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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 jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com
Steeped in History We all know that masonry, as a material, has a long, sturdy history. The points for using masonry are many: Brick, block and stone provide buildings with a life cycle that kicks the lumber industry’s butt. The aesthetic beauty is unrivaled, and green, sustainable qualities are plentiful, to boot. But I want to write about the human factor of our robust industry. Masons, as a group, have woven quite a history as well. Working day after day as a mason is gritty, hard work – this we know. It’s hard to imagine, but for seemingly an eternity, the work was even more physical and back breaking. Many of you masons who still make a living laying brick or block today can well remember when things were tougher. The industry has come a long way through innovation, education and a desire to work smarter. A few years ago, I was introduced to a book written by Mark Kimbell entitled “The Hod Carrier: Leadership Lessons Learned on a Ladder” (available at Amazon.com). Mark did a fantastic job relating lessons learned from yesterday’s masonry industry to any decision you’d make today. “It’s all relative.” For the longest time, this phrase was lost on me. But now, I get it. We work in an industry to makes a difference, not only through long-lasting, wellcrafted structures, but also through its people. And the lessons learned in the work you do really can transfer into everyday life. Steven Fechino covers flashing in this issue (p. 14), and he and his crew from Mortar Net dug around for a few interesting old images. These really speak to me and highlight the enormity of masonry’s history. I would love to see your “old school” images. You can email me at jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com, or mail to: Jennifer Morrell, c/o Masonry, 506 Roswell Str., Ste. 220, Marietta, GA 30060. ❙MAS
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CHAIRMAN’S M E S S A G E Mark Kemp Chairman Mason Contractors Association of America Mark@superiormasonry.com
Be a Voice in Your Industry I received an email in March on updating the membership on several items. One of the things talked about was supporting the MCAA PAC fund, and then it listed the members who pledged and donated. First I would like to thank all of the members who have donated and, secondly, apologize because one name was not on the list. That’s right: My name was not listed. At first, I thought Jeff had made a mistake. But, no, he was correct; I hate when he is right. The point is, we all get so busy between our personal lives and running our business, we often for-
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get to follow through on some very important things. I assure you I will be making my contribution by the time you read this. Like all the special interest groups spending huge dollars to fight their battles, the MCAA must arm its war chest to fight for the masonry industry. If you have not yet donated, please do so soon. One battle we are fighting presently is OSHA’s proposed new rule on silica. This rule, if passed, would cut the PEL in half. I spent a day in Washington, D.C., listening to the arguments from both sides. The MCAA, along with our coalition partners, is spending significant dollars and resources. We believe the present ASTM standard on silica should be part of the specification in building projects. OSHA would be better served by educating the contractors on silica, rather than trying to enforce something that is unattainable. Contractors realize the most valuable asset they have is their employees, and that their safety must come first. We are blessed to have The Keelen Group guiding our effort. On May 20 - 22, you as members can voice your concern on silica, the Check Off Program and other important issues facing your business. As I have stated in the past, the time is now for both the Check Off and silica. I cannot remember two bigger issues, ever. Please make every effort to attend the MCAA Legislative Fly-In. Help yourself by being a voice in your industry. You can register online at www.masoncontractors.org. I look forward to seeing you at this very important event. After spending a day in D.C. for the silica hearings, I returned home for one day only, and then left for Tampa to meet with Canadian Contractors. It was
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an interesting meeting with the CMCA, and I was grateful for the invitation. They made us feel very comfortable. Jeff and I had dinner the first night with John Blair, the executive director, Kerry Donaghey, the president and the rest of the staff. During our meetings, it was interesting to hear their concerns about what has happened to the United States and how they view our political system. We shared ideas about our two organizations and talked about the future of the masonry industry. One of the big concerns they have is the lack of increased productivity and the effects this has against competing systems. We attended their board meeting the next day, and gave them an update on what the MCAA was working on. I invited them to attend our annual convention in Las Vegas and to attend our Masonry Symposium of Ideas. I spent the next Monday through Wednesday in Las Vegas with the rest of the MCAA. Monday night, we had a great meeting with Extreme Forklift, who not only have decided to be a partner, but also want to get involved with the MCAA. The executive officers had our wrap-up meeting with Hanley Wood for the 2014 convention. We then discussed Masonry Madness and attaining more space out in the Gold Lot. Lastly, I want to give you a quick update on the MCAA Masonry Foundation. We have finalized the key regional people who will go out and promote the five-year pledges needed. Eventually, someone will contact you to discuss making a five-year pledge; please dig deep into those pockets. There is a saying it is better to give than receive, but in this case, you get both. By giving you are getting a return on your future. ❙MAS The Voice of the Masonry Industry
GOVERNMENT A F F A I R S
By Stephen A. Borg
Citizen Lobbyists: MCAA’s Greatest Asset What an exciting time of the year! The MCAA is, once again, hitting Capitol Hill for its annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. As you are reading this, MCAA members from throughout the country are busy meeting with their members of Congress and the leaders of both political parties to continue our educational efforts on the benefits of masonry and the impact that current legislation and federal regulations are having on our industry. During this 2.5-day period, MCAA members will meet with roughly 100 members of Congress’ offices. After years of flying into Washington, D.C., for this annual event and through coordinated efforts throughout the rest of the year, MCAA has raised its profile with members of Congress, and we have become a trusted ally and sought-after voice in congressional debates. One such example of this fact is the recent invitations the MCAA received from the House of Representatives’ Education and Workforce Committee to participate in numerous roundtables with committee members on the impact of recent government regulations, including the proposed crystalline silica regulation coming out of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the economy and overall construction economy. While we are extremely excited by our strong and respected profile on Capitol Hill, our work cannot stop here, and our efforts cannot be taken for granted. I would urge you to see 10
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these discussions with members of Congress as an investment that is being made on behalf of your companies and the masonry industry. If you could not make it out to Washington, D.C., for the Legislative Conference this year, take the time to meet with your member of Congress in your local community. If you doubt the impact that you can have with a member of Congress, ask MCAA leadership or fellow members who have become citizen lobbyists what the value of this investment is worth to their business. We have had great success in debates during the last couple of years, including passing permanent estate tax reform that is indexed for inflation (saving the industry millions of dollars in estate tax planning and tax hits per year); introducing and moving legislation in Congress that would create a concrete masonry check-off program for the concrete masonry industry, allowing us to compete on a level playing field with competing construction industries; and working diligently to fight back against the proposed silica rule out of OSHA that we have estimated will cost billions of dollars to the construction industry every year if enacted. These successes and efforts would not be possible without the investments that you, the members of MCAA, are making in educating your member of Congress and taking the time to build long-term relationships
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relationships with those charged to represent you in Congress. with those that are charged to represent you. Just as your businesses’ greatest assets are your employees, the MCAA’s greatest asset is you, the members. We want to utilize your experience, your expertise, and your passion to ensure that the masonry industry is allowed to remain strong, to continue to lead the construction industry in our economic recovery, and to be a strong voice on Capitol Hill. With the commitment and investment that MCAA members have made through the years, we literally have saved the masonry industry millions of dollars a year. Let’s continue to take our message to Congress – not only during the annual Masonry Industry Legislative Conference, but every day as you head out to your work sites. Make your voice heard, make your businesses’ impact to the local economy be known, and make a huge investment to your business and our industry by becoming a citizen lobbyist. ❙MAS Stephen A. Borg is VP of The Keelen Group, www.keelengroup.com.
