Masonry Magazine June 2005 Page. 4

Words: Richard Felice, William Dentinger
Masonry Magazine June 2005 Page. 4

Masonry Magazine June 2005 Page. 4
contents MASONRY

MASONRY
Volume 44, Number 6
June 2005
Photo Courtesy of Rick Busch 2005 Rick Busch
MASONRY
SHOWCASE
The Downtown East Light Rail Transit Station Plaza
arch wall in Minneapolis was one of the winners in
the 23 Annual MC&MCA Excellence in Concrete
and Masonry Design and Construction Awards. The
mason contractor was Weise Masonry Inc. and the
architect was Hammel Green Abrahamson

features

# MCAA Masonry Showcase

Find out everything that happened at the 2005 Masonry Showcase,
co-located with the CSI CONSTRUCT AMERICA™ show, in Chicago.

# How to Determine the Right
Air Barrier for You

So many types of air barriers, so little time to learn everything that you
need to know about them. Find out what types of air barriers work best
for different situations, and what you need to know about them so that
they work to their best advantage.

# Bubbles, Beams and Beaters

While a lot of masonry equipment helps to make the job easier, a
mason's level is a necessity. If your walls aren't level and plumb, you're
going to have (at least) one unhappy customer. But masonry levels take a
lot of punishment on a job site. How they are made can make the differ-
ence in how long they work correctly. We examine the manufacturing
processes used in making today's levels.

# New Equipment Round-up 2005

The construction show season has come to an exciting close with the
MCAA Masonry Showcase at CONSTRUCT AMERICA. Find out about
all of the new and innovative tools, heavy equipment, materials and other
masonry products that made their debut this spring.

columns & departments

From the Editor
The 23rd MC&MCA Awards
President's Message
Legal Issues
Government Affairs
Classified Advertising
Making the Grade
News
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