Masonry Magazine October 2016

October 2016

T Th he e V Vo o ii c ce e o o ff tt h he e M Ma as so on nr ry y II n nd du us s tt r ry y

Volume Volume 55, 55, Number Number 10 10

Innovations in Pavers Also Inside: Saws, Blades, Hammers and Grinders Hardscaping Case Studies

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All orders can be placed directly with Krando Metal Products, eliminating the need for a third party. All products are manufactured in house based on your job specification and requirements.

the StrApMASter® Make Your own anchors on-site!

The Strapmaster is a manually operated

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October 2016 | Volume 55, No.10

Contents 16

Saws, Saw Blades, Hammers and Grinders Fall Product Review Pavers, Thin Brick/Stone and Thin Veneer Demand for Creative Construction Strategies Paves Way for Modern Concrete Block Suppliers

26 32 Old-World Look With a New-Age Twist 34 ThermaPANEL: Snow-Melting, Solar Pool Heating and Patio Cooling 38

Last-Minute Stone Solution for a Modern Design and Patio Cooling Hardscaping Case Studies A Story of Renewal: Flats East Bank Cleveland

40 44 East Norport Drive Residence

The East Norport Drive Residence consists of a 13,000-square-foot driveway in front of the home and a 4,000-square-foot patio and pool area behind it.

Interlocking concrete pavers were chosen not only for their aesthetics but also their practicality. The project won the Silver Award in the Best Residential Driveway Application category of the 2016 Wisconsin Masonry Alliance Excellence in Hardscape Awards. More details can be found on page 44.

Photography courtesy of County Materials Corp.

columns & departments 6 8 10 12 48 50 52 53 60

Editor’s Note Chairman’s Message Government Affairs New Products Trowel Tech Business Building Classified Advertising News MCAA Upcoming Education

MCAA Strategic Partner Program

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Attracting the Younger Generation Each month, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC of America) releases its analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data, with the latest construction employment statistics. And each month, almost without fail, the press release includes a call for more to be done to help attract workers to construction.

In a recent national survey, AGC of America found that “two-thirds of contractors have a hard time finding qualified craft workers to hire.” And this is amid a strong demand for construction.

Part of attracting workers is getting young people interested in the trades, learning from the “veterans” and becoming the next veterans themselves.

The North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association (NCMCA) has just approved the formation of a new subgroup that will focus on the young professional. Similar to the MCAA’s South of 40 program, the core mission of this group will be to provide members

the opportunity to learn, become more involved, and introduce a youthful voice into the masonry industry. While vocational programs and various masonry competitions around the country involve the younger generation, there has been very little effort to include those aged 20–40 in monthly meetings, conventions and board meetings.

Brandon Hartsell, Central Region vice president of the NCMCA, is leading this effort in his region. He says we need to develop lasting relationships with younger people, encourage their new ideas and educate the leaders of tomorrow. “In this way,” he says, “the masonry industry will be as solid as the products we promote. If we do not scout the talent and attract a younger generation to this business, how do we ensure it will still be strong in 30 years?”

Along with Brandon, I ask you to consider the following: what is being done in your region? What are you doing to help? yMAS

COMING IN NOVEMBER 2016 Be sure to catch the November 2016 issue of Masonry, which will feature articles covering current trends and examining industry issues, including:

The Voice of the Masonry Industry MASONRY Magazine Official Publication of the Mason Contractors Association of America and the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association 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.

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Chairman Vice Chairman Treasurer Secretary

Robert V. Barnes, Jr. Glenn Hotmann John Jacob Gary Joyner Jed Olafson

Regional Vice Presidents

MAST CLIMBERS The use of mast climbers in construction is evolving, and they are being incorporated on the jobsite in some untraditional ways.

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Michael Schmerbeck Rick Swanson Lynn Vasquez Dennis Withsosky

Jeff Buczkiewicz

Executive Staff

Government Affairs

Representatives Director of Marketing, Education,

and Information Technology

Director of Development

Membership Coordinator

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The Keelen Group Timothy W. O’Toole Todd Fredrick Angie Parisi Lorra Lein Rashod Johnson

Editorial Advisory Board David Jollay (Jollay Masonry Contractors), John Chrysler (MIA), John Melander (PCA), David Hill (Pettit Construction Co.), John J. Smith (John J. Smith Masonry Co.), Brian Grant (Grant/Jack’s Masonry), Jerry Painter (Painter Masonry, Inc.), Doug Nichols (Doug Nichols Enterprises), G. Alan Griffin (Griffin Contracting, Inc.), Tom Daniel (GBC Concrete and Masonry Construction, Inc.)

Executive Office 1481 Merchant Drive Algonquin, IL 60102 Phone: 224.678.9709 or 800.536.2225 Fax: 224.678.9714

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The magazine acts as a sounding board without approving, disapproving or guaranteeing the validity or accuracy of any data, claim or opinion appearing under a byline or obtained or quoted from an acknowledged source. Opinions expressed by officers do not necessarily reflect the official views of MCAA or CMCA. The appearance of advertising or new product information doesn't constitute an endorsement by MCAA or CMCA of product featured.

MOISTURE MANAGEMENT Masonry explores weeps in brick walls, as well as how to choose the right waterproofing system.

REHABS AND RESTORATIONS Get up-close to some masonry restoration projects that stand out and inspire.

Michael Sutter Paul Odom Paul Oldham Larry Vacala

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CHAIRMAN’S

MESSAGE

Michael Sutter Chairman

Mason Contractors Association of America mike.sutter@suttermasonry.com

Have You Made Your Pledge to the Foundation?

With the MCAA Midyear Meeting just completed, I want to take this opportunity to thank ever yone who helped put it all together. This was my first Midyear Meeting since becoming chairman, so I really didn’t know what to expect. There was a lot of preparation, for sure, but most of the work was done by Jeff and the rest of the staff at MCAA. Everyone was involved in some way or another, including Tim, Todd, Angie and Lorra.

Thank you very much for making my first Midyear a success.

My wife, Colleen, and I enjoyed having all of you come to our home state of Arizona, and we hope everyone enjoyed their visit to the desert as well. Just as I promised for the last couple of months, the weather was perfect. Everyone had a blast on the UTV rides, the golf course could not have been better, and we raised a lot of money for our PEC (our political education fund). Speed Dating was a huge success, and the ladies painted some masterpieces that sold for top dollar.

We also managed to get all of our business completed and set our agendas for our committees for the next year. Mark Kemp did an awesome job receiving pledges for the Foundation from both contractors and suppliers. · · · · · Well, since it is only the beginning of September as I write this column, 8 |

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I’m really just assuming all of the above. Actually, I’m just hoping for all of the above. We’ll know for sure next month!

Getting on to business, I want to remind everyone again about the Masonr y Foundat ion. T he Foundation is our investment in the future of the masonry industry. All the money received after our initial commitments goes into an account that will never be spent; only the earnings made on our investments will be used to fund grants that will support our industry. We can’t let the momentum slow on getting pledges. We started off with a bang, getting pledges from only contractor memb ers, and were successful beyond my wildest dreams. We then switched to suppliers and received large pledges from some national companies. We now need to continue to ask contractors, and also our local and regional suppliers, to help fund the future of the masonry industry.

Mark Kemp is the current chairman of our Foundation, and he has done an outstanding job. He has put a lot of miles under his belt, visiting contractors and suppliers across the country and speaking on our behalf.

