering, industrial construction and renovation markets. A total of 29 volumes of classified and indexed Sweet's catalog files are now offered.
Building Construction Cost Data." 35th Annual Edition. 360 pages, cross-referenced and indexed; $17.50. R. S. Means Co., Inc., 100 Construction Plaza, Duxbury, Mass. 02332.
Building Construction Cost Data" is the building construction industry's primary reference manual for unit prices. The 1977 edition has been enlarged to reflect more than 18,000 prices.
One section contains an updated listing of typical square foot and cubic foot costs for 54 of the most often constructed buildings. The information for these buildings and subsections of buildings has been collected and updated from cost figures of more than 7,500 projects. The costs throughout the book can be adjusted to 144 major U.S. and Canadian cities with the use of the indexes in this section.
A complete cross-reference index of all items is provided for ease in estimating.
Koehring Earnings Rise
Koehring Co., Milwaukee, Wis.. has reported sharp increases in net earnings and earnings per share for the first quarter of 1977 versus comparable year-ago figures.
For the first three months ended February 28. 1977, net earnings were $878,000 compared with $503,000 for the same period in 1976. First quarter net shipments were $76,275,000 in 1977, compared with $68,588,000 in the comparable 1976 quarter, according to Richard T. Lindgren, Koehring chairman and president.
MC&MCA 1st Convention
The Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractors Association held its first annual convention at the Sheraton Inn/Northwest, Brooklyn Park, Minn., April 15-16.
Among the featured speakers were Don Leonard, MCAA Regional Vice President, St. Louis, Mo.; Neal English, executive director, International Masonry Institute, Washington, D.C., and Al Isberner, senior research engineer, Portland Cement Association.
Conscience, notes H. L. Mencken, is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
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