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Flashing: Taking the Time to Make a Difference BY STEVEN FECHINO
FLASHINGS CREATE THE PATH FOR MOISTURE TO MIGRATE OUT OF THE CAVITY OR MULTIPLE WYTHS OF A WALL. When I was younger, working in the residential market, the closest thing to flashing was the metal termite shield that was placed on the nailer on top of the concrete masonry units (CMU) of the foundation.
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As technology progressed and the work of masonry consultants like Wiss, Janney and Elstner Associates and Colin Munroe became well known, the concept of through-wall flashing became much more popular for many of the projects constructed in the 1970s and thereafter. In the 1980s, flashings that I worked with were thin vinyl materials, a PVC material that had some sustainable material problems. Unfortunately, it was well known at one time in the commercial industry, and it gained a bad name. The PVCs of today are thicker and UV stable, and will not break down or cause problems. Concerns from the past should not be a consideration today if this is your desired choice for a membrane material. York Manufacturing manufactured the thin copper flashing that had asphalt emulsion on one side and brown craft paper on the other. I used this particular flashing on hundreds of jobs without any problems; it was our company’s standard. As developments became better known, next in my flashing education, was the end dam. Enter end dams AT FIRST, the end dams were made by folding a piece of flashing and using mastic to stick it together. End dams are considered critical to the success of most of the window head and window sill flashings. The function of the end dam occurs when it is placed under the edge of the flashing and extends to the face of the wall. Water that accumulates on the flashing then is prevented from pouring over the edge of the flashing into the collar or cavity joint. Once the ends of the flashings are blocked off, water has nowhere to go but out through a weep joint. Today, end dams typically are made one of several ways, from a thin-gauge stainless steel that easily fits in the head joint and extends from the substrate to the face of the wall and compatibility with the stainless steel is generally not an issue. End dams typically are set in a bed of sealant to prevent any moisture from migrating under the dam and into the living space. Another popular way to construct end dams as well as inside and outside corners is the PVC cloke (as referred by some). These are very important as they create a simple seal at the corners of your building and at the flashing. They usually are less expensive to purchase and install than trying to form fit a membrane, term bar and sealant into a little corner area. The corner boots should extend to the top of the flashing or above, and be completely sealed to the substrate. Mortar Net Solutions has developed PVC corner components that are the industry’s tallest at 14 inches, with the added benefit of Elvolee KEE within the mix of the PCV. The Elvolee KEE is a molecule that keeps the flexibility of the PVC component for the life of the building. The terms of term bars TERM BARS WERE NOT USED early in my career as we cut relets in existing masonry back up or laid the flashing in the bed joint of the concrete masonry block back up (substrate). www.masonrymagazine.com
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Back in those days, we did not seem to have issues with flashings falling off of the walls. Termination bars became popular in my geographical area in the mid-1990s. Back then, we purchased term bar from a roofing supply as it was not available at some of the local masonry yards. Now, the most popular term bars are available in PVC, stainless steel and aluminum. They are of different thicknesses and varied hole spacings, and some even have a sealant lip at the top of the bars. Term bars should be located at the top of the flashing membrane. This will ensure that you can seal moisture that runs down the wall from going Early brick cleaning behind your flashings and water will bridge over the term bar, and prevent it from collecting behind the lip of the membrane. I was taught that when I installed a term bar, I should put a bead of sealant on the wall at the location where the term bar
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holes are drilled is that I can install my sealant at the back of the term bar, and place my screws in the wall without getting it all over my drills and hands. The sealant forms a gasket behind the term bar and as you tighten it up. It is not necessary to drive it home as a snug fit will allow the sealant to seal behind the term bar properly and ooze over the top of the bar. This ooze allows you to seal the bead across the top of the term bar using the excess material, creating a bridge from the substrate to the face of the flashing. The use of drive pins to secure term bars must be handled with special attention to prevent buckling of the term bar. This could create the ability for leaks. Drip edges and weep vents THE DRIP EDGE became common place in early-1988 in my career. It was used on an academic building in New York. Once I saw that the flashing would drain away from the face of the building, and that it was a neat and clean installation, I was convinced this was a feature of a flashing system that I would endorse for the rest of my projects. A simple application of sealant placed under the drip edge will help hold it in place while you are constructing your flashing system as well as prevent water from wicking under the drip edge into the matrix of the wall. Weeps, at one time, were open head joints that allowed air to flow in and moisture to flow out of the veneer. During the years, many configurations of weeps have entered the market, from cotton rope, tin louvered vents, and colored high loft mesh to the widely used cell vents. Today, weep vents usually are placed on the flashing every 24 inches. However, many also are putting them below the shelf angle at the above floor or at the cornice/soffit level as a way to increase the airflow in the cavity by the chimney effect. Flashings installed properly are a critical component to a wellconstructed wall. They provide the path for water that accumulates within the wall and a pathway to the exterior, where it can evaporate. 18
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Enverge Cavity Wall Products for Building Envelope Design, Performance Firestone Building Products Co. has introduced a line of Enverge Cavity Wall Products. The portfolio includes air and vapor barrier, and through-wall flashing. The products work together to improve thermal performance and prevent thermal bridging in commercial buildings. Features of the Enverge Air & Vapor Barrier SA Membrane include consistent membrane thickness; 90-day construction stage exposure; self-sealing around mechanical fasteners; energy savings; continuity of application; minimized drafts and reduced moisture to guard against mold; and a broad temperature application window, down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit. The membrane also meets or exceeds ASTM D5602, D1876, D903, E283, E96 and E330. Features of the Enverge FlashGard Thru-Wall Flashing include the availability of UV resistance and ability to remain exposed; flexibility in various temperatures, allowing for year-round installation; puncture and tear resistance; delivery of outstanding expansion and contraction Enverge FlashGard Thru-Wall Flashing characteristics; provision of durability and resistance to corrosion; and maintaining of flexibility. Also offered are labor and material cost savings, compared to metal flashings without compromising longevity; and availability in standard membrane and labor-saving, self-adhered technology. For more information on Enverge Cavity Wall Products, visit http://firestonebpco.com/wall/cavity-wall-systems.