He has been extremely successful because he has a passion for the Foundation, our association, and most of all our industry. We are all part of this great industry, and owe it a debt for everything it has done for

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We are all

part of this

great industry, and owe it a debt for everything it has done for

each of us.

Make your pledge to the Foundation

today.

each of us. So give Mark a call or send him an email, asking any questions you may have and to make a pledge.

Mark can be reached at (262) 7814777 or mark@superiormasonry.com.

Although we have just completed our Midyear Meeting, I need to remind everyone that our Annual Meeting is right around the corner. As usual, it will be in Las Vegas at World of Concrete/World of Masonry, starting on Jan. 15, 2017. The MCAA hotel is the Aria Resort and Casino. We have put together an awesome program, and the entire week will be action-packed.

We will be very busy from morning to night each day. Look to the MCAA website, www.masoncontractors.org, for more details and to sign up early.

Or just hop on the brand-new MCAA mobile app. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, visit the Apple Store or Google Play and download it for free. I’m sure you will find it informative and very useful. yMAS The Voice of the Masonry Industry

GOVERNMENT

AFFAIRS

By Stephen Borg

Here We Go Again — Taxing Us to Death and Beyond As President Obama ramps down his time in the White House and looks to his life beyond the political spotlight, some were hoping that he would go away quietly and not try to slip in new regulations as he left. Unfortunately, it appears that President Obama has other thoughts. He has ordered the Treasury Department to release a new proposed rule that would push back on Congress’ bipartisan resolution on the “death tax” and create a political wedge between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

You may remember that the repeal of the “death tax” has been and will continue to be a top priority for the Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA). We were very pleased with the recent compromise legislation that lowered the top tax rate and indexed the exemption amount.

Current top rates in 2016 stand at 40 percent, while the exemption rate stands at $5,450,000.

The death tax has been the cause of many headaches to business owners and family members throughout the decades it has been around — and that was before the tax rates and exemption levels changed nine times between 2002 and 2012. Estimates have shown that, in 2006 alone, family businesses spent more than $28 billion just to comply with the law, and only 10 percent of small business owners have a good understanding of the death tax and their compliance requirements.

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death of a business owner and on assets that have already been taxed.

So as President Obama is packing up boxes in the White House, his Treasury Secretary, Jacob Lew, is busy trying to circumvent Congress and raise the “death tax.” Lew has already released a rule that, according to the White House, was released for the following reason: Why the Treasury Department Is Taking Action Now on the Estate Tax Rig ht now, the wealthy few impacted by the estate tax, with the help of their lawyers and accountants, can use sophisticated strategies to artificially reduce the value of their assets for tax purposes. One way they do this is by placing certain restrictions on their assets in order to justify “discounting” their value when transferred — resulting in a lower tax bill — without meaningfully changing the value of the entire family’s interests in the property.

“Treasury’s action updates and strengthens the rules that apply to these kinds of estate planning strategies, making it more difficult for very wealthy families to claim large discounts on the value of their assets for tax purposes.”

— The White House Blog*

We are not standing by and watching this lying down. We know this tax and this rule do not just hit the

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We know this tax and this rule do

not just hit

the “wealthiest

few.”

They will hit every

family-owned business owner in our country. “wealthiest few,” as the Administration contends. This tax and rule will hit every family-owned business owner in our country. We have written many times in this space over the years about the cost and time it takes family-owned and small business owners to comply with the “death tax,” even if they do necessarily not have to pay it.

And we will remind the White House and members of Congress about the true impact this tax and this new proposed rule has on you, our members.

Take the time to visit the White House blog and see how this issue is being framed by the White House. Then call your members of Congress to make your voice heard and ensure you can pass your business along to your sons and daughters. yMAS * h t t p s : / / w w w. w h i t e h o u s e . g o v / blog/2016/08/03/closing-estatetax-loophole-wealthiest-few-whatyou-need-know

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EZG

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The Hoist Hog and Hog Cart are available in both block and brick.

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With the new OSHA standard for silica dust, the Mud Hog Mixer solid grate cover provides your employees less exposure to silica dust. There are also two separate openings on the grate. One for mixing materials and one for water intake to make the job more efficient and safe.

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Makita U.S.A., Inc.

Honeywell

La Mirada, Calif.

Smithfield, R.I.

New Makita Website Goes Live

Dust, dirt and grime can be easily removed from brick, stone and other masonry surfaces — without scrubbing — using an innovative “strip away” latex cleaner from Cathedral Stone Products, Inc. that is also waterless. The new masonRE Latex 20 cleaner applies as a liquid and hardens to a rubbery film.

After about 24 hours, the latex film is then simply peeled away, bringing grime with it. Dust and fine particles are trapped and lifted as the film dries.

Makita U.S.A., Inc. has launched an immersive online brand experience for users and dealers with the new makitatools.com. The new website delivers more rich content and high-quality search, and is optimized for use on all screens. Backed by a new content management system, the site offers the ability to narrow searches by key features. Users can also isolate models for side-by-side comparisons. Each product detail page offers related models and recommended accessories, as well as high-resolution images and more product data.

www.cathedralstone.com

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Howard Leight TrustFit Pod Push-In Foam Earplug The Howard Leight TrustFit Pod push-in foam earplug provides workers with properly fitting ear plugs to protect against noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Designed with an ergonomic stem and dimpled foam tip, they are easy to fully insert and remove without picking up dirt from a worker’s fingers. They are comfortable to wear throughout the workday. TrustFit Pod push-in foam earplugs provide effective hearing protection and are available in both uncorded and corded versions. www.honeywellsafety.com/trustfit

Flare Audio Ltd. Kraft Tool Co. Shawnee, Kan.

EDCO Inc. Frederick, Md.

16-Inch Handheld Saw Kaddy

Two New Sizes of Sand’s Plumb Bobs

Convert your EDCO handheld saw into a walk-behind saw for instant versatility. One saw, two types of applications, and great for rental stores too.

Once the Saw Kaddy is attached, the operator can stand up while cutting straight lines in horizontal surfaces. The saw quickly fits into the cart for easy renting and use. An online video shows the simplicity of both assembly and operation of the Saw Kaddy.

Kraft Tool Co. has introduced two new sizes to the product line of Sand’s plumb bobs. 12 oz. and 32 oz. plumb bobs are now available and will be included in Kraft Tool’s 2017 catalog. The new sizes will be joining Kraft Tool’s current plumb bob sizes of 8 oz., 16 oz. and 24 oz. Sands plumb bobs feature a hardened steel tip, removable cap for easy centered string installation, and rust-resistant solid-brass construction.

www.edcoinc.com

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Brighton, U.K.

Hearing Protection for Loud Working Environments ISOLATE by Flare Audio Ltd. is a new, patentpending ear protector for any professional who works in loud environments. While traditional earplugs rely on absorption to attenuate sound, ISOLATE protectors reflect sound away from the ears and therefore achieve much greater attenuation, as they do not accept sound into the ear canal. They are ideal for industrial workplace environments to replace both in-ear and over-ear alternatives, and help contractors meet their health and safety obligations. www.flareaudio.com

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FALL

SAWS, SAW BLADES, HAMMERS AND GRINDERS

Product Review

MASON CONTRACTORS NEED TOOLS THEY CAN RELY ON. Masonry

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Magazine has put together this article on the latest in saws, saw blades, hammer drills and grinders — so you can know what tool to choose for the job. For future product features in 2017, send Karen D. Hickey your press release to Dan Kamys at MCAA (dkamys@ masoncontractors.org).

