Masonry Magazine January 1984 Page. 40
People & Events
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Edward C. Gloppen, formerly with Midwest Concrete Products Co., has joined Dur-O-Wal, Inc., Northbrook, Ill., as vice president. Dr. Allan Rhett Whitlock has joined the Engineering and Research staff of Brick Institute of America, McLean, Va. Dr. Richard N. Wright, director of the NBS Center for Building Technology, recently was elected president of the International Council for Building Research, Studies, and Documentation at the council's 9th Triennial Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, and thus became the first American to hold this position.
James Baynham has been elevated to president and CEO of Huntington/Pacific Ceramics, Inc., Corona, Calif. Three other appointments also were announced: George Colledge as sales manager of Yankee Hill Brick Manufacturing Co., Lincoln, Neb., Paula Bauers as assistant operations manager of the "Trends In Tile" outlets, and Dale Christiansen as sales rep for the firm's full line of products. Alan G. Merritt has joined National Gypsum Co., Dallas, Texas, in the new post of general director/information systems. Lorraine Lisle, secretary/treasurer of Kraftile Co., Fremont, Calif., manufacturer of floor tile and other fired clay products, was recently honored in commemoration of her 40 years with the company.
J. William Peterson has been appointed director of government affairs for the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association in Washington, D.C. The Ceramic Tile Division of Interstate Brick Co., West Jordan, Utah, has named RaNita Metcalf retail market manager and Carol Mickelson administrative assistant. The American National Standards Institute has appointed William H. Rockwell vice president and secretary. Rockwell has served as ANSI resident counsel and will retain responsibility for legal affairs and certification.
Twenty years ago William F. Madison entered government as a procurement clerk. Last month he was named to head the GSA's National Capital Region, with responsibility for managing an $841 million budget and 5,600 employees. Calma Co., Santa Clara, Calif., manufacturer of CAD/CAM systems, has appointed David F. Richards v.p. & g.m. of its architecture, engineering and construction business Christopher Newport College, Newport News, Va., presented an exhibit of Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture by Steven P. Papadatos, AIA.
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Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories, New Mexico. The Institute developed the new program in conjunction with Harvey Bryan and Charles St. Clair of the Joint Program for Energy Efficient Buildings & Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
According to Robert Beiner, IMI's director of engineering, "The SOLPAS manual explains how to use the program easily and effectively. With SOLPAS, the designer can use a hand-held calculator to maximize the effects of various solar strategies-in a fraction of the time that would be required by manual procedures."
SOLPAS is the initial step in IMI's long-range program of providing computer software to simplify the masonry design process. Future programs will cover a wide range of areas, including structural design, estimating, project management and energy analysis.
The cost of the 120-page SOLPAS users manual is $40. The SOLPAS program will fit on four magnetic cards, and purchase of programmed cards can be made upon request.
SOLPAS may be purchased from the International Masonry Institute, 823 15th St., N.W., Suite 1001, Washington, D.C. 20005.
Morgen Introduces Small-Line Grout Pump
A hydraulically operated, variable speed, small-line grout pump called "Mini-Pumpit" has been introduced by Morgen Manufacturing Co., Yankton, S.D.
The new unit pumps over 100 ft. high and up to 500 ft. horizontally, depending on mix. Concrete output is rated at 18 cu. yds. per hour.
The Mini-Pumpit can also pump pea gravel mixes, and can be used for wet-mixing shotcreting for swimming pools, lining irrigation ditches and tunnel linings. A 30 hp gasoline engine is standard, with optional diesel or electric power.
Cost-Estimating Reference System Published
A four-volume series of cost-estimating guides to determine the cost of 1984 construction projects has been published by McGraw-Hill's Cost Information Systems Division.
The integrated reference guides, Construction Cost Information from Dodge, provides contractors, architects and engineers with reliable information covering 12,000 different building materials, labor rates for 22 building trades, and thousands of actual project listings.
The information is derived from McGraw-Hill's F. W. Dodge database of construction cost information, said to be the largest in the world.
To order, or obtain a four-page, full-color brochure about the cost guides, contact Percy Pereira, Editor, Cost Information Systems, P.O. Box 28, Princeton, NJ 08540, or call toll free 800/257-5295.
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mating department at Seedorff's regional office in Omaha, Neb.
In addition to mason contracting, Seedorff's other business interests are a subsidiary, Seedorff Masonry Industries Co., which manufactures wooden pallets, and Systems for Management Information Co., a division of the subsidiary, which performs computer consulting and custom programming.