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CERTIFICATION
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pointing, restoration, and masonry caulking and cleaning.
Certification will remain valid for a period of two years. During this time, the contractor must participate in a minimum amount of professional and technical education, including those courses offered through area educational institutions, and through short courses, seminars and workshops conducted by various trade and professional organizations.
The certification program will be administered by a five-member board which will examine all applications and approve those meeting the qualifications for certification.
Carl J. Heumann, president of the Mason Contractors Association of St. Louis, has named John F. Abeln as board chairman and appointed Ernest C. Landers and Robert D. Sloss as members. Each is a long-time mason contractor in the St. Louis area. Richard G. Ross, president of R. G. Ross Construction Company, and Harry A. Fine, an architect and executive director of the Masonry Institute of St. Louis, were also named as Board members.
According to Heumann, "The Board's composition represents a broad spectrum of construction experience. Its membership combines the experience and perspective of the construction design community, the general contractor, and the mason contractor." He also noted that Board members volunteer their time and receive no compensation for their work.
Abeln has announced the Board is now accepting applications for mason contractor certification. Additional information about the program and application procedures can be obtained by calling the Mason Contractors Association at (314) 645-1966.
Obituaries
Wil Brynjolfsson
Wil Brynjolfsson, retired brickmason, contractor and Honorary Member of MCAA, died May 8, 1986, in Redding, Calif. He was 74.
A native of Winnipeg, Canada, Mr. Brynjolfsson was a member of the International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen for 50 years, belonging to Locals 21 and 56 (Illinois) and 22 (California). He is credited with inventing the adjustable masonry wall tie and was active in promoting masonry with architects and block producers throughout his career. He also worked for 25 years as a salesman and later as customer service manager for Dur-O-Wal, Inc. in Northbrook, III.
Mr. Brynjolfsson is survived by his wife, Olga; a son, Kenneth, and two grandchildren.
Homebuilding Rebound
Boosts Construction
The booming housing market is expected to raise total construction contracting for the year to a record high of $236.4 billion, according to McGraw-Hill's 1986 Dodge/Sweet's Construction Outlook.
George A. Christie, McGraw-Hill's vice president and chief economist cautioned that "the present tenuous balance of strength in homebuilding and weakness in nonresidential construction will give way to the declining phase of the building cycle by 1987, if not before.
"Despite the Federal Reserve's latest move to ease credit, the housing market has little room for further improvement. Lower mortgage rates are more likely to encourage refinancing than construction," he said.
Christie pegs residential building at 1.85 million units in 1986-the best housing year so far in the 1980s.
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