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Anchors, Connectors and Fasteners Examining the most recent addition of the Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures
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The Voice of the Masonry Industry
FROM THE E D I T O R T h e Vo i c e o f t h e M a s o n r y I n d u s t r y
MASONRY Magazine Jennifer Morrell Editor
Official Publication of the Mason Contractors Association of America and the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association
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The Greatest Show on Earth Guess who: a person with ice applied to sore knees, pulled back muscles, and more than 20 miles traveled by foot in about three days. Sounds like an athlete, huh? Maybe a NBA or NHL player? Actually, that person is me – after a trip to Las Vegas to cover Conexpo. The number of attendees at the 2014 ConexpoCon/Agg show last month was estimated at 150,000. I believe this estimation to be true. This, the largest trade show I ever have or, most likely, ever will cover, was a booming success. Meeting appointments with our masonry industry clients every half hour sometimes required a light jog across the many concrete lots. All of my time playing Pacman and Frogger as a kid paid off as I maneuvered the aisles of the crowded halls. This show only takes place every three years, and although the Masonry Magazine team returns feeling a little battered and bruised, we all agree it’s a highly productive trip. Even better than the sprawling array of construction equipment is the variety of attendees from nearly every culture and country you can name. It’s a gentle reminder of just how important our business is – not only in the United States – but around the globe. If you missed the show this time around, I suggest you try to make the 2017 ConexpoCon/Agg show. If you did attend Conexpo/ Con/Agg this year, I’d love to learn about your experience and see your photos. Email me at jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com, or post to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ MASONRY-Magazine/91787184694. ❙MAS
The Mason Contractors Association of America is committed to preserving and promoting the masonry industry by providing continuing education, advocating fair codes and standards, fostering a safe work environment, recruiting future manpower, and marketing the benefits of masonry materials.ion of America is committed to preserving and promoting the masonry industry by providing continuing education, advocating fair codes and standards, fostering a safe work environment, recruiting future manpower, and marketing the benefits of masonry materials. MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Chairman Mark Kemp Vice Chairman Mike Sutter Treasurer Paul Odom Secretary Paul Oldham Regional Vice Presidents Robert V. Barnes, Jr. Ron Bennett Steve Borman Edwin Davenport
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CHAIRMAN’S M E S S A G E Mark Kemp Chairman Mason Contractors Association of America Mark@superiormasonry.com
On the Move and Working for You Have you ever experienced some one telling you he saved 10 percent on a purchase, but then spent more so he could save an additional 25 percent? Well, I am beginning to understand that type of logic with my frequent flyer program. During the month of April, I will be traveling to Washington, D.C., for the proposed new silica rule, Florida to meet with the Canadian Contractors, Las Vegas to do our wrap-up meeting with Hanley Wood, North Carolina for a Masonry Summit, and then back to Florida for a couple days of R&R. So as you can see, the MCAA is on the move
COMING IN MAY 2014 Be sure to catch the May 2014 issue of Masonry, which will feature articles covering current trends and examining industry issues, including:
SAWS Masonry reviews the latest and greatest in the world of saws for masons.
FLASHING AND DRAINAGE Flashing types and installation vary, and technicalities abound. Learn more as Masonry consults an expert engineer in this area.
CODES AND STANDARDS Adherence to codes and standards can be rigorous but is necessary. Masonry reports. For advertising information, contact
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and working hard to assure it provides value for its members. During the last week in March and the first part of April, the MCAA will be present for the silica hearings. Rashod Johnson will be speaking on behalf of the MCAA, and Jeff Buczkiewicz and I will be there for support and to provide input with questioning. The proposed silica rule is the biggest challenge our industry has ever faced with OSHA. For this reason, the MCAA has joined a coalition to try and stop this rule before it is ever started. We are lucky to have the expertise of The Keelen Group to guide us with our efforts. The proposed ruling will have no health benefit for the worker, yet it will cripple the construction industry and be devastating to the masonry industry, specifically. There has been no scientific evidence to warrant what OHSA is proposing, and the impact to the average contractor, which OSHA utilizes, is grossly understated. I urge all of you to contact your representatives and ask for their support in opposing the proposed changes. The masonry industry has the most to lose on this, so please make your voices heard! From Washington, I will be going to Florida to meet with Canadian Masonry Contractors’ Association (CMCA). After this long, hard winter, it is no surprise they are meeting in Florida. By attending this meeting, both associations will be able to share ideas and learn from each other. We share a lot of common issues – things like silica, BIM, workforce development, growing market share, and energy research. Right now, the MCAA has a partnership with CMCA and International Masonry Institute (IMI) on an energy study to help regain single-wythe masonry walls. The study will provide a more holistic approach to evaluating the
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energy efficiency of buildings. This study is being done through the University of Louisville, headed by Professor McGinley. You can learn more about this important study at the MCAA Midyear Meeting in Milwaukee, Sept. 9 - 13. Next, I’ll be off to Las Vegas to have a wrap-up meeting with Hanley Wood and start planning how we can improve next year’s convention. We have some great ideas, and you will hear about them at a later date. We also will discuss Masonry Madness and how we can even make it bigger and better. If you have some ideas, feel free to give me a call or send an email. I want all of you to plan on attending the Legislative Fly-In, which takes place May 20 – 22 in Washington, D.C. This is the time we unite as an industry to voice our concerns on issues that face our industry. This might be the most important one since its origination, because of two major issues: silica, which we talked about earlier, and the Check-Off Program. These two issues will shape the future of our industry. The Check-Off Program will provide financial support for things like research and development, workforce development, and promotion – so we can grow our market share. It is through the joint working relationship with the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and The Keelen Group that we are so close to moving this bill forward. But “close” is like coming in second on a bid. We need to make the final push to get this bill on the floor and passed. Do not sit back and think the others can do it; the strength is in the numbers. In closing, I urge you to be passionate about being a MCAA member. Get involved and, if you are not, please pick up the phone or shoot me an email, mark@superiormasonry.com. Remember, Together We Are Stronger! ❙MAS The Voice of the Masonry Industry
GOVERNMENT A F F A I R S
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
Opinion: Small Businesses Bear Brunt of Health Care Law Another week, another failure of the President’s health care law comes to light. New problems surface before the ink can dry on previous reports of problems. Last month, a report from the nonpartisan Office of the Chief Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services showed two-thirds of small businesses will face premium increases, affecting 11 million people. Also in February, California canceled the online options for small businesses, just four months after putting up a small business health plan website. Before that, still in February, President Obama unilaterally decided to delay the health coverage mandate on companies with 50 to 99 employees until 2016. The President is using unprecedented executive action to choose who gets relief from this burdensome law (and notably, who doesn’t), though he and his Senate allies have ignored legislative efforts in the House to provide relief from the law to everyone. The facts continue to shatter the President’s lofty promises. Pundits focus on this drumbeat of news as a political burden for the President, but the real concern is the economic burden the law places on small businesses. Small firms are particularly vulnerable to the uncertainty and higher costs from this disastrous law. This week, the Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and the Workforce will examine how the health care law affects the self-employed. The President’s unilateral use of his pen and his phone, as he memorably boasted of his circumvention of the 10
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Congress, to change the health care law deeply undermines its credibility – and his. For small businesses, the credibility of this law was already shaken by the President’s delays of the online applications for the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). On top of the confusion around the constant state of change in the law, we still don’t know how many small businesses have been able to purchase health care for their employees. As of Jan. 1, 2014, Kentucky’s “model exchange” had signed up only 14 small businesses. On Jan. 30, I asked Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to update Congress about the federally run SHOP’s enrollment progress. While we know the state-run small business programs are off to a sluggish start, and California’s program was taken offline, HHS still has not released how many small businesses have purchased health care from the federally run exchange. Each new delay is an acknowledgement that this bad policy isn’t working. The initial SHOP delay was an admission that the Obama administration was unprepared, but the latest delay of the mandate is an even bigger admission – that the law is having a heavy economic cost. Many of these businesses already have made the cuts and tough employment decisions to comply with this burdensome law. Most of those jobs aren’t likely to come back because of a temporary delay in this flawed policy. Small businesses are off to a slow hiring start in 2014, according to Intuit’s tracking. That should be no surprise
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The total cost of the
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care law to taxpayers is soaring, now at $2 trillion over 10 years.
when small businesses are grappling with health care costs that have doubled since 2009, according to a survey released in February by the National Association of Small Businesses. A study by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office comprehensively confirmed that the health care law is slowing the economy, adding to the national debt, costing jobs and even reducing wages and work hours. The total cost of the health care law to taxpayers is soaring, now at $2 trillion over 10 years. The debate is no longer merely about the unprepared bureaucracy, the botched rollout and the failure to construct a secure, reliable website. These are just the tip of the Obamacare iceberg. The widespread damage of this ill-conceived law is not even contained to the millions of Americans who received a cancelation notice in the mail. Every American has a stake in the economy and the nation’s fiscal health. The U.S. economy is paying a high price for a broken law’s broken promises. ❙MAS Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) is chairman of the House Small Business Committee.