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OSHA IS REVISING THE PEL (PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT) FOR CRYSTALLINE SILICA, and the expected allowable range will be much lower than today. To meet those standards will require two things: a wellplanned dust prevention/collection program and equipment than can help you meet the requirements today and in the future.
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Shown is the Bosch VAC140A 14-Gallon Dust Extractor with Auto Filter Clean.
“I was active in the writing of the California OSHA regulation, and I actually went out and asked a lot of the mason contractors if they had a dust prevention program, or a program that would communicate the issues of dust to their employees," says Brian Delahaut, president of MK Diamond Products, Torrance, Calif. "What I found was that almost 99 percent of them didn’t have any program in place. We’re really behind the eight ball when you start to look at this, and I think that’s one of the biggest challenges.” www.masonrymagazine.com
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Joel Guth, president of iQ Power Tools, Moreno Valley, Calif., testified before OSHA on this subject in April 2014. While iQ is noted for its masonry saw dust prevention/collection capabilities, his position with OSHA was: “Education, education, education. That is the message I gave to OSHA, and it starts at the top. Contractors need to know and understand the risks and then make choices and develop training programs – work with their insurance companies and their tool producers to have train-
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ing programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to teach people the safe and efficient way to use the tools that they have to keep them out of harmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way.â&#x20AC;? Vacuum systems are becoming commonplace and, naturally, they add cost to the product â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a factor that Delahaut claims slows down their adoption. But every answer to the dust problem will cost money and avoiding the problem will, eventually, cost even more. In vacuums, HEPA (High-Efficiency Particulate Air) filters are big right now for dust control. According to Delahaut, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A regular vacuum that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a HEPA filter on it is actually doing more harm to the individuals nearby, because the vacuum is filtering out most of the large particles and pushing out the micro-particles. Workers have a chance of getting even more of a dose of silica as a result. So if you go to the Home Depot and buy a general-use shop vac, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really helping.â&#x20AC;? Building the vacuum into the system can make a big difference. Guth, who was a mason contractor for 25 years, notes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We built our equipment to protect our own people on our own jobs, so we designed it to eliminate the dust problem. That, along with education and training, gives contractors a fighting chance to be able to comply and keep their environment safe. Although masonry saws tend to generate the most dust on the jobsite, they are not alone; grinders and drills also are involved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very easy, when you talk about drilling and grinding tools, to just look at dust hoods or dust collection accessories,â&#x20AC;? says Tim Sparrow, marketing trade manager at Hilti. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you want to make sure that you always talk about a system, or else youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to get the benefit that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for. The Voice of the Masonry Industry
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Shop vacuums are meant to clean up messes around the jobsite, not for fine dust collection; a clogged vacuum loses suction and can give a false sense of compliance. “For example, we have systems for drilling, attachments that go on the drill to collect all the dust, and what goes with that is our vacuum system,” Sparrow continues. “Too often, you’ll see contractors using a dust hood and a shop vac to extract the dust. Unfortunately, a lot of times that vacuum will get clogged just as you start using it.” As Delahaut points out, shop vacuums are meant to clean up messes around the jobsite, not for fine dust collection. A clogged vacuum loses suction and can give a false sense of compliance. Workers have to manually knock the filter free of dust, ruining the effect of the dust collection in the first place. “And, on top of that, the filtration system is typically a paper filter,” Sparrow says, noting that Hilti’s system is more universal. “Our special dust collection vacuum can be set up for HEPA, for wet collection, or for dry collection; we have different filters for all of those. We have an accessory hood that will allow suction around the bit as you drill and a new system – our hollow drill bit system – where the drill bit doesn’t have flutes but holes at the end, between the carbide heads, that suck the dust out as you’re drilling. There’s no dust coming out of the hole.” Another vacuum system for dust collection on drilling tools was developed by Bosch. According to Craig Wilson, product manager, “Bosch first launched its 1702 vacuum in 1980 and followed it with the Airsweep vacuum series, which provided power tool activation and filter cleaning, increasing user productivity. We continue to look for ways to improve upon dust collection as the PEL requirements for silica dust become more important to the contractor.” Mitch Burdick, another product manager at Bosch, adds, “Bosch continues to monitor the ongoing development of 26
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Shown is the Hilti TE DRS-Y Dust Removal System.
Shown is the Bosch HDC200 Hammer Dust Collection Attachment.
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OSHA requirements for dust collection and prevention.” In May 2014, Bosch will launch an all-new range of dust collection attachments for the complete range of hammers from SDS-plus, all the way up to the breaker hammers. Your suppliers are working to help you meet the requirements; are you doing your part? ❙MAS Tom Inglesby, former editor of Masonry, lives and works as a writer in Southern California.
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MCAA Testifies at OSHA Silica Hearings On March 31, 2014, the MCAA testified about the impact that the new OSHA silica proposed rule will have on the masonry industry. Rashod Johnson, MCAA engineering consultant, led for MCAA questioning the need for a new silica rule that deviates from the ASTM standard on silica. Pictured third from left is Rashod Johnson, MCAA engineering There were several discrepancies consultant, who led for MCAA questioning the need for a new between the two that were discussed. Two silica rule that deviates from the ASTM standard on silica. major issues were the PEL 100 in the ASTM standard, .50 with a .25 action level in the proposed OSHA standard. The other critical issue was the over-burdensome medical surveillance required in the proposed OSHA standard. The MCAA went on to discuss concerns with the technological feasibility of the new rule and the economic feasibility. In addition, the MCAA was concerned about the Table 1 option listed in the proposed rule and the complexity and admission of guilt assumed by using the table. Using the table would immediately trigger the need to comply with the medical surveillance required by the proposed standard, and we found that to be very problematic. The MCAA testified separately from its Construction Industry Safety Council alliance to spotlight the issues unique to the masonry industry. The MCAA plans to file follow-up comments before the end of that filing deadline to add additional concern to the record regarding the proposed rule. “It is our hope that OSHA will recognize the unique nature of construction (as they always have in previous rules) and come back with a silica rule that separates out construction from general industry,” says Mark Kemp, MCAA chairman. Look for more information as the process moves forward. Jeff Buczkiewicz is president of the Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA). He can be reached at jeffb@masoncontractors.org.