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Bosch Power Tools of North America Mt. Prospect, Ill. 12- and 14-In. Premium Segmented Rim Diamond Blades

Bosch 12- and 14-in. Premium Segmented Rim Diamond Blades deliver fast, efficient cutting in concrete and other hard materials, thanks to a tensioned blade core and a high-quality diamond formulation. The tensioned steel core is engineered to ensure that each blade delivers smooth cuts with low vibration to reduce blade wobble.

These general-purpose, segmented rim blades offer a diamond formulation that cuts most masonry and concrete materials. The 10-mm segment height provides up to 3X life versus standard diamond blades.

Each segment is laser welded to the steel core, offering the blade high mechanical strength and rigidity and ensuring greater stability during the cut.

Bosch 12- and 14-in. Premium Segmented Rim Diamond Blade reduction rings are 1 in. to 20 mm, which allows the blade to be used on application-specific concrete-cutting saws. The drive pin ensures the blade can be used on a walk-behind saw.

These blades provide long life and smooth, fast cuts in concrete and masonry.

18V EC Brushless Compact Tough 1/2-In. Drill/Driver and Hammer Drill/Driver

The Bosch DDS183 drill/driver and HDS183 hammer drill/driver feature Bosch KickBack Control, an integrated acceleration sensor that virtually stops the drill’s rotation during bit bind-up situations.

The Bosch drill/driver also boasts an efficient EC brushless motor that provides longer tool life, great tool runtime and no maintenance. The Compact Tough design ensures a short head length and light weight.

A built-in LED offers improved visibility in dark work areas.

The drill/driver and hammer drill/driver are engineered with an upgraded, heavy-duty, all-metal chuck that offers increased robustness and great gripping power for better torque transfer. The single-sleeve, keyless, 1/2-in. auto-lock chuck delivers quick bit changes.

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SAWS, SAW BLADES, HAMMERS AND GRINDERS Both tools deliver 531 in.-lbs. of torque and two drilling speeds (0–1,900 rpm high speed; 0–600 rpm for torque). In addition, the drill/driver offers 20+1 clutch settings to reduce fastener damage and cam out. A motor brake on the tool provides an immediate stop for fast repetitive driving jobs. In addition, the hammer drill features 28,500 bpm.

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DEWALT

Baltimore, Md. 60V MAX* 4.5- to 6-In. Grinder

which automatically shuts down and slows the wheel to a stop when a wheel pinch is detected. It has power equivalent to 13 amps or 1,700 MWO (as compared to the D28144) and a brake with less than 2-second stop time that slows the wheel when the trigger is released.

The grinder includes a two-stage trigger that reduces the chance for accidental start-up. Included with the grinder kit is a 4.5-in. Type 27 and a 6-in. Type 27 grinding guard. With the grinder’s One-Touch Guard Compatibility, the user has the option to utilize a one- or two-touch guard option with a simple lever adjustment.

www.dewalt.com

SOLO Inc.

Newport News, Va. 881 Cut-Off Saw Series

For high-power cutting and grinding of concrete and masonry, the DEWALT 60V MAX* 4.5- to 6-In. Grinder features a brushless motor that maximizes runtime for demanding applications, allowing for up to 126 cuts of ½-inch rebar on a single charge using a FLEXVOLT battery and 6-inch FLEXVOLT cutting wheel. The grinder is also a Perform & Protect tool, designed to provide a high level of tool control without sacrificing performance. Key features of the DEWALT 60V MAX* 4.5- to 6-In. Grinder include its Kickback Brake,

With the 881 Cut-off Saw series, Solo Inc. introduces the world’s first iLube engine. iLube, which stands for “intelligent lubrication,” eliminates the need for pre-mixed gasoline. It

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CUT DEEPER WITH THE NEW K 970

NEW

Husqvarna has a power cutter to meet your need. When you pick one of our 19 different models, two cutting carts, and any of our diamond tooling, you create a complete system. We develop our power cutters around you - that way you always have a perfectly balanced, easy to use and lightweight machine by your side. Our new K 970 can cut up to 6.1" deep with a 16" blade and features SmartTension, a semi-automatic belt tensioning system.

Our range consists of deep cutting gas power cutters, electric and high frequency cutters, as well as hydraulic and pneumatic ones. We also develop specialty cutters such as rescue and rail saws.

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SAWS, SAW BLADES, HAMMERS AND GRINDERS is a patented system for separate engine lubrication. From a separate oil tank with a volume capacity of 10.8 oz./0.32 liters, an electronically controlled pump adds the correct quantity of two-stroke oil, metered to suit the engine speed, to the fuel.

There is no need to pre-mix fuel and oil. This eliminates any risk of incorrect fueling – a main cause of expensive engine damage. The full contents of the separate oil tank are sufficient for up to 20 fuel tank fillings.

Available in both 12 in./300 mm and 14 in./350 mm, the 881 models are powered by an 81-cc SOLO two-stroke high-performance engine. The utilization of the latest technology helps the environment by keeping emissions clean without significant loss of power. Thanks to an automatic choke system, which

eliminates the need for a manual choke, the saw can be easily started on every use. The One-Push-Stop System allows the operator to safely stop the saw with the push of a button.

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Hilti

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Equidist Cutting Blades

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BX-4 MaSonry Saw The BX-4 uses a patent pending misting system to control dust generated during cutting.

• Portable and lightweight • Heavy-duty rolling conveyor cart • Depth of cut: 5” Length of cut: 16” • 14” blade capacity

MK-2001SV Pro Saw Designed for the pro with a 1-1/2 Hp Baldor motor and stay-level blade guard.

• 14” blade capacity • Depth of cut 5” • Length of cut 16”

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Automatic Speed Change technology adjusts speed and torque during grinding or cutting applications for optimum performance, even under heavy load. In addition, the efficient BL Brushless motor delivers 8,500 RPM for faster grinding, with soft start to suppress start-up reaction for smooth startups and longer gear life. For increased durability, the grinder is equipped with Extreme Protection Technology, a protective seal inside the tool engineered for improved dust and moisture resistance by channeling debris away from the tool’s key internal components. The grinder is also equipped with wire mesh intake covers to help prevent debris from entering the motor.

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Milwaukee Tool has redefined the SDS Plus rotary hammer market with the addition of a M18 FUEL 1-inch D-Handle Rotary Hammer solution. Featuring an in-line design for extended overhead and downward drilling applications, this new hammer not only gives users the power they expect from their corded tools, but exceeds it. With the productivity advantages of cordless and extended runtime, the D-Handle delivers a full day’s work on one charge.

By design, the new M18 FUEL 1-inch D-Handle Rotary Hammer provides a more ergonomic experience for users who frequently drill overhead or downward. These hammers drill faster than their corded counterparts, are built with corded durability, and can exceed runtime expectations. Milwaukee is able to accomplish this level of performance by combining three exclusive innovations: the POWERSTATE brushless motor, REDLITHIUM battery pack, and REDLINK PLUS intelligence.

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MK Diamond Products Inc. Torrance, Calif.

MK-2002-16 Wet/Dry Brick and Block Electric Saw

The cast aluminum blade guard, with stainless steel water tubes, will not bend or rust, and provides water to both sides of the blade. Specially located forklift brackets under the frame provide lifting control points for ease of transportation. All saws include a diamond blade, rip guide and water pump.