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A pneumatic saw and track system that can be attached to concrete pilings to even off the tops and casings or remove old piles in one piece to simplify reprocessing is available from ESCO Tool. The ESCO APS-438 Concrete Piling Saw features a 14-inch fiberglass reinforced blade that rapidly cuts concrete up to five inches thick and is ideal for evening off the tops of piles up to 60 inches in diameter and for cutting casings. Fully supported on a trolley that rolls along an easy-to-install FlexTrack system, this air-powered saw speeds pile cutting and minimizes operator fatigue.
MFM Building Products’ PowerBond adhesive system has received US patent approval (Patent No. 8,603,629). The patented PowerBond technology was developed to allow select MFM waterproofing membranes to be applied in temperatures as low as 25°F, while remaining stable at elevated temperatures. The dual layer/two-component PowerBond system has been incorporated into several of the company’s premium Peel & Seal, WindowWrap and underlayment products. PowerBond products adhere aggressively to the building substrate, provide self-sealing capabilities around fasteners, and will not crack or dry out for excellent waterproofing protection.
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Masonry Madness 2014
Masonry Madness Day Recognizes World’s Best Masons
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ASONRY MADNESS DAY WAS HELD DURING THE WORLD OF CONCRETE/WORLD OF MASONRY TRADESHOW IN LAS VEGAS ON JAN. 22. Masonry Madness sent home many happy masons with smiles on their faces, money in their pockets, and “World’s Best” titles attached to their names.
A theme created by SPEC MIX Inc. to promote the masonry trade, Masonry Madness Day is a collection of the most intense, exciting masonry competitions in the world. The action started with the MCAA’s Masonry Skills Challenge, followed by the SPEC MIX Toughest Tender and Fastest Trowel on the Block competitions that set up the main event, the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500. Considered the largest tradesmen event in the world, Masonry Madness Day attracts more than 4,000 attendees that fill a 90,000-square-foot arena. The centerpiece is the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500, which awards the day’s grand prize, a new Ford F250 SuperDuty, 4x4 Truck. This year’s events had a focus on supporting
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SPECMIX BRICKLAYER 500 NATIONAL winners with trophies and sponsor prizes
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workforce development in the industry. In addition, there were several masonry application live learning demonstrations hosted by the International Masonry Institute, National Concrete Masonry Association and the Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association. For the first time, the top two awards of the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 National Championship were claimed by a father-daughter team, mason Jerry Goodman and his mason tender, daughter Heidi Albea. He laid 644 bricks and won the titles “World’s Best Bricklayer” and “Top Craftsman” (see “BRICK- First Place and SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN winner mason Jerry Goodman with mason tender Heidi Albea behind LAYER 500 Winner Jerry Good- his winning brick wall man”). Jerry and Heidi won a new 2014 Ford F-250 XLT 4x4 Crew Cab pickup, $10,000 in cash and prizes including a Essick Pro12 Mortar Mixer, two STIHL-TS 500i Cutquik cut-off machines, two loaded Marshalltown tool bags and trophy trowel, two IQ360 14-inch masonry saws with its Smart Cart accessory, two Crick custom levels and two 10-packs of Gatorback Mortarboards. The Second Place overall winner was Steve Cleveland, age 39, with Midwest Masonry, Mundelein, Ill., who laid 604 brick without any deductions. Steve won $4,000 cash, a STIHL-TS 420 Cutquik cutoff machine, a loaded Marshalltown tool bag, a custom Crick level and a 10-pack of Gatorback Mortarboards. Cleveland, a veteran competitor and winner of the 2013 Second Place mason Steve Cleveland and mason tender Sedat Supurgeci SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN award, was paired with mason tender Sedat Supurgeci. The Third Place overall winner was 44 year old, mason Filipe Orfao from Cambridge, Ontario, who is with the Res Group of Companies, located in Cookstown, Ontario. Filipe, a veteran competitor, laid 588 brick and his mason tender was his brother Jose Orfao of Hamilton, Ontario. Filipe won $3,000 in cash, a $700 STIHL gift certificate, a loaded Marshalltown tool bag, a custom Crick level, and a 10-pack of Gatorback Mortarboards. To earn a seat at the Championship event, the bricklayers had to win one of 16 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 Regional qualifying competitions the SPEC MIX organization held Third Place mason Filipe Orfao and mason tender Jose Orfao www.masonrymagazine.com
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Masonry Madness 2014 in 2013 throughout the United States and Canada. The 2014 qualifying Regional schedule will be released in early-summer of this year. Visit www.specmixbricklayer500.com. MCAA’s Fastest Trowel on the Block In this top block-layer smack down, masons pushed their skills and endurance to the limit for 20 grueling minutes of pure excitement. The event consisted of 18 teams that include one mason and two mason tenders that function like a welloiled machine. Sponsored by the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and supported by AZ Best Block of Phoenix and SPEC MIX Inc., the competitors battled for a total purse of more than $15,000 in cash and sponsor prizes. First Place: Mason Irvin Willoughby of Pascal Robertson Masonry Inc., Sorrento, Fla., won First Place with a count of 126 block that earned Irvin $8,000 in cash, a $500 STIHL certificate, a trophy and additional sponsor prizes. Second Place: Mason Kris Belinte, of Native American Bricklayers, Chandler, Ariz. Kris laid 115 block and won $2,500 in cash, a $300 STIHL certificate, a trophy and additional sponsor prizes. Third Place: Mason Pascal Robertson, with Pascal Robertson Masonry Inc., Sorrento, Fla., with 118 block laid. Pascal won $1,500 in cash, a $100 STIHL certificate, a trophy and additional sponsor prizes.