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THINK OF THE TYPES OF EVENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE FORCED THE CREATION OR ADOPTION OF A NATIONAL SYSTEM OF CODES AND STANDARDS. Probably the last thing that would ever come to mind is a flood of molasses cascading through the streets of Boston. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly how engineering history was changed forever in the United States. After several bridge and rail structural failures around the turn of the 20th Century highlighted a need for more monitored design, the molasses disaster got the engineering community on the same page. On Jan. 15, 1919, at the Purity Distilling Co., a 50-foot container holding more than 2.5 million gallons of molasses exploded. Literally, the rivets blew out of the container, and molasses gushed through the streets of Boston at 35 mph â&#x20AC;&#x201C; killing 21 people and injuring 150. Following the tragedy, forensic experts tried to trace back through construction for a single person to target with the liability risk. There was no definitive person to take the blame. Thus, they created the first use for a professional engineer (PE). This and other building problems led to the advent of professional engineers. This created the need for engineering licensure in Massachusetts. The PE or architect of record stamps the plans, assuming all of the liability for the design of the building or device. To prevent a massive amount of liability falling to a single person, and to create a set of good practices, codes and standards were created. The codes and standards act as the minimum acceptable design for engineering and architecture. The theory is that, if a design professional follows the codes and standards, he can have some mitigation of the risk and feel slightly protected from the close eye of an attorney following an accident. Today, codes and standards are being re-visited, updated and changed constantly to keep the public safe. The creation of codes and standards allows designers to understand the minimum acceptable requirements for buildings. Codes help licensed and registered architects and engineers with their designs.
When thinking of the types of events that might have forced the creation of codes and standards, the last thing that would come to mind is a flood of molasses cascading through the streets of Boston. www.masonrymagazine.com
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The overarching building code that cities cite in their individual building codes is known as the International Building Code (IBC).
Code Acronyms Explained • ANSI: American National Standards Institute • ASTM: The ASTM is a voluntary standards development organization that offers market-oriented technical standards for materials, products, systems and services. • IBC: International Building Code • IECC: International Energy Conservation Code • ICC: International Code Council – the council develops the codes and standards used to construct residential and commercial buildings.
Different societies were formed to address different topics. The American • MSJC: Masonry Standards Joint Committee – the committee develops and maintains masonry design and construction Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) created the standards for presstandards for building codes. sure vessel design, which would guide modern-day designs in the United States for molasses conTesting and Materials (ASTM), which deals with all of the tainers. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) building trades. creates ways for Civil Engineers to predict loads on strucThe trades then further define themselves with more specialized codes, based on their individual areas. For tures. The overarching building code that cities cite in their instance, the American Institute for Steel Construction individual building codes is known as the International (AISC) publishes codes for steel construction, the Building Code (IBC). This document references to other American Concrete Institute (ACI) writes codes for concodes like the ASCE 7 code, and the American Society for
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MOLDS, M OL LDS, M MOLDS OL LDS & MORE M ORE M MOLDS OL LDS Hand calculations for masonry partition walls can get lengthy from the many scenarios of interior walls and from running through the whole design, only to find that the loading combination has failed. crete and reinforced concrete. The one with which people in masonry are familiar and hold near and dear is formerly known as the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC). The MSJC was a conglomerate of the ASCE, ACI and The Masonry Society (TMS). Starting in 2013, after years of collaboration, TMS now is the sole namesake of the masonry building codes. Cities tend to adopt codes after the codes have been published for a while. For instance, some cities may say that IBC 2006 or newer codes may be used for design. This does not mean that once the city moves on to newer codes, the outdated code can be discarded. Regarding existing structures, the building was designed with a certain code, and that is the document to reference when dealing with rehabilitation. Also note that, sometimes, cities have their own building codes that govern design. The 2006 IBC references earlier documents of AISC, ACI and MSJC (TMS) codes. When the 2015 IBC code is released, it will reference the MSJC 2013 code that was released last year. Some people still may be using the 2008 MSJC, which is acceptable in many areas. However, many changes have occurred to the code in the cycles between 2008 and 2013. The allowable stress of masonry has been increased from 0.33f â&#x20AC;&#x2122;m to 0.45f â&#x20AC;&#x2122;m (2013 MSJC Section 8.3.4.2.2). Notably, the Empirical Design of Masonry has been moved to the Appendix A, and Chapter 14 is now Masonry Partition Walls. The design of masonry walls can be governed by the Allowable Stress Design, the Strength Design, or with the prescriptive tables. Hand calculations for masonry partition walls can get lengthy from the many scenarios of interior walls and from running through the whole design, only to find that the loading combination has failed. Masonry partition walls are strong, durable, fire resistant, energy efficient, sound absorbing and have positive attributes that have stood the test of time. The design of interior partition walls have been cumbersome to the designer in the past, but have been made easier with the prescriptive tables. Prescriptive tables have been created for loadings of five pounds per square foot www.masonrymagazine.com
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The IMI Partition Wall Calculator is a fast, easy way to create plan- and specification-ready documents, allowing for more ease of design for quality masonry partition walls. (5psf), and 10psf. In order to use these tables that give height (or length) of wall to thickness of wall, many assumptions must be met to boil down designs to a prescriptive table. These assumptions restrict the design to risk category I, II and III structures, while neglecting category IV structures like hospitals, vital government buildings, egress stairways and meeting areas of 300 or more people. To allow more flexibility to the design the International Masonry Institute (IMI) created an internet program available at http://imiweb.org/partitionwall to address more scenarios, including seismic areas and category IV buildings. The IMI Partition Wall Calculator is a fast, easy way to create plan- and specification-ready documents, allowing for more ease of design for quality masonry partition walls. This program is intuitive and can be used by architects, engineers and contractors to design the size and reinforcement for concrete masonry block or clay brick partition walls in different support conditions. The program produces fast results, allowing designers to save time and choose the most economical design, while contractors can use the program to change walls on the job to save money on the bid. ❙MAS Joe Packhem is a staff engineer for the Masonry Advisory Council. For more information, call 847-297-6704.
