Masonry Magazine December 1988 Page. 22
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LEARN THE FACTS!
Beware of misleading fire rating data. Ambiguous and potentially misleading information on glass block fire resistance has been disseminated to architects, interior designers, owners, builders and national code bodies by a U.S. distributor of a foreign-manufactured glass block.
Get the facts before you specify any glass block for fire-rated applications! All UL fire-rated glass block on the market are tested in accordance with UL9, "Fire Test of Window Assemblies," for a 45-minute period in openings not to exceed 120 ft² in area. All national building code bodies recognize nothing longer.
The UL window assembly tests performed on the imported glass block do not qualify these glass block products for use as wall assemblies. Presently, no glass block are qualified as fire-rated wall assemblies as no glass block presently can pass the UL wall assembly test.
Don't be misled by incomplete information. Get the facts about glass block fire rating. Ask for the free brochure, "GLASS BLOCK FIRE RATING FACTS," by calling our Architectural Products Hotline at 800-992-5769; or write Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Technical Systems, 800 Presque Isle Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15239.
People & Events...
The Masonry Contractors Association of Central Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Pa. Concrete Masonry Association held an educational seminar on Wednesday, November 2nd, on "Masonry Design Details-Problems and Solutions." Phillip L. Gould, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering at Washington University, St. Louis, has been awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by the Civil Engineering Alumni Association of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Dur-O-Wal, Inc. has named Stephen H. Getz, vice president of engineered products. In this newly created position Getz will oversee product development, marketing, and sales for Dur-O-Wal's line of engineered products. Robert E. Philleo, consulting engineer in Annandale, VA, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for ASTM's Institute for Standards Research, Inc. Charlie Page has been promoted to president of TESS (Thermal Energy Storage Systems). Randolph, VT. John Speweik has joined the national sales team for Robinson Brick Company.
STS Consultants, Ltd., has announced that Phillips D. Frey, P.E. has joined the Structures & Materials Group as a senior project engineer. William H. Wolfe is the new quality control manager and Susan Sopp the new commercial consultant at Mueller/Reading Rock Concrete Products in Cincinnati. A preview screening of the PBS special "Pyramid" was held November 14 at the American Institute of Architects headquarters in Washington. NCMA has promoted Steve Szoke, P.E. to the position of Director of Technical Services/ National Accounts. H. V. Corky Moss has been promoted by Featherlite Building Products Corp., Austin, TX, to the position to Chief Operating Officer.
Cherokee Sanford Group announced that it has reached an agreement with the Board of Directors of Borden Brick & Tile to purchase Borden Brick & Tile and its subsidiary Maryland Clay Products, Inc. subject to stockholder approval.
The merger will increase Cherokee Sanford Group's capacity from 350 to 500 million brick annually.