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Husqvarna Construction Products North America Olathe, Kan. Vari-Cut Masonry Blade

The new MK-2002-16 Electric Masonry Saw has been designed for high-production cutting of a variety of masonry types, including cinder block, slump stone block, wall brick, pavers, brick, concrete block and cylinders, roofing tile, marble, granite and decorative rock.

The MK-2002-16 is designed for use with a 16-inch-diameter segmented wet or dry diamond blade with a 0.110- to 0.375-inch cutting width, providing a 6-inch depth of cut.

The MK-2002-16’s open-back design allows cutting of material up to 16 inches long. The recoil spring return cutting head makes plunge cutting and step cutting quick and easy. The cutting head can be locked in the down position when cutting smaller pieces.

Jig-welded, reinforced steel construction, combined with sturdy die cast aluminum uprights, and provides positive alignment.

The blade shaft assembly is built with sealed, permanently lubricated, heavy-duty bearings for long, maintenance-free life.

Husqvarna’s new Vari-Cut masonry blade was created for fast cutting along with long life when cutting construction block and brick. A broad range of applications make Vari-Cut a great combination blade. The blade is available in two specifications: 14 and 20 inches. The 14-inch blade features a 0.15-mm-tall segment. This blade was made to cut wet.

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The iQPC912v is the world’s first dry-cut power cutter with integrated dust control, allowing you to capture up to 90 percent of the dust right at the source. This American-made, 93-cc, 6-hp, 2-stroke motor power saw is ergonomically designed and is construction duty. The powerful vacuum sucks the dust through the retractable blade guard. Using iQ QUICK-SPIN filtration, the dust is captured in the cartridge filter. The dust is then contained in the lower chamber for easy dust disposal. The iQPC912v comes with a 12-inch premium diamond blade and has a paver skate accessory kit available. Eliminate the mess, expense, and health hazards of dust with the OSHA-compliant iQPC912v.

PORTER CABLE has launched its 20V MAX* Lithium Ion Brushless Drill/Driver and 20V MAX* Lithium Ion Brushless Impact Driver, both part of the new Brushless EDGE family of tools.

Integrating brushless motor technology for the first time in its system of tools, these two new brushless products offer up to 50 percent more runtime to minimize downtime on the jobsite.

The Drill/Driver boasts 20 percent more power and improved bit retention compared to the prior model. A two-speed gear transmission delivers 0–450 rpm in low speed for high-torque applications and 0–1,800 rpm in high speed for maximum fastening speed. The Drill/Driver weighs only 3.3 pounds with its battery.

On the Impact Driver, the brushless motor and transmission generate 1,400 in-lbs of maximum torque for large fasteners and the variable speed trigger delivers 0-2,700 rpm. The Impact Driver is equipped with a ¼-inch quick chuck for fast and easy one-handed bit changes, and weighs only 2.9 pounds with its battery. yMAS

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GS 461 Rock Boss®

The GS 461 Rock Boss® makes quick work of deep cutting and square corners. This revolutionary concrete cutter plunge cuts up to 15.7” deep into concrete, reinforced concrete (with rebar up to ½ inch), cinder blocks, masonry bricks, asphalt and soft stone. And it does all of this in a compact package that is easy to maneuver and transport. It’s a great addition to your construction site when you need to get serious with stone.

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Demand for Creative Construction Strategies Paves Way for Modern Concrete Block Suppliers

By Douglas Glenn Clark

CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIGN AND MANAGE LARGE PROJECTS AGREE that a concrete product supplier that can quickly create and deliver high volumes of quality products is an absolute must. Yet the rush to finish a high school athletic complex on a tight deadline with atypical foundation specifications revealed that a firm also equipped to provide customized solutions to meet architectural and engineering challenges is priceless.

The Mercedes High School athletic stadium in Texas required an unusually tall, 71-foot wall. As a result, special load-bearing concrete blocks would be needed for the foundation. Since the approval for project funding came late, architects, engineers and material makers had less than six months to complete the project before the first football game in September 2015.

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However, construction could not begin until the 12-inch foundation blocks were created with a unique concrete masonry unit (CMU) mix and then tested for a compressive strength of 4,000 pounds per square inch (PSI). Standard concrete block products are 1,900 PSI on average, so this project required a customized approach.

Bill Wilson, a 30-year veteran and president of D. Wilson Construction, the company selected to build the complex, knew he would need a major concrete product supplier that could manufacture a large volume of material to meet strict deadlines. The selected firm also needed to have the capability of quickly developing and testing a custom-designed block that could support a tall wall and press box.

Innovative Block had set up shop in La Feria, Texas, with a highly automated facility.

Company leaders told Wilson that they had never made blocks of the size and compressive

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strength required for the project, yet they assured him their firm was ideally suited for the challenge. Why? The longterm game plan began with an investment in sophisticated equipment needed to mix and manufacture a variety of concrete products at high volume. They also had recruited an expert staff that embraced creative problem solving. “Innovative Block brought a new, progressive set of people and modernized equipment to their projects. I was convinced they were up to the challenge,� says Wilson.

Yet construction of the athletic complex could not begin until the specialty blocks had been pushed to extremes to test for compressive strength. Wilson says the key element

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was the corners of the blocks, because that’s where the weight, or load, of the 71-foot wall would be concentrated.

“That block was the first we had to lay, so we had our concerns. It was a unique stadium project, higher than usual, with a press box on top,” he recalls. Although the mix and compression tests for the blocks ultimately were successful, Wilson knew other challenges, such as quality control, would follow.

Over the years, Innovative Block perfected methods that guarantee consistent quality and size when manufacturing large volumes. For example, under normal conditions, it can produce 12 standard concrete blocks every 20 seconds. But that capacity can be cranked up to a total of 50,000 blocks per day when needed.

Also, the new company’s process avoids variances: Block 12 will be exactly the same as Block 1, which makes the mason’s job easier and faster.

Mi g u e l Ch a n i n , p r i n c i p a l ow n e r o f Ch a n i n Engineering, recalls that designing the components of the Mercedes project was challenging because the walls had to withstand the region’s Tier 1 rating. The heavy wind loads in the area compare with those in Florida’s Dade County.

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“In the end, it looks like a simple building, but it required some extra effort. We knew we’d need a higher strength in the concrete products. When we are looking for a different perspective on block or need a custom solution, Innovative Block provides the necessary expertise. For engineers, that’s invaluable,” he says.

According to both Chanin and Wilson, construction went smoothly, and the stadium opened in time for the Mercedes Tigers to fulfill the Texas tradition of Friday Night Lights.

But when fans arrived for the big game, they also got a first look at all the other elements of the project — restrooms, a concessions building, gymnasium, weight room, and an eight-lane track that circles the artificial-turf field. These portions of the complex demanded other realms of expertise that went beyond the speed and efficiency required to create the load-bearing foundation blocks.

For example, the architectural plan for the 6,000-seat Mercedes stadium project required colored Holland pavers on the walkways that connected the various spaces. The pavers are far more aesthetic than concrete walkways, and they also can help reduce runoff and thus pollution, which affects many cities in the South’s arid regions. Pavers can be permeable and help retain or detain the damaging “first blush” water runoff during torrential rains.

Color Matching, Cast Stone While concrete blocks are a much-needed commodity in the construction industry, these days, architects and builders of residential and commercial projects are not satisfied with standard products. Instead, they want customized solutions to upgrade the aesthetics of a design. They know that while gray concrete blocks can be painted, that process creates a maintenance headache that lasts for the life of the building.