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Approved Test Method for Fine Aggregates in Concrete ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates recently has approved a new test method for evaluating the suitability of fine aggregates and other fillers for use in concrete. ASTM C1777, Test Method for Rapid Determination of the Methylene Blue Value for Fine Aggregate or Mineral Filler Using a Colorimeter, was developed by Subcommittee C09.20 on Normal Weight Aggregates, part of ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates. In addition to C1777, C09.20 currently is developing a proposed new standard for ground limestone fines and other finely divided materials for use in concrete.
ASTM C1777, Methylene Blue Value C1777 provides a rapid test for laboratory and field use to determine the amount of methylene blue adsorbed by a specimen of fine aggregate or mineral filter. “The test in ASTM C1777 will be used to distinguish between harmful and non-harmful fines in concrete aggregate,” says Eric Koehler, VP, Verifi LLC, and a C09 member. In addition, Koehler notes, ASTM C1777 will be used to qualify of new material sources, as well as production quality control. Quality control personnel at aggregate producers and ready mix concrete producers are the most likely users of ASTM C1777. “ASTM C1777 will enable increased use of ground limestone filler and a wider range of fine aggregates in concrete,” says Koehler. “Previously, some of these materials could not be used because no test method was available to identify the potential presence of clay minerals, resulting in a broad range of materials being prohibited.” Koehler says single-operator precision for ASTM C1777 already has been determined, but C09.20 is planning to perform an inter-laboratory study for reproducibility. Interested laboratories are encouraged to participate.
ASTM WK36906, Ground Limestone Fines A proposed new standard will reference ASTM C1777. ASTM WK36906, Specification for Ground Limestone Fines and Other Finely Divided Materials for Use in Concrete, also is being developed by C09.20. Once approved, WK36906 will allow concrete producers to use such products approved as sources of materials to be used in concrete mix specified by architects/engineers and departments of transportation. “Due to the implementation of government regulations and policies for the sustainable development of green technologies in the construction industry, engineers, architects, concrete producers and contractors are increasingly required to adhere to these new sustainable building regulations by specifying appropriate mix designs,” says Caroline Talbot, director, key account management and tunneling division, The Euclid Chemical Co., and a C09.20 member. “As a consequence, the use of minimum cement content in concrete mixtures without compromising the performance is highly recommended.” Talbot notes that the industry could adhere to such regulations by increasing the proportion of supplementary cementing materials such as fly ash and slag, and mineral filler such as ground limestone. To purchase ASTM standards, visit www.astm.org and search by the standard designation, or contact ASTM Customer Relations, 877-909-ASTM; sales@astm.org. ASTM International welcomes participation in the development of its standards. For more information on becoming an ASTM member, visit www.astm.org/JOIN. This article first appeared at www.constructionindustrywire.com.
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You Can Turn the Slow Down Around Who said business is slower? The economy slowed profitable sales, but it increased most construction business owners’ workloads. Cutting costs, reducing staff, and lowering overhead expenses kept most managers busier than ever trying to get everything done, including job meetings, customer calls, ordering materials, bidding lots of jobs, scheduling workers, and finding time to go out and look for new business. I’ll bet you felt like you were running on a faster and faster treadmill that kept going at an everincreasing pace. And, as more construction work came your way, you got even busier and more stressed out, with less people to get all the work done. The headlines show we are still in a long, slow, upward-moving economic recovery that will last for several more years. You have been waiting it out, trying to survive and not spend all your cash with low sales and margins. Now, more work equals needing more cash for more people, materials and equipment. And growing too fast, chasing easier to win low-profit jobs, won’t help your bottom line get much better in the near future. Your choices? Decide to do business the same way you’ve always done it; do nothing different in the immediate future; bid the same kind of jobs against too many low-priced competitors; and continue to struggle for years to come. Or, do what you should have done several years ago: Make healthy strategic adjustments; look for new ways to do business; add new products and services; find new customers and markets with less competitors; and start implementing new ways to grow your business and make a great profit. 36
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Unbelievable opportunity These uncertain economic factors have forced you to make difficult decisions and rethink how you do business. There also are more unbelievable opportunities now to provide unique and innovative services that provide real customer value. Most of your competitors will continue to bid the same customers and projects they always have, and not go after better jobs with a higher required level of expertise or tougher barrier to entry. Some potential customers also will have less resources to manage their businesses and are open to hiring you to provide additional services for them. It’s not business as usual. It’s business that’s unusual, which will add to your bottom line as things continue to stay slow and competitive. How can you help your customers as they face tight markets or emerge as the economy rebounds? How can you help your customers do more with less or produce a higher level of quality? How can you help your clients get more out of limited budgets? How can you enhance your customers’ profitability in a slow-growing market? How can you reduce their risk and provide more value-added services? Turn your slowdown around General building contractor. Offer general construction services plus pre-construction project and development management; provide design-build or assistance with selecting and coordinating the architect and engineers; obtain all project approvals, permit processing and expediting; prepare project real estate pro-forma budgets, find sources for project equity and investors, secure project financing, and be a guarantor on construction loans; and provide subdivision bonds.
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The headlines show we are still in a long, slow, upward-moving economic
recovery that will last for several more years. Also, think about offering what your customer wants during the next 10 years to own and manage their property and offer those ongoing services. These include property and asset management services, annual roof inspections, and complete ongoing building maintenance programs. Paving contractor. Offer grading and paving plus total site management; annual ongoing maintenance for all on-site surfaces, including concrete repairs, asphalt patching, site debris cleanup, slurry sealing, parking lot sweeping, landscape maintenance, sprinkler repairs, snow removal, weed abatement, slope stabilization; and emergency on-call, 24-hour services. Electrical contractor. Offer complete electrical construction services plus engineering and design, phone and computer cabling, sound and communication system wiring, industrial equipment hookup, medical and dental equipment wiring, annual building inspections, annual maintenance services, light bulb service, holiday lighting installation, and energy management audits. Building masonry and concrete contractor. Offer complete building concrete or masonry labor, equipment and materials for foundations, slab and building walls plus insulated concrete panels, rebar, strucThe Voice of the Masonry Industry
tural imbeds, welding, door frames, slab dowels, caulking, crane, inspection services, layout and surveying, temporary power and water, removal of trash, removal of excess footing dirt, etc. In addition, offer a 100 percent guarantee that the slab will not crack and is installed to the flatness specified. Plus, consider starting a basement wall crack repair service, gypsum concrete floor installations, and deck concrete as part of your skills. Site concrete contractor. Offer every type of concrete required to complete all site work, including the normal curbs, gutters and sidewalks plus drive approaches, stairs, v drains, culverts, retaining walls and footings, truck wells, catch basins, manholes, light pole bases, monument sign foundations, special finishes, stamped concrete, sandblasting, interlocking pavers, tile pavers, poured in place walls, landscape concrete, etc.