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SPEC MIX Toughest Tender The world’s top mason tenders compete for the fastest time setting up their SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER MCAA Masonry Skills Challenge winners 500 workstation. The SPEC MIX Toughest Tender winner was Tony Shelton of Creative First Year Apprentice: Mason apprentice Kelton McGee Masonry, Jonesborough, Tenn. Tony won the $2,500 in of McGee Brothers Inc., Monroe, N.C., took First Place in cash, a trophy and additional sponsor prizes. 1st year to win $750 in cash, a trophy and additional sponsor prizes. MCAA’s Masonry Skills Challenge Second Year Apprentice: Mason apprentice Raymond The crowd saw top bricklayer apprentices in their first, second Wilk, District Council Training Center Inc., Addison, Ill., and third year of training showcase their skills as they stepped-up took First Place in 2nd year to win $750 in cash, a trophy their game in this three-hour bricklaying competition. and additional sponsor prizes. 16
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The Spec Mix BRICKLAYER 500 featured teams from across the country vying for the title of World’s Best Bricklayer and Top Craftsman. Masons practiced for days, weeks, even months to perfect their techniques and increase their speed. Well, not every mason practiced. In fact, the winner, Jerry Goodman of Blythewood, S.C.-based Jerry Goodman Masonry, claims he didn’t do anything to get ready for the competition. “I didn’t practice at all,” says Goodman. “I’ve been laying brick my whole life. The main thing you’ve got to do is just stay calm.” This was only Goodman’s second attempt at the prize, and you might say he was a somewhat reluctant participant. Goodman’s daughter, Heidi Albea, actually pushed him into getting involved in bricklaying competitively two years ago. “She and her husband found some applications at Boral Brick in Columbia for the bricklaying competition,” Goodman recalls. “She wanted me to try, and I said, ‘Okay, let’s do it.’ That year, the regionals were held in Charleston, and I took first place and craftsman, and then went to Vegas. However, I didn’t place in Vegas.” Heidi Albea, it must be noted, is not only Goodman’s daughter, she’s his tender. So, when she said, “Well let’s do it one more year, Dad,” Goodman couldn’t refuse. “I said, ‘Alright,’ and so last year, we went to the regionals in Charlotte.” Good thing he did; he took first place in Craftsman and went on to the national competition in Las Vegas. The results speak for themselves, but Goodman voices them saying, “We actually won the top two prizes. They said it was the first time it’s ever happened in the 12 years they’ve been putting it on.” Competitive bricklaying isn’t for every mason. Goodman started out laying brick at the age of 17 and has been working the trade for about 40 years, the last 15 heading up his own company. In the early-1990s, he entered and won the state block-laying Fastest Trowel competition for two years in a row. And, while block laying and bricklaying are different, the competitive stress is similar. According to Albea, “Dad said it was just too intense, and he didn’t want to try a second time. But I talked him into one more time, and he did it – he won.” Goodman agrees. “That’s why I wasn’t really too hip on going back into competition. I enjoy them, but they are very intense. It’s a lot of work. But it’s still a good time.” Albea has been helping Goodman for years, not just in competitions, but throughout the company’s work. As Albea says, “It started out as Jerry Goodman and Sons – my brother, Donny, works for Dad – and then I got involved and stayed. So Dad had to change the name to Jerry Goodman Masonry. I seemed to be around all the time, and I enjoy the challenge, working hard, and working outside; it just seemed natural.” A father-daughter team is uncommon, especially with the woman doing the tending. Under competitive stress, it’s even a harder job. “I didn’t have any problems,” Albea admits. “I’m used to keeping him and my brother stocked with brick and mud, so that was right up my alley. I had to keep moving; I didn’t have any down time. He kept me busy.” Next on the agenda? Returning in 2015 to defend his titles and, if all goes according to plan, tending for son Donny or daughter Heidi at some point in the future. Meanwhile, the whole family can enjoy the spoils of Jerry Goodman’s win: a red 2014 Ford F-250 4x4 pickup truck and more than $20,000 in cash and prizes. See you next year, Jerry and Heidi! Tom Inglesby, former editor of Masonry, lives and works as a writer in Southern California.
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Scaffolding Production Enhancers A look at jobsite techniques and equipment that can help boost your bottom line
BY JUSTIN BREITHAUPT JR. I TALK TO A LOT OF MASON CONTRACTORS DAILY. The great majority of them have a lot of work on the books right now. We seem to be coming out of this horrible downturn. If your area isn’t quite there yet, take heart; good times are coming. All the men I talk with are looking for ways to be more productive. Bricklayers are in short supply, and general contractors want the jobs done faster. Of course, elevating scaffolding is a great way to get more units in the wall with fewer men, but this article includes other techniques contractors around the country are using. The new rules defining low-lift grouting are a huge labor saver.
Photo 6 - Base Towers with extension towers attached are clamped together in four-footwide 10 packs. Many Non-Stop users leave their towers completely assembled 18 or 27 feet high and never take them apart.
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Elevating scaffolding WHEN I WAS IN the masonry business with my dad back in the ‘70s and early-‘80s, he drilled “The Law” into my head: “When the block stops, the money stops.” Nothing else matters. His production push started back in 1969, when he used jack-up scaffolding instead of frames on one job. The men laid 30 percent more units per day on that job. Then he said something I’ll never forget, “Every time we increase production by 15 percent, we duplicate our profit.” On that job, he tripled his projected profit. Stop and let that sink in. The labor number in your bid is five, six or seven times bigger than your profit number. On the average job, 15 percent of the labor number is equal to the profit number. Increase production by only 15 percent, and you double your profit.
Photo 1 - The Non-Stop system was designed so masons can start the wall off the scaffold, eliminating a costly crew move when the wall gets scaffold high. Notice the masons’ walk boards are stored under the workbench. The masons’ outrigger is pulled out and the boards are dropped in place in seconds.
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Increase it by 30 percent, and you triple your profit. So, not only will you have a happy general contractor and owner when you do the job 30 percent faster than with frames, you’ll re-capture a lot of unspent payroll money and put it back in your pocket. The nuts and bolts of how it works are just common sense really. Your men don’t have to lay units faster; they just keep on working at a comfortable height, instead of stopping for 20 minutes several times a day to hop planks. Most important, they are always laying in their “sweet spot,” which is waist high. They actually lay 20 percent to 40 percent more units in a day and are less tired. It broke my dad’s heart, though, that his men hated the scaffolding; it was too wobbly and unstable. In order to keep doubling and tripling his profit, he teamed up with an engineer buddy and created his own scaffold system. That’s how Non-Stop was born. Another advantage we built into our scaffolding is the ability to move the scaffold in place and work off it before the wall is ever started (see Photo1). That saves moving the crew when the wall gets scaffold high. You pull out the masons’ outriggers and keep working. That feature re-captures at least 20 minutes of production time on every wall.
Benefits of the Low-Level Scissor Lift There is a misconception that general contracting projects like framing, painting and installing HVAC, electrical systems or drywall require a 19-foot scissor lift. But there is more to choosing the best lift for your job than just how high it can go. Although low-level scissor lifts come in just below that 19-foot height, they go above and beyond their size in terms of capabilities. Low-level access lifts are designed to increase safety, efficiency, ease of use and convenience, giving users the ability to complete 90 percent of the jobs typically reserved for 19-foot lifts. An added benefit is that, because of their size and maneuverability, the low-level lifts can be the first piece of equipment on the site and the last to leave. A majority of jobs completed on any construction project or in any maintenance or industrial application occur in that 18- to 20-foot working height range. Lift heights of low-level access lifts typically are from eight to 14 feet, but six feet need to be added to calculate the working height. Therefore, the working height for most low-level access lifts is between 14 and 20 feet. One of the key factors to consider when evaluating a lift beyond just height is working space. Many low-level lifts have twoperson occupancy, but also can hold more weight – up to 750 pounds on some models. Platform sizes on low-level lifts range from 25 to 30 inches wide by 60 to 70 inches long. For even more room, extensions add up to 36 inches of platform length. A scissor lift that can handle the weight and capacity of two workers plus all the tools certainly is a productivity benefit. Entry heights on 19-foot lifts can be as high as 42 inches, which makes getting onto them a challenge, especially when carrying tools and supplies. Low-level scissor lifts are designed to cater to the contractor and maintenance markets with entry heights as low as 20 inches – only one step – which makes getting on and off the platform easier and safer. Heavier lifts aren’t the only thing that can damage floors; hydraulic systems can be a culprit, as well. The hydraulic system on low-level lifts typically only powers them up and down, while battery power operates the driving and steering. This configuration has only two connection points, so the chance of a leak is greatly reduced. Low-level scissor lifts can be as narrow as 25 inches, and they feature stowed heights as low as 66 inches. This provides more clearance for getting under doorways and into elevators, even with taller materials on board. And, because users can choose the right lift with the right working height for the job, the risk of users becoming crushed between the ceiling and lift is reduced. Low-level lifts also feature platform lengths as short as 47 inches, so they can easily fit in any elevator in the United States that’s built to code.
Is it time to buy equipment? WHEN WORK is on the upswing, and you have enough work ahead to make your equipment dollar out, that’s the time to buy. For instance, the rule of thumb for crank-up scaffolding is that every 100 feet saves you two bricklayers. That means seven bricklayers on elevatJustin Kissinger is marketing manager for Custom Equipment Inc. ing scaffolding will lay the same amount or more units as nine masons on frames. ical job where you might need 600 boards on frames, you’ll Now, the national average cost for a bricklayer is $43,200 per only use 150 with crank-up scaffolding. year – a lot more in some places, less in others (check your cost, Scaffold erection and dismantle costs it might surprise you). Two bricklayers cost you $86,400 per year, and 100 feet of crank-up scaffolding runs about $33,000. EVER SINCE they were invented in the ’40s, tearing down If you have four or five months of work ahead, buy it. It will your frames in between walls has always been an expensive and pay for itself in that short time. time-consuming process. Nobody cared back then, because frames were such a huge improvement over the wood scaffoldCut down on scaffold planks ing of the day. WITH SCAFFOLD PLANKS COSTING as much as $38 Nowadays, if you’re using elevating crank-up scaffolding, and each in some areas, using less of them represents a significant even some mast climbers, you simply pick your towers with a savings. Using elevating scaffolding means you only plank one forklift and move them to the next wall in about 10 minutes (see level, and you only need one-fourth as many boards. On a typPhoto 2). That’s a five time reduction in labor cost, if you’re 20
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Photo 3 - The transparent window allows inspection of the cell, both before and after the pour. The manufacturer says he’s never had a compliant about a blowout.