To avoid the inconvenience and repeated expense, Innovative Block uses iron oxide Lanxess powdered pigments to maintain color integrity throughout the 60 types of blocks they offer. Custom colors are ideal for campus buildings that wish to display school colors, for example. The process also

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allows a perfect match of wall and paver colors to better express the vision of the architect and customer.

In fact, the ability to manufacture every element of a construction project avoids the sometimes futile attempt to mix and match products from different manufacturers. It is essential for projects that, for instance, accent a smooth-face block with a split-face block or paver with a complimentary color. The palette must all fit together.

To accommodate designers who crave more artistry in their façades, Innovative Block offers wet cast and cast stone products. The cast stone adds detail when framing windows on stately projects such as courthouses and other government buildings. The stone looks like sandstone but is very durable. These types of products are custom manufactured to the specs of each project, thanks to the firm’s on-site mold shop.

Asphalt Alternative Innovative Block continues to seek new solutions that improve endurance and save money for municipalities. To that end, the firm has discovered that pavers are durable and are a smart, cost-effective alternative to asphalt for firehouses and other sites with heavy-vehicle traffic.

The Mercedes athletic complex and other types of projects suggest that concrete suppliers must offer more than manufacturing capability. By expanding their menu of services, and welcoming creative staff members, modern firms are creating one-stop shopping for construction companies.

For more information about Innovative Block products and services, call (956)797-4200, email: cmueller@InnovativeBlock. com or visit www.innovativeblock.com yMAS Douglas Glenn Clark is a freelance journalist based in Greater Los Angeles.

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Old-World Look With a New-Age Twist

By Heidi Arpacilar Natural stone has been a durable product used in construction for centuries. Its beauty is unquestioned, and its one-of-a-kind markings give it a sense of wealth and stature.

Marmiro Stones Inc. receives many requests from clients who want an old-world look with a new-age twist for the exterior and interior areas of their homes.

Natural stone thin veneer can be used to wrap the home, make a retaining wall appear to be a work of art or give a BBQ a facelift. The stone can be accented (or complimented) inside and used for focal walls and backsplashes.

Natural thin stone veneer is lighter in weight, faster to install, and more economical to use than traditional, full-dimension stone veneer.

Natural stone thin veneer has been available for years.

However, with the growing popularity of natural stone and technology, factories are able to manufacture it faster and more efficiently than ever before. The stonecutting machinery at Marmiro factories transforms fullthickness natural stone into lightweight, green-certified, thin stone veneer from 5/8 in. to 1 1/4 in. Because each piece is lighter, the waste factor decreases and production increases, allowing greater affordability.

With Marmiro’s line of veneer, each piece can be separately installed and colors can be blended to give the old-world look. Natural stone thin veneer can be installed quickly, often without footings or ledges, and it adheres to concrete, plywood, paneling, drywall and even metal. Marmiro’s line even has corners, giving the home a true feel of thickness from the stone. The overall result is an application that looks like an old-world, fullthickness installation.

Many clients desire the true authenticity of a natural stone, as opposed to a “man-made” cast concrete or replica. Marmiro has created a natural stone thin veneer line using all of our eight colors, various thicknesses and

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textures, along with custom blends without a custom cost.

The pictures in this article give you an idea of the possibilities available with Marmiro’s natural thin stone veneers.

With outdoor living areas becoming a “must-have” for many people, one can enjoy natural stone thin veneers outside and inside the home. Clients of Marmiro Stones can get a sense of true stone connection that is “Created by Nature, Crafted With Passion.”

For more information and installation guidelines, contact Marmiro Stones Inc. at www.marmiro.com. yMAS Heidi Arpacilar is executive vice president of Marmiro Stones Inc. She can be reached at heidi@marmiro.com.

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ThermaPANEL: Snow-Melting, Solar Pool Heating and Patio Cooling A new and sustainable technology that assists in the design, installation and functionality of spaces

By Max DesMarais Hardscape installers are not usually tasked with the installation of hydronic or electric cable pavement heating systems. However, they do need to be involved with the scheduling of the trades that install these systems, and quite often work hand in hand with the mechanical or electrical contractor to allow for a clean and seamless installation.

The most important step is to decide what the customer requirements will be for a safe, comfortable, yearround use of the paved areas. It is common to think only about whether an area should be snow melted or not.

What also needs to be considered is how the hardscape can be managed for safety, comfort, ecological and economical use year-round.

ThermaPANEL units laid out and connected in New Hyde Park, N.Y. The driveway will be snowmelted during winter months, and the panels will collect solar thermal energy in the summer to Thanks to new Therma-HEXX heat the pool in the backyard. product technologies, customers have the option to heat and cool the paver surface, whether it is a pedestal or on-grade paver installation. The paver mass can act as an invisible thermal solar collector that can heat swimming pool or domestic water, while cooling the paver surface in the warm months and snow-melting the surface in the winter months.

The Faults of Hydronic Tube Systems One of the most common snow-melt systems has been tubing embedded in a concrete slab (preferably insulated) that is connected to a heat source (boiler, geothermal) and a pump that circulates a glycol water mixture throughout the system. This type of system has had less than perfect

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Profile view of ThermaPANEL unit on-grade application. ThermaPANEL remains inside ICPI guidelines, which tubing systems fail to do.

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results when used with segmented paving due to installation requirements. It can also create cracked or spalling surfaces in poured concrete slabs or other paver surfaces due to uneven heating between the tubes.

In order for hydronic tubing to stay in place during installation, the paving contractor must provide a wire mesh or rebar grid laid out over the prepared structural sub-base. The mechanical contractor then ties the tubing to the grid with wire or plastic ties in a pre-engineered pattern; pressure tests it, and then releases the site back to the paver installer to lay the bedding sand and pavers. The problem arises when the tube is tied to the rebar, totaling 1.5–2 in., requiring a layer of sand that is too thick for ICPI guidelines. When the pavers are set and compacted, they want to settle between the tubes and rebar. This creates a very weak and undulating paver surface over time, resulting in endless callbacks to the hardscape installer and potential failure of the tubing. The tubing quite often is also not installed as specified by the engineer, causing further uneven heating. On top of this, the pavers are no longer under warranty due to ICPI guidelines.

All of this adds up to why ThermaPANEL is a better option.

Operation and Installation On-grade installations are required to have an ICPIapproved sub-base, with a thin 0.25-in. layer of sand on top of the base to fill any voids in the rough base material.

The panels are laid out at one end and are simply unfolded into place, hooked up to the pre-installed and tested ThermaPANEL modular design manifold row by row, until allows for easy installation, the entire zone is connected compatibility with nearly all and pressure tested. Then the surfaces, and extremely efficient hardscape installer applies the heat transfer. Turbulent flow 0.5- to 1-in. bedding sand, channels maximize transfer to fluid. pre-tamps sand into any voids or spaces and then screeds the area to the correct depth. Pavers are then set and compacted as usual.

The ThermaPANEL system provides structure to the base (acting as a second sub-base) and adds full support to the paver array. It is advisable to pre-compact the sand into the joints and crevices between the panels. This can be done using a vibraplate with a plastic base or a hand tamp.

When using a grate-type support system, such as Pierdex or Silca System mounted on a wood-framed deck or pedestals, any type or size of paver, brick or stone can be applied over the system.