future. When you offer more than the lowest price and the minimum required, your business won’t slow down. ❙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
Keep doing what works The more you can offer your customer, the more of a service you provide. The easier you make it for your customer, the easier it is for him to give you more work. The more service you provide, the more your services are valued. Selling the minimum only gets you the job, if you are cheap. It’s hard to get rich selling the minimum required at the lowest possible price. Email GH@HardhatPresentations.com for your copy of “Winning Ways To Win More Work.” What made you successful during the last 10 years still works in a growing economy, but not today. So, don’t panic, and stay focused on what you do best. Plus, change your approach and provide additional added-value services that will solve your customers’ problems. Don’t just sell the specified nuts and bolts installed; sell nuts and bolts solutions to your customers problems. Get off the treadmill and choose three or four new services to offer your customers. Or, just try one new idea, one new customer, and one new approach. Help your customers, and they will help you. Seek opportunities that guarantee your profitable growth. Think and do differently. Be more than a service provider. Be a resource and a partner in your customer’s www.masonrymagazine.com
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By “Coach” Gary Micheloni
Game Day Leadership:
The Difference Between Play Day and Game Day It’s a funny time to talk about football, what with the madness of March basketball having just ended in April, and Major League Baseball underway. But I can’t help myself. And it’s all the fault of Johnny Football, as the Texas A&M University fans know Johnny Manziel. And here’s why: It’s all about “Pro Day.” You see, Pro Day is this (almost) made-for-television showcase of a prized football recruit as he struts his stuff for scouts of the various pro teams, a few weeks prior to the NFL draft. Various universities hold these for their top pro prospects, which gives the schools a chance to showcase their campuses and programs, as well as a few other good athletes on the team. The scouts watch the players go through their paces, see how high they can jump, check their vertical leaps, see how fast they are in the 40-yard dash, etc. For most players, this is a moment to shine. They take the stage, grab the spotlight, and do their thing. But not Johnny Football; he is having none of this. Johnny, a quarterback prospect, showed up doing the unthinkable: He wore his pads and jersey, along with his football helmet. The scouts hardly knew what to do. After all, they were expecting to see football players dressed as gym students. Manziel didn’t see the big deal: “You play the game in shoulder pads on
TERRY BRADSHAW SAYS: “What’s the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.”
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Sundays. Why not come out and do it? For me, it was a no-brainer.” This day distinguished him from others. They are relying upon this day, their agents, and the media to make the case that they are the greatest things since sliced bread. My question is this: What about Game Day? How was the player under actual game conditions? Could he play well under adversity? If the blocking broke down, could he still make a play? Pro Day doesn’t show this. Game Day does. A great definition of the word integrity is how someone acts when he thinks no one is looking. Is the athlete’s integrity only visible on Pro Day, or on the Game Day situations of everyday life? Evaluating people based upon laboratory situations is often the wrong way to handle decisions, whether that would be in the NFL or on a jobsite. Marketing can help to make a good player (or a good company) appear to be great. But a company that has a background of doing sloppy work – or hiring less-than-qualified people – will probably never experience greatness. It’ll get found out. Even great marketing and publicity will not overcome that! As a contractor, you don’t have that luxury. As a matter of fact, I’m hoping you wouldn’t want it: It’s bad for you and bad for our industry. And, never forget, we still have those referees on the field known as inspectors. They’re looking for your cheap shots, poor play calls, sloppy submittals, and promises, rather than performance. You’ll get found out. As an office manager, I knew many years ago, “Everything comes to light.”
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TOM BRADY S AYS: If you’re a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions. The MCAA will help you to accomplish many things, but it can’t and won’t do some things, such as excuse mediocrity in any mason contractor. The association expects quality, value and integrity from its members. There is no substitute for integrity. You can try and swap a lower price in place of higher quality. It won’t work. It won’t last. You’ll be found out. Do what you say. Don’t do what you promised you wouldn’t do. Let your work speak for itself. That’s your real Game Day, and the only one that matters. And that’s how you lead your company. ❙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 Game Day plan to move forward in 2014? Are you marketing your company, driving business to it, or just hoping that you’ll run into some? Need to learn more about lead generation to bring you more business? Just write Coach Gary at FullContactTeam@ gmail.com and type Lead Gen into the subject line. We’ll get that info right out to you. Business development & marketing coaching will help you become more successful, in less time, and with more success. Ask Coach Gary to speak for your group, association or convention, or even to coach your company. Coach Gary’s first book, “Get Paid for a Change!” is available at Amazon.com. Pick it up there; change your business.
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Holcim, Lafarge Announce Merger Two of the world’s largest suppliers of building materials announced plans for a “merger of equals” that would create an industry giant with a combined $44 billion in annual revenues. Swiss-based Holcim and its French counterpart, Lafarge, said the new company would be named LafargeHolcim and be based in Switzerland. They said the merger would create the most advanced group in the building materials industry. The two companies supply cement, crushed stone, sand and gravel. The plan is for Holcim board member Wolfgang Reitzle to serve as chairman of the merged entity, while Lafarge’s chairman and chief executive Bruno Lafont becomes its CEO. Seven people from each company will be represented on the board. Reitzle, a German mechanical engineer, also has extensive experience in the automotive industry, while Lafont, a French business executive, has been with Lafarge for more than 30 years and is a special adviser to the mayor of Chongqing, a Chinese city of 32 million.
The combined entity has a market value estimated at $55 billion, based on their share prices in April before news of the deal was announced. LafargeHolcim will dwarf the next largest cement makers, Cemex of Mexico and Heidelberg Cement of Germany. Lafont emphasized the two companies’ complementary geography. While Lafarge has greater presence in mature North American and European markets, Holcim has a far larger reach in the faster growing markets of Asia and Latin America. Holcim, based near Zurich, employs 71,000 people and has production sites in around 70 countries. Paris-based Lafarge, meanwhile, employs 65,000 people and operates in 64 countries. The companies said that by combining they would “be uniquely positioned in 90 countries around the world with a balanced exposure to both developed and high-growth markets.” They said they plan to sell off businesses in developed markets representing about $4.1 billion of revenue and businesses in developing markets worth about $2 billion of revenue. The deal is expected to close in the first half of next year, subject to regulatory approval.
