Contractor Tip Of The Month: Building Strong Leaders for the Tough Times

William Howard Taft Freshman Academy

Building with Molded Brick: Rich History, Modern Look

MCAA Gateway: February 2018

Playful Masonry: The LEGO-Inspired Children’s Hospital of Troy, Michigan

Everyone knows that Americans need to get outside and get active. Report after report shows that obesity and inactivity are making us sicker and shortening our lives. Despite all the studies and surveys, convincing us to shed our sedentary ways has prove

High-Mobility Grouting Keeps Historic Fountain From Sinking

The Natural Stone Council's Development of ANSI/NSC-373

Laticrete has released three, new product-specific Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and updated Health Product Declarations (HPDs). An EPD is a comprehensive, globally harmonized, and independently verified report created by a product manufac

Croxton Collaborative Preserves 96 Percent of Wooster Hall’s Brutalist ‘Bones’ in Sustainable SUNY New Paltz Project

Masonry Magazine (MM): When did you first hear about masonry or think you might be interested in the trade? Macy Williams: I first heard about masonry during my freshman year in high school. Originally, I enrolled in the class because my guidance counse

While calcium silicate masonry units (CSMU) are not new, their unique qualities and benefits are perhaps more relevant today than ever. Understanding how CSMU differs from other manufactured stone reveals the important advantages of this masonry product

Mason contractor and longtime Ahern Rentals customer, Calvin Brodie, operates his construction business out of Raleigh, N.C., and surrounding cities. He incorporated his business, Brodie Contractors, in 1992 and holds a builder’s license under the North

Business conditions for landscape architecture firms declined slightly for the third quarter of 2015, according to the American Society of

I am writing this newsletter on my way home from attending the ICE meetings in D.C., and then going to Baltimore to attend the BAC National Apprenticeship contest. It is always good to see people like Jim Boland, president of the BAC, and Joan and Dave w

Whether designed for residential or community use, storm shelters and safe rooms protect lives during hurricanes, tornadoes and other severe weather events. Although many U.S. manufacturers claim to provide storm shelters and safe rooms, the industry is