Wood-framed decks can also be configured to support ThermaPANEL units with just the framing, and then wood, PVC or other synthetic decking can be applied over the panels and fastened to the framing located between the panels.

Modular Panel Systems ThermaPANEL units circulate a water and glycol mixture with turbulent flow that aids in efficient heat transfer.

With 95 percent of a paver’s surface in contact with the panel, even heat transfer is accomplished across the entire paver surface. Warm fluid is pumped through the panels in the winter to melt snow. In the summer, the thermal energy from the sun is extracted from the pavers, transferred to the fluid running through the panels, and then used to heat a pool, spa or domestic water.

Standard ThermaPANEL units are 23.5 x 23.5 x 1.4 in.

They are made from high-density polyethylene (PE-RT) specifically engineered by Dow Chemical Co. for hydronic applications. The units come in bundles with 1-in.-thick 60 psi or 100 psi density EPS foam insulation mounted to the back of the panels.

Therma-HEXX engineers will design the layout, piping and system specs for each installation. Each panel is permanently labeled with the section, zone and row number for easy installation and repair. The panels can be cut to fit in the direction of the flow.

The panels are factory connected in rows up to 48 feet long using fusion welding technology and 0.5in. PE-RT tubing. Utilizing “living hinge” technology, they are folded ThermaPANEL units are capable of integrating with stepped patios, making snow-melt, cooling into 7-foot-long boxes for shipping and thermal collection possible on any patio or walkway surface. directly to the jobsite. www.masonrymagazine.com

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The ThermaPANEL system can also be applied beneath artificial turf for all the same reasons as pavements: solar energy collection, cooling of the surface and snow-melting. There are also recent installations with the panels incorporated in geothermal systems.

ThermaPANEL Benefits • Remains within ICPI guidelines.

• 95 percent surface contact results in better heat transfer, and no spalling or cracking.

• Panel becomes added support and prevents settling.

• 2.5X more efficient than PEX tubing.

• Capable of snow-melting, patio cooling and solar pool heating.

• Easy installation and repairs when necessary.

• Lower operating temperatures due to high efficiency.

It is easy to see how evenly distributed the heat is across the entire driveway. This results in more efficient snow-melt, faster response times, and less stress on paver surfaces.

ThermaPANELs are made entirely in the U.S. and utilize the latest in bimodal copolymer plastic resin technology to produce a durable, easy-to-install heat exchange system.

Panels are joined to form parallel rows with fusion-welded

PE-RT tubing, eliminating the need for any mechanical connections that would be susceptible to leaking.

Contact Therma-HEXX to discuss your next project. Email contact@therma-hexx.com or call (603) 319-8815. Or simply check out their website, www.therma-hexx.com. yMAS Max DesMarais can be reached at maxd@therma-hexx.com.

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Last-Minute Stone Solution for a Modern Design

By Cindy Loosemore Architects for the BBVA Compass bank envisioned a modern façade, clad mostly with metal panels. However, the city of Kingwood, Texas, rejected the plan during the building permit phase, as all new buildings there are required to be clad with a defined percentage of masonry to preserve the design and architectural integrity of the community. The original design did not come close to meeting this requirement, so a last-minute solution was needed.

This unexpected requirement so late in the process presented a significant challenge. The architects knew that masonry simply wouldn’t do what the metal panel would. Typically, masonry is not hung off the substrate, as it’s too heavy.

Natural stone was a brief consideration, but since the budget had already been set for the metal panel option, it was far too expensive.

Fortunately, Arriscraft’s ARRIS·clip Renaissance was an option for the design team. This thin stone product could be hung off the substrate, like metal panels, and would be less expensive than a natural stone assembly. Thin units are clipped to a substrate using a pre-engineered channel system, offering an easy and efficient means of installation.

Due to the challenging design, the Arriscraft team worked closely with the designers to maintain their original vision — taking them step by step through this process of using stone instead of metal. Following are a few specific areas that had to be addressed with the design teams: • Sloping wall: required sloping corner units.

• Alignment (between sloping and vertical walls): units in the sloping wall had to align with the straight vertical units in the non-sloping walls (all units are produced in standard heights, and when you slope them, they’re shorter in the vertical direction).

• Soffit conditions: transitioning from the vertical walls to the soffit and running the stone over the ribbon windows.

ARRIS·clip Renaissance Units offered the installers scheduling flexibility, as they did not have to be installed sequentially. Because the city of Kingwood has a tendency toward extreme weather, ARRIS·clip Renaissance Units provided protection against various extreme conditions, allowing heat and cold to became minor factors in the con-

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struction of the ARRIS·clip Renaissance® Champagne veneer. ARRIS·clip (Smooth and Rocked) Renaissance Units Architect: maintain a drainZiegler Cooper Architects age cavity behind the units, making them suitable for wet or dry areas, as well as those exposed to freeze-thaw cycles. Replacement of broken, damaged or graffiti-stained material is easy and quick, further enhancing the cost-efficiency and benefits of this system.

Arriscraft collaborated with the design team to work through all of the building’s challenges and details. Technical staff created shop drawings for the entire stone façade, laid everything out and detailed it to make sure nothing was left to chance. Arriscraft’s staff mason visited the site for the first few days of construction to ensure the installers were on the right track and installing the material properly.

This project is a great example of Arriscraft’s customized service and collaborative nature. This product also shows the design community that stone is not “rustic” or “oldfashioned”; it suits modern designs and can be used in a similar fashion to metal panels. Arriscrafts’s thin products allow designers to use the lighter-weight stone in areas where full-bed stone may not be the best option.

For further information, visit www.arriscraft.com. yMAS Cindy Loosemore is a freelance writer. She can be reached at cindyloosemore@rogers.com.

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By Walt Steele

A Story of Renewal:

Flats East Bank Cleveland

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LEVELAND HAS BEEN CALLED THE CITY OF COMEBACKS, AND FOR GOOD REASON. Consider Lebron James and the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers.

These days, the city is becoming known for such things as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Clinic and a progressive government that sees economic development of the inner city and improvement of local education as priorities.

But when it comes to the environment, Cleveland isn’t so much in the middle of a comeback as it is a continuation.

The latest example comes in the bricks and mortar and streets of a long-shuttered industrial complex. Once a tumble-down district of closed warehouses on the riverfront, the Flats East Bank development on the banks of the Cuyahoga River is a big part of Cleveland’s re-emergence.

It’s now the site of $750 million in waterfront development, including an 18-story office tower, a hotel, a fitness club and local restaurants. In the fall of 2015, Phase II opened with a 241unit, high-end apartment building, restaurants, entertainment venues and an extensive riverfront boardwalk.

An Environmental Movement That Caught Fire Almost 50 years ago, in 1969, a fire began on an oil slick in the middle of the shipping channel in the Cuyahoga River. It became famous when Time magazine used the story to lead into its first column on the environment. The fire and the coverage are both credited with setting off a chain of events that led to new federal regulations to protect the environment.

But Cleveland was already on the case. Historians at Cleveland State University point out that city leaders were already involved in cleaning up the Cuyahoga, because a $100-million bond issue for the river’s cleanup was overwhelmingly passed before the fire took place.

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two fronts. Industries began to close, which cut down on new sources of pollution, according to the historians. Civic activism also came to the fore. Cleveland mayor Carl Stokes pressed the issue locally, holding a press conference a day after the 1969 fire. Stokes and his brother, Louis, who represented Cleveland in Congress, played a part in the passage of the federal Clean Water Act in 1972, which subsequently led the Nixon administration to create the Environmental Protection Agency.