You will need a clean out at the bottom of each cell. That’s what usually stops most people cold. Clean outs are a big pain in the behind, and often blow out, until now. A retired mason contractor, Randy Jensen, invented and manufactures the Smart Masonry System, a transparent plastic window (see Photo 3) that covers a clean out opening. It goes in place in literally a minute, allowing you to pour immediately after inspection. Randy says it will not blow out and leaves the grout flush with the surface of the block (see Photo 4) – huge improvement over nailing a piece of plywood to the wall (www. masonrystore.com). Other time savers MANY NEW ELEVATING SCAFFOLD USERS told me Photo 4 - A T-bolt holds the plastic they kept their crew the same window flush with the face of the wall. After the pour, the window is size as before when they moved removed, and the T-bolt is snapped to the new system. One “diffi- off. culty” they ran into – although they were glad to have the problem – was that their masons used up materials at a faster rate than before, and sometimes the forklift had trouble keeping up. They solved the problem by having the lift driver stay over and stage pallets of block by the scaffold. Jimmy Alvey, a contractor in San Antonio, told me, “Sometimes all the blocks have to be unloaded way on the other side of the site. It’s amazing how much material a good forklift driver can stage around the job in an hour, when that’s all he has to do. He’s pulled in 90 different directions during the workday.” www.masonrymagazine.com
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Keep your towers assembled between jobs A FEATURE that really sets crank-up scaffolding apart from frames is the ability to move them from job to job, fully assembled (see Photo 5). Jimmy Alvey said, “When the job’s finished, we lay them down and take the x-braces out. Then we clamp 18- or 27foot-high towers together (see Photo 6) in bundles of 10. The bundles are only four feet wide, so we can put two across our trailer. We go to the next job, put the x-braces in, and stand them at the first wall, sometimes all before the sun goes down.” In my research talking with contractors, I Photo 5 - This contractor clamps his base towers together in packages of 10. Each one is four feet wide, allowing him to gathered more tips than I can include in one put two packs across his trailer. Each pack is 14 feet long. article. I’ll put another article together containing the best nuggets I gathered. If you have a tip you’d like to Justin Breithaupt Jr. is the owner of Non-Stop Scaffolding Inc. share, please email it to me at my email address below. His involvement in Non-Stop Scaffolding goes all the way back to the ‘70s, when he and his dad developed Non-Stop for their Many thanks to Rashod Johnson, P.E., for the information own masonry contracting business. He is a frequent speaker on the new grout codes. He is president of The Roderick at local and national masonry association meetings, and a Group Inc., an engineering consulting firm, and Material Serfounder of the ANSI Adjustable Scaffolding Safety Standards vice Testing Laboratories Inc., a construction materials lab, both committee. Justin can be reached at breithaupt@gmail.com or located in Chicago. Previously, he served as the MCAA’s direc800-845-0845. tor of engineering. ❙MAS
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Since the late-1980s, the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC) has been meeting to shape the masonry building code for our industry. The code is revised every three years. However, this last cycle was reduced by one year to coincide with the development schedule for the upcoming 2015 International Building Code (IBC). The latest TMS 402 edition reorganized the code from eight chapters and one appendix to five parts, 14 chapters and three appendices. The reorganization was in response to past requests concerning the length of Chapter 1 and the difficulty in finding provisions. The new layout is more user-friendly and will better facilitate the use of these design provisions. Code changes in 2013 • A new ASTM C-90 changed reduced limits on web thickness of CMU units and added normalized web area. Shear stresses in web must be checked with unreinforced masonry if the normalized web area is less than 27 in.²/ft². 2011
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CONNECTORS, ANCHORS AND FASTENERS • Revisions of design requirements for partially grouted shear walls: There is a new 0.75 reduction in shear strength for partially grouted shear walls. • Mechanical splices in flexural reinforcement in plastic hinge zones shall develop the specified tensile strength of the spliced bar, instead of the 125 percent of the specified yield strength of the bar. • Welded splices now require the reinforcement to conform to either ASTM A706 or a chemical analysis and carbon equivalent of the reinforcement steel. • Masonry cement mortar now is permitted for fully grouted participating elements in Seismic Design Category D and higher. • Modulus of Rupture Values have been increased. • Addition of Appendix C – Limit Design of Masonry. This was added as an alternative seismic design approach for special reinforced masonry shear walls. • Creation of an entire new Chapter (14) for the prescriptive design of masonry partition walls. This chapter originated from the 2011 Chapter 5 Empirical Design of Masonry. Existing empirical partition wall provisions were modified using rationale analysis and now include prescriptive designs for some basic masonry elements. Partition wall provisions have been removed from Appendix A in the 2011 version. • Movement of The Empirical Design of Masonry from
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C. Requirements to cover the top of masonry walls. • The ASCE format for references was adopted to aid in consistency for all references within the document. A new name for the masonry code AT THE REQUEST of The Masonry Society (TMS), future editions of the code will no longer be sponsored by The American Concrete Institute (ACI) and The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society for Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE). TMS will be the sole sponsor for the 2016 code, which will be published simply as “TMS 402 and TMS 602, Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures.” ❙MAS Paul Curtis is president and thirdgeneration owner of Heckmann Building Products Inc., manufacturers of masonry anchors and ties since 1923. He is also a voting committee member of the 2016 MSJC.
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Reviving Detroit’s Cobo Convention Center Surface preparation and tile-setting products from TEC provide aesthetics and strong performance in Riverfront Atrium.
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lion renovation. The renovation includes a soaring new atrium that opens onto the city’s iconic riverfront. The renovation at Cobo aims to catalyze the revitalization of Detroit. In the atrium and adjacent restrooms, TEC products helped tile installers create a vibrant space. Since its opening in 1960, Cobo Center has drawn visitors to the banks of the Detroit River for the nation’s premier auto shows, political conventions and more. Its renovation aims to reinvigorate the convention center and the entire region, in part, by establishing connections with downtown Detroit and the Detroit River. With a panoramic view of the river through floor-to-ceiling glass windows, Cobo’s three-story atrium creates a physical link between the convention center’s dramatic new riverfront entrance and main concourse. The 250- X 65-foot atrium can host 600 people seated for a meal; 1,000 seated theater-style; and 1,200 for receptions. Large-format tiles, installed with a wide range of TEC products, span the atrium’s floor. Installers also used TEC products to place one- by two-foot floor tiles and one- by three-meter large, thin wall panels in nearby restrooms. Cobo hosts two of the Motor City’s most iconic annual events: the North American International Auto Show, one of the largest auto shows on the continent, and Autorama, a large showcase of custom cars. With consideration for these events, the TEC system underwent testing before installation to determine how it would perform under heavy wheel loads. “In the atrium, we did a mockup using TEC products to set large-format porcelain tiles,” says Bob Michielutti, owner of Michielutti Bros Inc., the tile contractor for the space. “After 30 days, heavy construction vehicles, including forklifts and scissor lifts, were driven over the floor. It didn’t budge. From then on, the building owner and architect shared our confidence in the TEC system and the warranty TEC was going to provide.” Although today, two- by four-foot beige and white tiles deliver a simple, refined appearance to the atrium, TEC products addressed a variety of challenges in the space prior to their installation. TEC Multipurpose Primer and HydraFlex Waterproofing Crack Isolation Membrane were used both in the restrooms and in the atrium. In the restrooms, HydraFlex provides waterproofing, while in the atrium, crack isolation was most important. “In Michigan, the ground is always moving,” says Matt Shumard, finisher for Michielutti Bros Inc. “It’s freezing and thawing, which can cause the substrate to expand and contract. That’s why we use HydraFlex.” HydraFlex may help prevent future cracking in the substrate, but installers also needed to address its existing problems. An even substrate was crucial for successful installation of the large, thin tile used in the atrium. However, when installers began work, they
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TEC Power Grout Ultimate Performance Grout, provides stain-, crack- and efflorescence-resistance and color uniformity at Cobo.