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General Shale Wins Three Addy Awards, Names Smith as CEO General Shale has named Charles Smith as CEO. Smith succeeds longtime CEO Richard L. (Dick) Green, who retired April 1. Smith previously served as General Shale’s president and COO, and has worked in a number of supervisory and management positions for the company. Early in his career with General Shale, Smith’s leadership roles included several plant management positions. As regional production manager, he was directly responsible for the operation of five brick plants, and he played a key role in company expansions and major capital projects.
During his tenure as VP of engineering and research, Smith was responsible for ensuring operational excellence at all plant locations, while guiding research and development efforts for new product opportunities. In 2007, he was named executive VP of operations. General Shale was honored with three ADDYS at the Northeast Tennessee Chapter of the American Advertising Federation Awards. Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the regional awards are the first of a three-tier national competition. Winners of Gold Addys locally are forwarded to the district competition, and winners there compete nationally for recognition.
General Shale won a gold Addy for a mobile phone app for smartphones and tablets. The company also won two silver Addys, one for its Outdoor Living Brochure, highlighting the many new Charles Smith products in the Outdoor Living Product line; and one for the company’s third edition of Great North American Homes Magazine. General Shale worked with Johnson City’s Creative Energy, a full-service advertising and marketing agency, on the entries.
Archer & Buchanan Building Receives Palladio Award Archer & Buchanan Architecture Ltd., an institutional and residential firm based in West Chester, Pa., received a 2014 Palladio Award in the category of New Design and Construction for its design of Rathburn Hall at Grove City College in Grove City, Pa. The project will be featured in the June issue of Traditional Building magazine. Thisis the third time the firm has won the award. “It is always gratifying to learn our firm has won such an esteemed national award; it is a team effort and it always takes a client with high expectations for quality and a long range vision for the institution,” says Daniel Russoniello AIA, LEED AP, principal of Archer & Buchanan. “Grove City College is that kind of client.” The 16,500-square-foot building of sandstone and limestone serves as a central facility for spiritual life on campus, containing a large fellowship hall, board room, seminar rooms, and administrative offices for the dean of the chapel and the 23 student-run ministries. Designed to complement the collegiate Gothic style of Grove City College buildings, the two-story facility allows the college to expand institutional outreach, spiritual fellowship and to host conferences, forums and summer retreats.
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Rathburn Hall and the adjacent 1929 Harbison Chapel are the center of the College’s 150-acre landscaped campus, which was started in 1876 and later formally planned by the Olmsted Brothers, sons and successors to Frederick Law Olmsted. The College has remained true to Olmsted’s design and the new building respects the original plan. In addition to Archer & Buchanan, the building team consisted of The Kachele Group structural engineers;
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Allen & Shariff mechanical/electrical engineers; and Wallace Builders General Contractors. The Palladio Awards Program is designed to honor outstanding achievement in traditional design. The program recognizes individual designers, design teams, or both whose work enhances the beauty and humane qualities of the built environment through creative interpretation or adaption of design principles developed through 2,500 years of the Western architectural tradition. ❙MAS
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HPS Schönox, Spartan Surfaces Sign Distribution Agreement HPS Schönox and Spartan Surfaces have entered an agreement for a new division for Spartan Surfaces that will distribute Schönox products from Virginia to southern New Jersey. Spartan Distribution will carry the full line of Schönox subfloor products, including primers and moisture mitigation systems, patching and smoothing products, floor leveling compounds, and adhesives. Spartan Surfaces has flooring experts in place throughout the region. HPS
Schönox has expanded its team of subfloor technical associates to support this area and the extensive growth of Spartan Surfaces.
Spartan Surfaces is expanding its business to encompass distribution, including a truck fleet to quickly service the region. Spartan Surfaces is
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Seniors Ethan Young of Jefferson, N.C., (third from left) and Austin Marshall of Raleigh, N.C., (fifth from left) are the winners of the Third Annual Appalachian State University/North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association Sigmon Memorial Design Competition held in Boone, N.C., in March. Young and Marshall will share a semester’s tuition as their prize. Seven teams of two participated in the competition to design and model a hypothetical masonry in-fill building section as a graded assignment in the ASU Architectural Design Studio IV class. Shown left to right are Lindsey Rhoden, adjunct instructor, ASU Building Science Program; David Jason Miller, ASU assistant professor of building science; Ethan Young; Past-NCMCA President Doug Burton, chairman of the Sigmon Design Competition, who served as judge for the completion; Austin Marshall; and Miles Smith, ASU Department of Technology and Environmental Design adjunct faculty, who also served as a competition judge. The Sigmon Memorial Scholarship Design Competition, now at ASU and at North Carolina State University, is named in memory of brothers Dwyane and David Sigmon, and Dwayne’s son, Randy. ❙MAS
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The Rental Show 2013 Makes Top 100 U.S. Trade Shows The Trade Show News Network (TSNN) released the 2013 TSNN Top 250 Trade Show rankings of the largest shows in the United States last year. The Rental Show 2013 was ranked in the Top 100 for the thirdstraight year, and is in the top onethird of all U.S. trade shows. Last year, The Rental Show was held at The Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas from Feb. 10-13. TSNN rankings are based on net square footage of exhibit space. Las Vegas was the most popular destination for the TSNN Top 250 Trade Shows, with 53 shows held in the city. And, while January was the most popular month for shows with 29, February was just behind it with 28. Next year, The Rental Show returns to New Orleans from Feb. 2225 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Watch for the latest show details at TheRentalShow.com.
