Masonry Magazine September 1979 Page. 31
CCMCA Holds First Annual Pro Am
The California Conference of Mason Contractor Associations staged its first annual CCMCA Pro Am tourney at the Rancho Las Palmas Country Club in Palm Springs. The pretty distaff golfer is Cris Kessler of the Ladies Professional Golf Association from Buffalo, N.Y. The other members of the foursome are (from left) Ryan M. O'Brien, CCMCA executive vice president; Louis J. Helbert, Jr., MCAA vice president, and Don Leonard, secretary of MCAA.
Chicago Area City Officials Hear "Concrete Facts" About Wood Basements
Approximately 100 building, fire and health officials from the Chicago metropolitan area recently attended a half-day seminar which compared the "concrete facts" about plywood basements and wood foundations with wood industry claims.
The seminar was sponsored by the Greater Chicago Basement Council and presented by the Chicago Masonry Institute and Portland Cement Association.
The All-Weather Wood Foundation System (AWWFS), as it is called, is being actively promoted by various wood industry groups in the Chicago area. Although the AWWFS has been approved by various model building codes, there are several states and many cities within these model code areas that have rejected wood foundations because of questions that have been left unanswered concerning structural integrity, fire resistance, water tightness, and the presence of potentially toxic materials in a home environment.
More information on this subject is contained in a report entitled, "A Critical Evaluation of Plywood Basements and Wood Foundations." For a free copy, write John Dobbs, Portland Cement Association, 5420 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60077.
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