TEC Power Grout Ultimate Performance Grout, provides stain-, crack- and efflorescence-resistance and color uniformity at Cobo.
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found an uneven subfloor and turned to TEC Fast-Set Deep Patch to help correct the problem. “The substrate was very challenging,” says Shumard. “It was up to ¼-inch higher and two inches lower than the level plane, and we used Fast-Set Deep Patch to level it. Fast-Set Deep Patch is very strong, and it sets fast. Now we have a flat floor; you can roll a quarter across it.” According to Bob Michielutti, TEC Ultimate Large Tile Mortar also contributes to the floor’s uniform surface. Despite the fact that installers used two different colors of tile with slightly different thicknesses in the atrium, TEC Ultimate Large Tile Mortar helped to account for that difference and achieve a more consistent floor. It also delivers its non-sag characteristics to the large, thin panels installed on the walls of the convention center’s restrooms, and was used to install tile on their floors as well. In Cobo’s atrium and restrooms, another product in the TEC roster, TEC Power Grout Ultimate Performance Grout, provides stain-, crack- and efflorescence-resistance and color uniformity. TEC products will also be used for the installation of the ceramic wall tile in the convention center’s kitchen. The Cobo Center atrium was completed in late-2013. The convention center’s renovation began in September 2009 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2014. Other aspects of the renovation include a 40,000-square-foot grand ballroom, a TV broadcast studio with satellite uplink capability, giant exterior video walls for event information and an open-air terrace overlooking the river for event and community programming. TEC, HydraFlex and Power Grout are trademarks of H.B. Fuller Construction Products Inc. For more information, visit tecspecialty.com and www.hbfuller-cp.com. ❙MAS
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based CINTEC America had an anchoring solution that could tackle the job. CINTEC says the Anchor System process begins with an inspection of the structure by a qualified CINTEC engineer. The CINTEC system is used extensively to secure and reinforce historic and historical buildings, masonry bridges, monuments, railway structures, retaining walls and harbor walls. It is considered versatile and a good fit for reinforcing stone, concrete, clay, terra cotta, adobe and even timber structures. “The decision to use the CINTEC anchoring system was a straightforward one,” says Joe Porcaro, licensed structural engineer and owner of AJP Engineering LLC of Berlin, Conn., the company responsible for restoration of the church. “I have been using CINTEC systems since 1999, and once the engineering evaluation was completed, it was determined that the structural stabilization of stone masonry façades was an ideal project for CINTEC. Additionally, using the CINTEC stainless-steel anchors will allow for the completion of the work at half the cost of traditional masonry methods.” “Even as it restores, stabilizes, strengthens and repairs, the system does not compromise the parent material,” says Robert Lloyd-Rees, FFB, COO for CINTEC America. “And because the anchoring system becomes part of the structure, it does not visibly alter a structure’s appearance.” At the site, the CINTEC Reinforcing Anchor System, fashioned out of a steel bar enclosed in a mesh fabric sleeve, is inserted into the structure in need of reinforcement. A specially developed, non-polymer, cement-like grout is injected into the sleeve under low pressure. The grout fuses with the mesh, expands and shapes itself around the steel to fit the space. CINTEC uses dry or low-volume wet diamond drilling techniques to reduce or even eliminate water damage associated with conventional concrete wet drilling.
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Extensive in-situ load testing on various sizes and types of CINTEC anchors has proven that large blast loads can be resisted successfully, and that the CINTEC Reinforcing Anchor System provides a reliable, bottom-line defense against explosions. CINTEC America is a structural masonry retrofit strengthening, repair and preservation company. For more information, email solutions@cintec.com, or visit www.cintec.com. ❙MAS
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BUSINESS M A N A G E M E N T
By Tom Somodi
Structure That Works for Change Many would argue that the ability for an organization to change over time is critical to that organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-term survival. Organizations need to be structured to provide employee empowerment, lean operating techniques, and continuous improvement philosophies as just a small sampling of examples. Yet, we still hear about organizations failing to obtain desired change, even though they possessed exemplary efforts to support such structural recommendations. The reality is that if we want to see advancement in this arena, a major paradigm shift needs to occur regarding the dynamics of change and organizational structure. The best place to begin this shift is by leveraging concepts found in Change Science. Step 1. Develop and communicate a proper perspective of change in the organization One of the first things Change Science tells us is that change is universally constant and continuous. Therefore, it is important for everyone in the organization from the board of directors down to individuals in frontline administrative and production positions to recognize this fact. Every time a new customer order is received, an engineering drawing is created, a product is produced, and an invoice is generated; a change has occurred within the organization historically. Therefore, an organization is inundated with change and, assuming that the organization has managed to survive, this change (both expected and unexpected) on a whole has been successful. So, Step 1 is for everyone to stop thinking of change as strictly specific efforts and/or events, and recognize 38
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that the organization is already successfully dealing with a continuous stream of change at every level in the organization. Step 2. Develop an organization-wide understanding of responsibility So how does an organization manage all this continually occurring change? The answer is simple: delegation of responsibility. From the person who pushes the button to start the production machine, to the person who enters the customer order and the manager who resolves a conflict, responsibility for control of these various changes has been delegated. It is important to recognize that the concept of employee empowerment automatically exists as soon as that individual is given responsibility for managing and controlling the change that has been assigned. What is most often lacking is a top-to-bottom organizational recognition of the fact that not only is there a significant amount of change continually occurring in the organization, but also, through the assignment of responsibility, all the employees in the organization are already masters at managing and executing all of that change. Step 3. Recognize and communicate two broad categories of change within the organization Given that organizations are already managing and executing a continuous flow of change, why all the discussion about how organizations struggle with change? Organizations have allowed the lines of responsibility between day-to-
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day operational change and strategic change to become blurred. More important, it is common that the interrelationship between operational change and strategic change has disconnected. Strategic change is in response to both internal opportunities for improvement and reaction to external influences that can threaten the organization. Operational change focuses on the short-term expected and unexpected change that needs to be executed in support of the customer, and is based upon strategic change that has occurred within the organization historically. It is critical that everyone in an organization understands that both operational change and strategic change are equally important for the organization to survive. There needs to be an understanding and an acceptance on the part of all individuals within the organization that operational change needs to be continually executed, in order to support the customer in the here and now. Strategic change needs to be continually executed in order for the organization to survive into the future. Step 4. Adjust organizational responsibility to clearly support operational and strategic change Assuming an organization is successful in Step 1 through Step 3, it still can face challenges when addressing change within the organization, if there is not a clear delineation of responsibility for operational and strategic change among the workforce. The following guidelines will help: â&#x20AC;˘ Drive responsibility for day-today operational change as far down the organizational pyramid The Voice of the Masonry Industry
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as possible. Ideally, the more operational change that can be executed and controlled at the administrative and production levels of the organization, the better. These are the people closest to the operational change who generally have the greatest ability to address opportunities and issues that may arise. • Clearly indicate (including through appraisal and compensation arrangements) that the primary responsibility over strategic change is from the lowest management levels, up to the executive and board levels. There will always be operational change that requires involvement at the higher levels of management. Even a major customer contract could easily require signoff by the CEO. However, it should be clear that the main responsibility for management should be related to the accomplishment of strategic change. For example, the allocation of focus related to strategic versus operational change by management level might look something like the table above. • There should be a clear understanding at the ground operational level that it is management’s responsibility to assure there is continuous strategic change occurring in the organization with an objective of long-term improvement and survival of the organization. However, it is also important to www.masonrymagazine.com
assure a communication loop exists that supports the delineation of responsibility. This includes communication of the whys and whats behind strategic change to those with a primary responsibility over operational change. It also includes feedback communication to those responsible for strategic change, regarding the performance of strategic change initiatives and other opportunities for improvements that might exist. By following these four steps, the formula associated with an organizational structure that will greatly enhance the ability to support the change required for growth and long-term survival is really quite simple. The real challenge lies in executing the paradigm shift that requires a clear understanding by everyone in the organization that change is already constantly successfully executing within the organization. A new delineation of responsibility between strategic and operational change is required as well. ❙MAS Tom Somodi is a speaker and expert on change, applying his extensive domestic and international business experience, including reorganizations, acquisitions, strategic change initiatives, and taking a company public during the difficult 2011 financial markets. Somodi has held CEO, COO, CFO and board level positions. His book, “The Science of Change: Basics Behind Why Change Succeeds and Fails” is now available. For more information, visit www.changescienceinstitute.com or email info@changescienceinstitute.com.