Today’s Development J e re m y H i n t e , R L A , i s a l a n d s c a p e a rc h i t e c t i n t h e Cleveland-based landscape architecture firm Behnke Associates, which designed the hardscape additions in the latest phase of Flats East Bank. He says that, over the past few decades, industrial land use has slowly transformed into mixed-use development of historic warehouse buildings.

The improvements are a continuation of the work begun by commercial real estate developer and philanthropist Bert L. Wolstein, who, with his wife, Iris, and son, Scott, worked for more than 25 years to transform the Flats East Bank area.

Wolstein, who died in May 2004, had donated more than $40 million to local hospitals, colleges and other institutions. His family says that the Flats East Bank project had a special place in his heart. It was, his family says, a labor of love and a source of great joy for his hometown.

“I know Bert is smiling on us now,” Mrs. Wolstein said. “Maybe now, Cleveland will be known as the Legend on the Lake.”

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HARDSCAPING District by emulating the historic warehouse architecture style and materials. Tumbled clay pavers were specified in the streets and pedestrian plazas to match the character of decades-old brick roadways.

Permeable clay pavers play center stage in a large, pedestrian plaza that connects the riverfront to the main mixed-use building where festivals, street fairs and concerts are held. Paver accent bands bisect the plaza with a radial form that is centered on the Riverwalk overlook. Truncated dome pavers and changes in color and pattern define a vehicular zone through the plaza for daytime driving and deliveries, but the flush installation prioritizes pedestrians as the primary users of the plaza.

StormPave permeable clay pavers from Pine Hall Brick Co. were chosen to address stormwater management requirements on the riverwalk.

It’s part of a national trend prompted by regulatory changes. Many cities (large and small) are requiring new commercial developments to treat their stormwater on-site, rather than tying into overtaxed storm drains or allowing

stormwater to discharge surface pollutants into a nearby river. Underground storage tanks to slow the flow are one solution, and permeable pavers are another.

StormPave pavers have voids (spaces) between the pavers. In a best-practices installation, rainwater enters the voids and is collected in layers of aggregate underneath. From there, it is absorbed into the ground, where it is naturally filtered, or is collected into an outflow pipe or other disposal means.

StormPave came with an additional benefit: it was a good fit for the neighborhood aesthetically.

“As the proposed development is intending to emulate the historic character of this District, the design team and owner determined that the best aesthetic solution to achieving this is through the use of clay pavers,” says Hinte.

That choice was also environmentally sound.

In addition to permeability, genuine clay pavers are made from shale and water, two of the most abundant building materials on the planet. They are engineered to be durable enough for vehicular traffic, which means they last virtually forever, the very definition of sustainability.

Cuyahoga Comes Back to Life Today, more than four decades after the fire, the Cuyahoga River is showing signs of life again.

At about the same time that the latest phase of Flats East Bank was opened, researchers on the Cuyahoga found a walleye 10 miles south of Lake Erie, according to the The Plain Dealer.

The walleye, which was found among smallmouth bass, yellow and white perch, bluegill and catfish, is a good sign that the lake is coming back to life. Environmentalists are building fish habitats to help the process along, as the presence of healthy fish and other aquatic life is seen as a good sign that the river is well on its way to recovery.

But what’s needed is a way for more water to get into the soil, which will mean more trees, better shade and cleaner water throughout the watershed that leads into the Cuyahoga, according to Jane Goodman, executive director o f C u y a h o g a R i v e r R e s t o r a t i o n , t h e g ro u p charged with overseeing the river’s cleanup.

Goodman says that permeable pavers do a good job of addressing impervious surface area.

A mix of stormwater and septic sewer overflows during rainstorms have historically prompted frequent beach closures. The solution would

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be to slow the flow of stormwater, which would effectively ease the b u rd e n f ro m s e w a g e t re a t m e n t plants. Putting in rain gardens on lawns and bioswales on commercial parking lots do help somewhat, but what’s needed is to find a way to treat larger volumes of stormwater by removing solid surfaces entirely.

“In order to really recover the water quality, we will need to replace impervious surfaces with permeable surfaces, which is why we love permeable paving,” says Goodman.

“The fact that permeable pavers sit on top of temporary storage vaults means that more stays there to filter down through the soil.

And the fact that these are put in adjacent to impervious surfaces is a really important factor in making permeable paving so attractive, so useful and so effective.” yMAS Walt Steele is paver business manager for Pine Hall Brick Co., America’s largest manufacturer of genuine clay pavers. For more information, visit www. pinehallbrick.com.

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By Anne Michelsen

East Norport Drive Residence Elements Paving Stones Featured in Award-Winning Residential Driveway

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LEMENTS PAVING STONES CONTRIBUTE BEAUTY, ELEGANCE AND HIGH-END QUALITY to this 17,000 square-foot residential

concrete paver project on East Norport Drive in Port Washington, Wis., and helped the project earn a Silver Award in the Best Residential Driveway Application category in the Wisconsin Masonry Alliance’s 2016 Excellence in Hardscape Awards.

The award-winning project consists of a 13,000-squarefoot driveway in front of the home and a 4,000—squarefoot patio and pool area behind it. The two coordinating paved areas serve to unify the area around the home with an aesthetically pleasing surface that adds value to the property and will stand the test of time.

Interlocking concrete pavers were the material of choice for the project for a number of reasons. First and foremost, aesthetics was a high priority for the project owner. Pavers offer a highly attractive surface that enhances enjoyment of the property and improves its resale value. Pavers are also a practical choice, especially in this northern climate. They flex and move with the earth under the weight of vehicles and as freeze-thaw cycles occur to eliminate cracking. Should a paver break or be displaced, repair is seamless and inexpensive. Pavers are also a more durable option than asphalt, with a life expectancy of 30 years or more.

Project manager Dave Kmetz of The Reesman Co. of Burlington, Wis., worked closely with the owner and with County Materials to select a paver that would best meet the owner’s needs and expectations. Several types of pavers were considered. Due to the size of the project, Kmetz originally suggested machine installation with smaller pavers because it would be cost-effective. But in the end, the homeowner chose Elements Paving Stones for their clean lines and unique appearance.

The primary fill color, Serenity, features blended tones of brown and gray that complement the colors of the home and add color to the property in all seasons. To set off the driveway and provide a softer transition between drive and landscape, tumbled Elements Paving Stones in Vision

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— a light-cream color — were selected for the border of the drive. This color was also used to create a decorative curved accent at the front entrance of the home.

Elements Paving Stones come in five different sizes and can be mixed and matched according to the application. For this project, 24 x 24 in., 16 x 16 in. and 12 x 24 in. sizes were selected for the poolside patio.

The smaller sizes — 16 x 16 in., 8 x 16 in. and 8 x 8 in.

– were used for the drive. A total of 14,500 units were used in the project.

The project plan called for an expansion of the original concrete slab driveway into a more functional,

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About East Norport Drive: Acknowledgments Silver Award in the Best Residential Driveway Application category, 2016 Wisconsin Masonry Alliance Excellence in Hardscape Awards

Landscape Architect/Contractor The Reesman Companies

Hardscape Product Producer County Materials Corp.

