Masonry Magazine August 1985 Page. 29
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Computers Aid Masonry Construction
David L. Junk, a computer programmer and marketing representative with Interactive Management Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., demonstrates the advantages of using a computer as a management tool in masonry construction at a recent meeting of the Mason Contractors Association of St. Louis.
The featured speaker at the meeting was William G. Veneris, president of Interactive Management Systems, which produces computer software systems, including "Simple Automated Masonry" (SAM), for the construction field. He said extensive use of computers throughout the masonry industry will be essential if contractors are to be competitive.
Masonry Bumper Sticker Introduced
"Masonry the Fire Buster" is the concept the Kentuckiana Masonry Institute chose for its new bumper sticker idea introduced at the recent CSI/AIA Expo in Louisville, Ky. Pictured at the show with a blow-up of the sticker are Paul A. Clements, director, and Carolyn Deeds Partin, executive director of the Institute.
KMI has given permission to the Illinois Masonry Institute to reproduce and distribute the bumper stickers. For information on obtaining stickers, contact Charles Ostrander. Executive Director, 1550 Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge, IL. 60068, (312) 694-2737.
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About Our Cover
The new Neville Public Museum of Brown County in Green Bay, Wis., represents the culmination of years of dreams and efforts of the museum staff, the Neville Public Museum Corporation, and the citizens of Brown County. It had been 50 years since the construction of the original Neville Museum. This 63,000 sq. ft., three-story structure houses exhibits in art, history and science, and in its first year of operation, 150,000 people visited its exhibits.
The building is located on the west shore of the Fox River in Green Bay and has its main entry facing the river-almost as a sentinel guarding the waterway to Green Bay. This orientation is symbolic of historic Fort Howard, which in the mid-1800s also guarded the river from its site only several hundred yards to the north of the museum's location.
Richard J. Griese, AIA, president of Somerville Associates, Inc., Green Bay, whose firm designed the museum, had these comments about the project: "Brick masonry was chosen for the exterior material because of its inherent qualities. It is a natural material which has a human scale; it has durability with low maintenance; it has beauty with low cost, and historically the manufacture of brick played an important part in the early economy of the Green Bay area.
"For these reasons, and the fact that buildings of brick masonry seem to retain their acceptance by the general public even as time and architectural styles pass, brick was selected as the wall surface."
George M. Hougard Contractors of Green Bay was the mason contractor on this project.
Special thanks to the Masonry Institute of Wisconsin for providing the four-color separations for this month's cover.