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By George Hedley
Winning Coaches Call Winning Plays Years ago the construction business was a lot simpler. All you had to do to be successful was bid it, build it and bill it. To grow your company, you just worked a little harder. To make more money, you just worked a little longer. To get some more work, you just bid a few more jobs. To keep your customers happy, you met them on the jobsite and worked things out. To get paid, you called and asked your customer when you could pick up a check. Simple! After your first few years in business, it gets more complicated. As you get bigger, you get a few referrals, and your company grows. You have to hire a more people to help you get all the work done. You have several jobs going at the same time. Different customers have different demands, and they all want your full attention. You begin to struggle with all the everyday tasks of running a business, plus running all the jobs. Your job description changes from superintendent and project manager to bookkeeper, office manager, customer service, salesperson, estimator, bill collector, accountant, purchasing agent, and referee. Think about what it takes to grow and maintain a successful construction business. What are the most important aspects to building a profitable company: doing the work right or managing the business? I’m sure you agree it takes both to be successful. Doing work to get jobs completed takes priority as phone calls, problems and challenges continually occur on the jobsite and need to be addressed. You’ve got to keep all of your crews working efficiently, or you’ll lose money. But to grow a business and make money takes more than getting the work done. What plays should I call first? Football coaches need a playbook, coaches to train the players, and players to 40
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execute the plays. The head coach develops a strategy to win the game, stays off the field, and calls the plays. In order to improve and win the game of business, you must create a game plan and then identify what plays you want to call. I provide business coaching and help company owners who want to get their businesses to work for them. When owners call for help, they are overwhelmed and frustrated with so many challenges, problems and stresses, they can’t think straight and don’t know what to do. They have failed trying to fix everything themselves, all at once. The first thing they say is: “Help! What should I do first?” Take the Winning BIZ Test: Yes or No • We have a written and updated STRATEGIC BIZ-PLAN with a clear purpose, vision, mission, targets and goals. • We have a written and updated BIZ-DEVELOPMENT PLAN with sales and marketing systems, tracking, goals and action plans. • The company owner’s top priority is to GROW the business versus doing the work. • We have a strong MANAGEMENT TEAM and organizational structure with accountabilities and responsibilities clearly defined. • We hold regular management, project, and crew TEAM MEETINGS to review and track progress and results. • We have written and updated operational BIZ-SYSTEMS. • We KNOW OUR NUMBERS, achieve excellent profitability, track results and keep score.
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• Our company WORKS and delivers the expected results. Are you the coach or player? Like in football, to be a winner in business you have to have all areas working efficiently and at the highest level. Surround yourself with the best management team possible. Winning teams are lead by coaches who identify their teams’ needs, hire assistant coaches who are the best at what they do, and recruit and train their players on how to implement excellence. The coach is the key. The coach doesn’t do the work. Unlike successful football coaches, business owners often fail trying to try to run their companies by being the quarterback without a playbook or a strategy to get the results they want. When you try to run your business by the seat of your pants, your company will not be able to grow or ever make a profit. What’s your decision? Get organized and gain control, or stay stressed out, overworked and underpaid. Now’s the time to start running your business like a professional coach with a playbook, great coaches and a winning strategy. For a copy of “BIZ-Builder Blueprint Worksheets,” email GH@HardhatPresentations.com. ❙MAS George Hedley works with contractors to build profitable growing companies. He is a professional business coach, popular speaker and best-selling author of “Get Your Business To Work!” available online at www.HardhatPresentations.com. To sign up for his free e-newsletter, join his next webinar, be part of a BIZCOACH program, or get a discount coupon for online classes at www.HardhatBizSchool.com, email GH@HardhatPresentations.com George Hedley, HARDHAT Presentations, 800.851.8553
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FU L L C O N TA C T P R O J E C T M A N A G E M E N T
By “Coach” Gary Micheloni
Loser’s Limp and a Failure Face Like many in America, I did watch some of the Winter Olympics. But I was particularly struck this time, not by the thrill of victory, but rather the agony of defeat. It was all about how the various Olympic athletes finished up their events. For many, if you had not seen their competitions, but just their reactions afterward, you could get a pretty good idea of how they did. There is a giant Olympic lesson for mason contractors. The ice skaters come to mind. Immediately after the routine, the skater usually had a pretty good smile. But, sometimes, when the jumps were not landed or someone fell, the body language said it all. That body language translates immediately to the crowd, and they respond with polite applause for the athlete who is expecting the poor marks, and shouts of praise for those who did extremely well. The judges hear this. It affirms what they thought in their own minds. In essence, the athlete gives the judges permission for a low score. It is the face of failure. The Olympics, with all of their world class athletes and coaches, also reminded me of another coach in my life, and he had nothing at all to do with athletics. He was a pots-and-pans salesman turned consummate motivational speaker and coach: the late Zig Ziglar, whom I had the privilege to meet. Zig is like a secret weapon. When things aren’t going well, a little motiva-
ZIG ZIGLAR S AYS: If you learn from defeat, you haven’t really lost.
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tion, clarity and love can go a long way. A good dog will show you unconditional and instant love; a beautiful scripture can impart wisdom and love; and a book or tape by Zig will get you motivated – but with tough love. Zig was the first I’d ever heard talk about the loser’s limp. His example was that of a football game, in which the receiver caught a pass and made a dash toward the end zone. The defender gave chase, got close, but when it was obvious to him that the receiver couldn’t be caught, he’d make a futile diving attempt at a tackle, get up and instantly develop a limp. I’m pretty sure I saw at least one skater with head hung low, drooping shoulders, defeated, begin to leave the ice and, at the last second, develop a limp! Some of the snow boarders also were acting this way, in an event that includes the scoring by judges. You could tell, after they completed their runs, whether they thought it successful. They were scored accordingly. Contrast that with the pride shown by, arguably, the world’s favorite: the Jamaican bobsled team. After their second of four scheduled runs, they were 30th out of 30 teams, and did not make the cut to run the final two. Disappointed? Sure. But look at their faces and the realization that they accomplished the nearly-impossible. They were raising funds up until the last second just to get there, competing with old equipment. But they were there – Olympic athletes, nonetheless. But this is not just an Olympics phenomenon. You can be watching a singer on American Idol and see the same thing. Your body language conveys something powerful to a judge. Anyone who competes should also be coached
ZIG ZIGLAR S AYS: Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful. on how to finish. And here’s a tip: Always finish well! Let’s bring this lesson home to your business. You’ll always have critics out there. The finish on your concrete or block work is not always 100 percent on everything, but it’s probably pretty darn professional looking. Even so, you might still have critics – particularly from the person who is paying your bill. A great tool to have on your belt is the MCAA, which excels at defending our work against all complainers. Membership does have its privileges, so take advantage of it. And, always stand tall at the conclusion of each project. Give your judges and your critics a reason to praise your work and your organization. ❙MAS Gary Micheloni is a construction company marketer, working project manager, speaker, author, consultant and coach. Copyright 2014 Gary Micheloni
COACH GARY’S CORNER: What’s your plan for a Gold Medal in 2014? Need to get that special report on lead generation websites? Just write Coach Gary at FullContactTeam@gmail.com and type Lead Gen into the subject line. We’ll get it right out to you. Business development and marketing coaching will help you get there in less time, with more success. Ask Coach Gary to speak for your group, association or convention, or even to coach your company. His first book, “Get Paid for a Change!” is available at Amazon.com. Pick it up there; change your business.