QUIKRETE Opens Company Store The QUIKRETE Cos., manufacturer of packaged concrete products for the building and home improvement markets, is opening an online company store at www.thequikretestore.com. Consumers, customers and employees can chose from hundreds of officially licensed QUIKRETE items, ranging from premium golf shirts and fleece jackets to die-cast toy trucks and trains. “We’ve had countless people over the years express a desire to own QUIKRETE branded apparel and merchandise,” says Frank Owens, VP of marketing for The QUIKRETE Cos. “The 46
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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 May 2014 AAA Masonry & Property Services East Baldwin, ME 207-776-1066 www.aaamasonrypropertyservices.org Contractor Member
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LATICRETE Founder Dr. Henry M. Rothberg Passes Away LATICRETE Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Dr. Henry M. Rothberg, passed away March 17 at the age of 91. Dr. Rothberg started LATICRETE InterDr. Henry M. Rothberg national Inc. in 1956 with his wife, Lillian, who worked as bookkeeper for the fledgling organization. He ran the organization until 2001 when he became chairman emeritus, ceding leadership to his sons Henry and David. While working as a young man in his family’s South Carolina floor covering installation business, Dr. Rothberg realized that there must be a better way to install ceramic tile. With a background in science and a degree in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina, Dr. Rothberg began investigating how synthetic latex technologies could be applied to the concrete industry. After much effort and time, LATICRETE 4237 Latex Thin-Set Additive was developed and taken to market. For the first time, a strong, weatherand shock-resistant “thin-bed” mortar could be mixed on site, using equal parts of sand and cement, replacing thick, heavy and labor-intensive mortar bed installations. The new materi-
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Roselle Park, NJ 908-884-7179 Contractor Member
CMU Construction Co., Inc. Somerset, NJ 732-729-9090 www.cmuconstruction.com Contractor Member
Groesbeck Masonry, Inc. San Antonio, TX 210-661-4889 www.gmimasonry.com Contractor Member
Johnson Playfair Toronto, ON Canada 416-894-3996 www.johnsonplayfair.com Contractor Member
Masonomics, Inc. Louisville, KY 502-266-8956 www.masonomicsinc.com Contractor Member
Maverick and Kenyon Masonry, Inc. Phoenix, AZ 602-233-1191 www.mk-masonry.com Contractor Member
Seminole Masonry Inc. Oviedo, FL 407-971-2464 www.seminolemasonry.com Contractor Member
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al created by Dr. Rothberg was brought to the market as “LATICRETE.” As awareness and acceptance of this problem-solving technology increased, ceramic tile and stone became much more common choices for flooring and facade installations. Among the many honorary awards presented to Dr. Rothberg are the Carl V. Cesery Award (Tile Contractors Association of America), the Joe A. Tarver Award for Lifetime Service to the Tile Industry (National Tile Contractors Association) and induction to the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA) Hall of Fame. An online memorial in remembrance of Dr. Rothberg has been established at www.laticrete.com/in_memoriam.aspx should you like to leave your condolences. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The University of South Carolina Department of Chemical Engineering, 301 Main Street, Columbia,
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Christy Rental to Rep Chicago Pneumatic in Florida, Caribbean Chicago Pneumatic has partnered with Christy Rental Associates. Christy Rental’s sales force is focused on fostering relationships with rental and equipment
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dealers across Florida and the Caribbean. A key part of Christy Rental’s strategy is implementing a proactive education program for dealers to raise the level of knowledge and build relationships throughout the distribution process. In addition to the sales force, customer service and inside sales teams, Christy Rental Associates also provides product training and inventory ability from their 30,000-square-foot facility in Orlando, Fla.
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Olde New England Supplies Granite for Longfellow Bridge Project Olde New England Granite in Wakefield, Mass., has been selected to supply all the matching Rockport granite for the state’s 3.5-year rehabilitation and expansion project. The reclaimed granite was rescued from one historic bridge project a few years ago by the Wakefield Co. and now will be used to complete the redesign specifications of the Longfellow Bridge. Cape Ann/Rockport Granite, the granite needed to complete the Longfellow Bridge project, is no longer commercially quarried. It is available only in reclaimed form. However, Olde New England Granite is able to supply the Longfellow needs because of another major bridge project it was involved with several years ago. The historic EssexMerrimac Drawbridge yielded the company about 3,000 tons of Rockport granite pier blocks. Little did they know at the time that they would be supplying this matching granite to the even more famous Longfellow Bridge. Olde New England Granite also is reclaiming all the Deer Isle Granite currently being removed from the Longfellow deck. The granite block and curbing that lined the railway is being removed due to redesign specifications. ❙MAS www.masonrymagazine.com
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Education Calendar The following is the MCAA’s education calendar: May 5 How to Talk to Elected Officials
May 28 The Magic of Marketing
ONLINE Discipline: General
ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 1
Credits: 1
May 7 Commercial Masonry Problems and Solutions
June 4 Tips for a Well-Maintained Building: Walls
ONLINE Discipline: Codes & Standards
ONLINE Discipline: Codes & Standards
Credits: 1
Credits: 1
May 13 MCAA Safety Forum - Recent Trends in OSHA: Are You Ready for the 2014 Construction Season?
June 11 Legal and Illegal Payroll Deductions
July 14 Today’s Masonry Wall: A Synergy Between Systems ONLINE Discipline: Masonry Products Credits: 1
July 16 Compliance on Prevailing Wage and Davis-Bacon ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices Credits: 1
ONLINE Discipline: Safety
ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices Credits: 1
Credits: 1
July 23 Understanding Labor Cost, Productivity and Efficiency ONLINE Discipline: Bidding Practices Credits: 1
May 14 Reducing Labor Costs, Bid Costs and Employee Benefit Costs on Government Work
June 18 Developing the Next Generation of Leaders ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
July 30 Building Information Modeling for Masonry (BIM-M): July 2014 Update
ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 1
ONLINE Discipline: General
Credits: 1
June 19 Basics of Masonry Materials: Brick and Block (NCMCA Mod 2)
Credits: 1
May 20 Masonry Ordinances 101 Location: Washington, D.C. Discipline: General
Location: Greensboro, N.C. Discipline: Masonry Products Credits: 6
Credits: 1
June 25 5D BIM
May 20 Masonry Robotics Location: Washington, D.C. Discipline: General
Discipline: Masonry Products
Location: ONLINE Discipline: Bidding Practices
Credits: 1.5
Credits: 1
ONLINE Brick: Properties, Shapes and Sizes
Credits: 1.5
May 21 Effective Communication and the Four Styles
ONLINE Brick: Efflorescence, Stains and Cleaning
July 2 FLSA I
Discipline: Masonry Products
ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 3
ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices
Credits: 1
Credits: 1
July 9 Social Media for Mason Contractors
ONLINE Brick: Veneer Wall Systems
May 22 Mortar, Grout and Masonry Testing – Properties, Proportions and Procedures (NCMCA Mod 3)
Discipline: Masonry Products Credits: 1.5
ONLINE Discipline: Ethics & Business Practices Credits: 1
Location: Greensboro, N.C. Discipline: Masonry Products Credits: 6
Online classes available at www.masoncontractors.org/live For more information and to view a complete list of all upcoming education, please visit www.masoncontractors.org/certification
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MK D IAMOND P RODUCTS, I NC. 800.845.3729 www.mkdiamond.com
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M ISSISSIPPI VALLEY S TIHL 800.447.2429 www.mvstihl.com
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H YDRO-M OBILE 888.484.9376 www.hydro-mobile.com
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A IRPLACO E QUIPMENT 888.349.2950 www.airplaco.com
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