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Alabama Mayor Starts Masonry Program at Local High School By Gary Lloyd
Clay, Ala. Mayor Charles Webster has started a masonry program with students at Clay-Chalkville High School. Webster has been working on the program for more than a year with the International Masonry Institute. The classes are in nearby Woodlawn, Ala., and the mayor is determining the logistics of when students can attend classes. Webster has driPhoto caption: Clay Mayor Charles Webster, ven a school bus for Photo courtesy of Jefferson County for www.clayalabama.org the last two years. He says he doesn’t mind driving students to the classes, or holding classes at night or on Saturdays. The eight-week program will teach students how to lay brick, weld, set tile and other trades. The International Masonry Institute will furnish all tools for students, which the students can keep at the end of the program. Participating in the program will help students get a job after high school, Webster says, adding that students could be superintendents or run construction crews. “I’m excited about it,” Webster says. “It’ll be good for the kids. They learn other skills; they learn how to manage and work with people.” Webster spent 20 years as a mason before moving into the sales side of the industry. He taught for five years at the Alabama Builders and Contractors Association in Birmingham, managing crews of 50 people. Webster says being a mason provides reward for your work. He helped lay the 30,000 glass blocks at the downtown Birmingham YMCA years ago, and did the same with the limestone columns at Samford University’s Healing Arts Lab. “That’s the kind of stuff that’s rewarding to look back and tell your grandkids, ‘I built that,’” he says. www.masonrymagazine.com
Webster’s masonry job he once held was downsized three years ago. He says teaching the craft is something he’s really wanted to do anyway. “God has a way of moving you around and changing your plan until you get to the right place,” he says. “This is what He’s had planned for me.” Contact Gary Lloyd at news@ trussvilletribune.com. This article was reprinted with permission from The Trussville Tribune.
ASTM International Symposium on Masonry Scheduled for June The ASTM International symposium on Masonry 2014 will be held June 24 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto in Toronto, Ont., Can. ASTM International Committees C01 on Cement, C07 on Lime, C12 on Mortars and Grouts for Unit Masonry and C15 on Manufactured Masonry Units are co-sponsoring the event.
The objective of Masonry 2014 is to gather and disseminate the latest information on all aspects of the innovations in masonry materials, design, specification, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation. It will emphasize the application of ASTM standards to those areas, and their coordination with building codes, project specifications and international standards. The technical program will include more than 15 papers that cover a broad range of the masonry industry topics, including descriptions of new test methods for masonry systems and their components; case studies; current work in developing new ASTM Standards and building codes; approaches to masonry mortar materials and units; and exploration of the properties of masonry products. Online registration opens about eight weeks before the symposium and closes June 18. There is no attendance fee for ASTM members, presenters and students
Husqvarna Promotes Three Husqvarna has promoted Jared Wesson to district sales manager for southern Texas - professional sales. Wesson joined Husqvarna last May as a territory manager for that area. Jake Harp was promoted to national account manager – East. Harp will be responsible for serving the United Rentals, Sunbelt Rentals, Neff Rentals, and Hertz Equipment Rentals national rental stores. He started with Husqvarna in 2010 as the district sales manager for the New England region. Clint Ralston has been a part of the Husqvarna team since 2005. Most recently, Ralston was a district sales manager for the Midwest (NE, IA, KS and MO). He is now the heavy user application manager for the South region. He will help with technical support, demonstrations and equipment maintenance.
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with a valid ID. The fee for non-ASTM members is $25 online and $50 onsite. For registration and additional information, visit www.astm.org/C07Masonry2014. The ASTM Committee on Manufactured Masonry Units has elected Ian Chin as chairman. Chin is VP and senior principal at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. (WJE) in Chicago and has been elected chairman of ASTM International Committee C15 on Manufactured Masonry Units. Committee C15 has a membership of about 315 technical experts who oversee ASTM standards development, related to the manufacture of manufactured masonry units of inorganic materials, including fired clay and shale, concrete, sand-lime and coatings for such units. C15 includes 13 subcommittees responsible for more than 65 ASTM International published standards. Chin has been an active ASTM International member since 1986, serving on ASTM Committees C12 on Mortars and Grouts for Unit Masonry,
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MK Diamond Products Releases eCatalog MK Diamond Products’ new eCatalog is available at www.MKDiamond.com and features a full line of products. The online catalog allows viewers to interactively “flip through” pages and perform filtered keyword searches. It also can be downloaded to a computer as a PDF file, emailed or printed. The MKDiamond.com website eCatalog features new products for 2014, including the MK-IXL five-inch Vacuum Shroud for dust control when grinding concrete and masonry. The MK-20 series of concrete saws has expanded to not only include gas and electric versions, but also a new propane saw with a Kohler engine. New diamond blades have been added to the selection with the expansion of glass cutting blades for glass and mosaic tiles. MK Diamond’s mobile website can be accessed at m.mkdiamond.com with a smart phone.
C18 on Dimension Stone, C24 on Building Seals and Sealants and E06 on Performance of Buildings in addition to
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LATICRETE Promotes Three in Technical Services LATICRETE, a manufacturer of installation and finishing systems for the building industry, has promoted three key personnel within its technical services department. Curtis Rogers-Vereen has been promoted to senior technical services representative/training coordinator. He provides superior training skills, programs and product support, while playing a key role in the Technical Services Department and the execution of training programs. Adrian Rivera has been promoted to senior technical services representative. He works in customer service, using videography skills and completing technical support projects. He is key at troubleshooting and problem solving. Gilles Bignolas has been promoted to senior technical services representative â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SPD. Bignolas digests the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new product line offerings, while supporting the challenges that new customer bases require. He has been instrumental in extending the same high level of technical support to new business ventures.
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In Memoriam: Richard Bickerstaff, Bickerstaff Clay Products Co. Richard Howard Bickerstaff, age 96, passed away Feb. 20 in his home, which he had shared with his wife, Margaret Flournoy Bickerstaff, until her death in 1998. Richard was born in the family home at Brickyard, Ala., on Feb. 14, 1918. Through his ingenuity and hard work, his family brick manufacturing business, Bickerstaff Clay Products Co., rose to national prominence. He was recognized as a mentor and friend to people in all walks of life. He enjoyed being with family and friends at Broken Arrow Farm and on many travels. During his career, Richard served as chairman of the Brick Institute of America and has continued to consult people throughout the www.masonrymagazine.com
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industry on best practices. He served for many years on the boards of directors of Synovus Financial Corp. and Total System Services Inc. He is survived by his daughter, Mary Bickerstaff Bradley, and her husband Richard Y. Bradley; his son, Richard Howard Bickerstaff Jr; his son, Walker Reynolds Bickerstaff, and his wife Catherine Z. Bickerstaff; and by six grandchildren: Margaret Bradley McCormick and her husband, William Fray McCormick; Sally Bradley; Vandy Middleton and her husband, William T. Middleton; Anne Dunning Bickerstaff; William Taylor Bickerstaff and his wife Ashley Atwood Bickerstaff; and Walker Reynolds Bickerstaff Jr. and his wife Sarah Walden Bickerstaff. He had 11 great grandchildren.
New Members The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. The MCAA would like to thank them for joining their fellow mason contractors nationwide in helping to build a strong and successful masonry industry.
for April 2014 Brickman Masonry Construction, Inc. Manhattan, IL 815-474-7156 Contractor Member
Calvert Masonry, Inc. Manassas, VA 571-292-5900 www.calvertmasonry.com Contractor Member
Casagrande Masonry, Inc. Pataskala, OH 740-964-0781 Contractor Member
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Creative Masonry, Inc. Greenville, TN 423-787-2087 Contractor Member
David Hall Masonry Ripon, CA 209-599-8722 www.dhmasonry.com Contractor Member
Diablo Valley Masonry, Inc. Sacramento, CA 925-838-5308 www.diablovalleymasonry.com Contractor Member
Distler Construction Co. Lake Mary, FL 855-438-9211 www.distlerconstruction.com Contractor Member
Feltman Brothers Inc. Fair Play, SC 864-972-9808 www.feltmanbros.com Contractor Member
Forston Construction, Inc. Sussex, WI 262-246-4989 Contractor Member
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Harlingen High School Harlingen, TX 956-244-0906 Instructor Member
John Nikupoulos & Sons Charlton, MA 508-248-3850 Contractor Member
Markuson Construction Inc. Crescent, IA 712-545-9006 Contractor Member
McGee Brothers, Inc. Monroe, NC 704-372-7610 www.mcgeebrick.com Contractor Member
Milestone Masonry Corp Yonkers, NY 914-557-8550 Contractor Member
ML Nevius Builders, Inc. Hutchinson, KS 620-474-7767 Contractor Member
Old South Masonry, Inc. Raleigh, NC 919-625-3963 www.oldsouthmasonryinc.com Contractor Member
Precision Masonry Builders, Inc Santee, CA 619-749-6543 Contractor Member
R. B. Weatherman Masonry, Inc. Chouteau, OK 918-806-2745 Contractor Member
Rosales Masonry Springfield, MO 417-831-6800 www.rosalesmasonry.com Contractor Member
Seven Sons Masonry, Inc. East Hampton, NY 516-982-6267 Contractor Member
Battle Ground, IN 765-404-2199 Contractor Member
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The ASC Competition provides university students with the opportunity to partner with top design and construction firms. Student teams apply their skills in solving the types of problems that they would face during the bidding and procurement phases of real-world construction projects. In addition to providing Revu licenses for student competitions, Bluebeam is investing in the future of the industry by furnishing university labs with Revu licenses, offering hands-on training and providing opportunities for Revu to be incorporated into the curriculum. For more information, visit www.bluebeam.com.
Scrap Tires Used to Boost Masonry Blocks Scrap tires could gain a new purpose as ingredients for construction materials, thanks to research at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Discarded tires are a big problem. Landfills are teeming
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with them and they can harbor diseasecarrying mosquitos and rodents. Stockpiles of old tires also burn easily, creating fires that can get out of control and may burn for months or even years. But the longevity and resilience of scrap tires also makes them ideal for other uses. Dr. Mohamed A. ElGawady, a researcher at Missouri S&T, is testing new masonry blocks made with ground tires. “Rubber has a lot of benefits in addition to its sustainability,” says ElGawady, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering. “It’s very durable and provides good insulation. Among their many potential benefits, these new blocks could cut heating bills by 50 percent.” ElGawady has been working with Midwest Block and Brick to create the blocks, which are made from sand and scrap tires ground to fine particles. These rubber-added blocks, called rubberized blocks, were constructed with a variety of
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ratios of sand to rubber particles before coming up with the right balance. “The rubber makes the blocks a bit weaker, so after testing various percentages, we now only replace about 20 percent of the sand with rubber, so the blocks retain their strength,” ElGawady says. He and his students use a compression machine to test and compare the strength of prisms built with the rubberized blocks to conventional concrete masonry blocks. Both rubberized and conventional blocks are being tested in an environmental chamber at Missouri S&T. In the chamber, the blocks undergo cycles of extreme temperatures and humidity levels, simulating different weather conditions. The rubberized blocks are also tested under cyclic compression loads simulating earthquake loads. “Construction with these new blocks could improve a building’s resiliency during an earthquake by acting as shock absorbers,” says ElGawady.
Capital Safety Launches New Website Capital Safety has launched a new website designed to be more user-friendly and to provide customers with the insights and information they need with just a few clicks. CapitalSafety.com echoes the company’s spirit and energy, while reflecting its products. On the homepage, visitors will find videos, news and events, featured products and popular downloads. Included are a Products section, a Product Support section, a Training section, and Safety Resources.
American Shotcrete Association Names Bittner to BOD The American Shotcrete Association (ASA) recently appointed Dennis Bit-
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Parex Releases Mobile App Parex USA, Inc., the parent company of building material brands Parex, Teifs, LaHabra, El Rey and Merkrete, has released a mobile phone app. The free app, currently available for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store. Parex launched the app in response to increased demand from its architectural customers, applicators and distributors to obtain product information in a digital format, specifically for mobile devices. The mobile app provides easy access to resources for all Parex products and systems, including Parex EIFS and Stucco Assemblies. Notable features include access to all Parex brand products and support The Voice of the Masonry Industry
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ASA Awards National Construction Best Practices Awards The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) presented its 2013 National Construction Best Practices Awards to two construction contractors that demonstrate an extraordinary level of commitment to best industry practices, such as safety management, prompt payment, prompt processing of change requests and claims, and effective project scheduling and coordination. The awards recipients are Alberici Constructors, St. Louis, Mo., and Bigane Paving, Chicago. The awards program’s criteria, established by the ASA Task Force on Ethics in the Construction Industry, include the use of a standard subcontract whose provisions substantially reflect the best practices incorporated into the ASA-endorsed ConsensusDocs 750 Standard Agreement Between Constructor and Subcontractor and highly favorable evaluations from at least three specialty trade contractors, based on 20 project management factors. ASA Excellence in Ethics Awards
ASA presented its 2013 Excellence in Ethics Awards to 10 construction subcontractors that achieve “the highest standards of internal and external integrity for a subcontracting firm.” The recipients are Air Masters Corp., Fenton, Mo.; Bazan Painting Co., St. Louis, Mo.; F.A. Rohrbach, Allentown, Pa.; Haley-Greer Inc., Dallas, Texas; Holes Inc., Houston, Texas; Marek Brothers Systems Inc., Houston, Texas; Markham Contracting Co. Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.; Sorella Group Inc., Overland Park, www.masonrymagazine.com
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IN D U S T RY N E W S MCAA Certification Kan.; South Valley Drywall, Littleton, Colo.; Western Engineering Contractors Inc., Loomis, Calif. Each applicant is required to respond to questions concerning the firm’s corporate ethics policies and procedures, its construction practices, and its general business practices. Each applicant also is required to submit detailed documentation, including sealed letters of recommendation from a customer, a competitor and a supplier. ASA Honors Johnson With President’s Award
The 2013-14 American Subcontractors Association President Jack Austhof, Sobie Co., Dutton, Mich., honored 201314 ASA VP Brian Johnson, Soil Consultants, Charleston, S.C., with the ASA President’s Award on March 7 during ASA’s annual convention, SUBExcel 2014, in New Orleans. The ASA President’s Award is given by the current ASA president on a discretionary basis. “Each year, the ASA president presents the President’s Award to the person who has aided him most during his tenure as president,” Austhof says. “This can be a difficult task in our organization that is built on many teams and task forces, working together for the betterment of our industry. For me, however, the choice was easy. During my term as ASA President, I counted on Brian often to help with tasks. His experience both at the chapter and national level has given him great insight and valued opinions. Brian has a high regard for ASA and we have and will continue to benefit from his service.” Johnson, also has been elected to serve as ASA’s 2014-15 national president. He will take office on July 1, 2014. As ASA president, Johnson will preside at meetings of ASA’s board of directors, Executive Committee, and the membership of the association. He also will serve as the principal spokesperson for the association and appoint the chairs, vice chairs and members of ASA committees and task forces. Johnson succeeds 201314 ASA President Jack Austhof, Sobie Company Inc., Dutton, Mich. Letitia Haley Barker, Haley-Greer Inc., Dallas, Texas, will serve as 2014-15 ASA VP; Robert Abney, F.L. Crane & Sons Inc., Southaven, Miss., will serve as 2014-15 ASA 50
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Overcoming the Tyranny of Electronic Communication
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Basics of Masonry Materials: Brick and Block (NCMCA Mod 2)
ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
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Location: ONLINE Discipline: Bidding Practices
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July 9 Social Media for Mason Contractors
May 7 Commercial Masonry Problems and Solutions
ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
ONLINE Discipline: Codes & Standards
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Reducing Labor Costs, Bid Costs and Employee Benefit Costs on Government Work ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
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Brick: Properties, Shapes and Sizes Discipline: Masonry Products
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The Magic of Marketing
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ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices Credits: 1
ONLINE MCAA Safety Forum - Injury Management Flow Chart Discipline: Safety Credits: 1 Available until April 16
Online classes available at www.masoncontractors.org. We now offer Masonry Live Education Webinars on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. CST. For more information or to register for any of these programs, please go to http://certification.masoncontractors.org/education/index.php
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