Photography Courtesy of County Materials Corp.

horseshoe-shape that includes landing areas in front of the garage and the home’s entrance. Close inspection revealed that the existing concrete was sound enough to be overlaid with pavers. The rest of the project was built on fractured stone aggregates, taking care to match the existing grade heights. Because the paver overlay raised the surface of the drive, care was taken to consider door jamb heights. To avoid drainage issues on the extremely level site, the project crew raised one end of the driveway slightly to create a 1.5 percent slope, draining to a storm channel at the front of the yard.

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The backyard entertainment area includes a number of luxury features, including an outdoor TV, hot tub and outdoor lighting. In addition, a grand entrance, made from reclaimed, reconditioned antique ship doors, accents the transition between the front and back yards, and screens a neighboring property from view.

Several of the pavers in this area were hollowed out with a hollow core bit and used to house flush-mount landscaping lights to illuminate the ship door entrance.

Ground was broken for this project in mid-May 2015, and it was completed six weeks later. The owner is delighted with the pavers and the project and commented, “County Materials makes an awesome product. We’re very happy with everything.” yMAS For more information about this and other projects by County Materials, visit www.countymaterials.com.

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Jeremy Douglas

Mason contractors across the country face similar challenges when out in the field.

With the help of Hohmann and Barnard’s director of technical services, Jeremy Douglas, Masonry delivers answers to some of your most technical, complicated questions.

Q. I’ve been having a really difficult time lately getting rid of the efflorescence from my walls, starting about six months after the brick has been laid up. Is there any reason why I might be having such a hard time?

A. Without seeing exactly what you are experiencing, it’s hard to say what specifically is going on, but let’s start analyzing this issue from the beginning.

First, I feel it important to point out that not every white substance showing up on the face of a wall is efflorescence. Even in new construction, calcium deposits or lime run may also be the culprit, and is often mistaken for efflorescence.

Sometimes the terms are used interchangeably, when in fact they are very different. It could well be that you are mistaking a calcium condition for common efflorescence, the calcium being much more difficult to remove.

The visible difference between the two is a direct comparison of their solubility. Efflorescence is a deposit of water-soluble salts that are actually driven through the masonry.

Efflorescence presents on the wall face as a light, crystal-like powder, flaky to the touch and salty in taste.

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Efflorescence on a newly constructed wall.

crusty formation and is not soluble in water. Therefore, it remains visible even when wet. It is important to note that this calcium is going to be deposited from a water source that moves through a void, likely found in the mortar joint, such as a hairline crack where the brick and mortar interface each other. As the water flows and deposits the calcium over the same area again and again, the formation builds and becomes larger over time.

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an opportunity to dry and providing there is adequate ventilation in the wall cavity. One can use certain manufactured masonry cleaners to help alleviate the condition more quickly. However, I usually recommend against that because, during that process, we historically have had a tendency of driving more water to the wall, which may simply perpetuate the problem. Certain emulsions are manufactured to be sprayed over the efflorescence and left without rinsing, so they introduce less water to the brick surface if used correctly.

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The very beginning of a calcium encrustation condition in new construction.

acid solution, so they must be used specifically as directed by the manufacturer.

Cleaning a series of calcium deposits is more difficult. Because of the hardness of the encrustation, it is more difficult for a wet solution to penetrate its crusty layer in order to soften the calcium for removal. A combination of multiple applications of a manufactured cleaner, as well as manually breaking the heavier encrustation apart, is usually required for the acids to complete their work. There are some acidic gels that may prove helpful in these scenarios, as they allow for a longer time on the calcium surface. Even so, I urge caution in working with anything acidic applied over long dwell times, and again recommend specifically following all manufacturer recommendations.

Simply put, if you’re cleaning something that is disappearing and returning later, you are dealing with efflorescence, and you must stop whatever the source of moisture is.

If you are cleaning a white scaling condition that doesn’t go away no matter what you do, it is likely calcium, and you’re going to have to roll up your sleeves and apply a bit of elbow grease. Good luck. yMAS Jeremy Douglas, CSI, CCPR, has nearly 20 years of experience in the masonry industry working with veneer systems. He is director of architectural services for Hohmann & Barnard and can be reached at JeremyD@h-b.com.

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BUILDING

By George Hedley

What Positions Do You Need to Fill?

If you were the general manager of an NBA basketball team, one of your top goals would be to have the best players in each position on your team. With only five players on the court at any one time, every one of them is critical to winning. If you don’t do a good job hiring the right players for the right positions, your team won’t win many games. And eventually the fans will stop coming out and spending their money with your company. In other words, the success of your winning team depends on having the right players on the floor at all times.

When I coach construction business owners, it is obvious most are stuck doing too much themselves and don’t have enough management help to grow their companies. For whatever reason, they don’t hire enough help and fill needed openings. When you don’t fill positions with people who have the talent, potential or experience to accept full responsibility, your company won’t get to the next level.

Determine What Players You Need to Grow Your Business What players would you need if your company were twice as big, doing double the workload and number of projects?

What players would help you handle more projects and get more done? What players would allow you to spend more time on your top priorities? Should you hire a junior person with little experience or someone who can start immediately with the experience and knowledge to take over the role 100 percent? Will hiring a low-priced assistant really free you up or just add more work to your plate?

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ing the right players? When you don’t take enough time to find, cultivate and train new players, how do you expect to grow a winning team? Professional sports teams have a full-time executive in charge of player personnel — finding the right players, managing their contracts and keeping them happy.

But most small companies don’t spend more than a few hours a year making sure their roster is filled, balanced, robust or excellent.

Before the annual draft, every professional sport coaching staff makes a list of all their positions and current players to analyze what they need to add, change or improve. In your company, the draft is now. To get started, make a list of all of your company positions, the talents required at each job, the player currently assigned to each position, and then rank how well you think they are doing. To get a copy of a BIZ-Builder organizational chart, email GH@HardhatPresentations.com.

The table below is an example of what your chart might look like.

By taking a hard look at your roster and the talent you need, you can be objective about what you must do to improve your results. Using the chart above, you’ll find you have some players who appear to excel at certain parts of their job, while lacking talent in other areas. Superintendent Dave finishes his jobs on time but doesn’t follow the company safety rules or plan ahead well with subcontractors. This chart makes your choices obvious: (1) keep Dave and allow him to run an unsafe job, (2) give him a chance to improve, or (3) replace him with a better overall superintendent.

Carpenter Joe has been with the company a long time. He works hard, knows what to do, and works efficiently. But his attitude stinks, and his negative demeanor permeates throughout the crew and makes everyone miserable. What should you do with him?

You may have some players who have been with your company for a long time and are not completely fulfilling the job requirements and not improving with new technology. This forces you to cover

Player Personnel Ranking Chart POSITION Estimator Project Manager Superintendent Foreman Carpenter

TALENT REQUIRED Knows accurate costs Completes bids on time Maximizes sub-bid coverage Manages budget Maximizes change orders Paperwork on time Finishes jobs on time Safe jobsite and no accidents Coordinates subcontractors Brings jobs in under budget Knows how to build quality Follows company procedures Can build per plans Hustles and works efficiently Team player and good attitude

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PLAYER Jim Jim Jim Bill Bill Bill Dave Dave Dave Sam Sam Sam Joe Joe Joe

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for them where they are weak. Is it time to replace them, too?

Your business is no different than a professional basketball team. You need every position filled with the best player you can find and afford. You need shooters, forwards, playmakers, rebounders, fast-breakers, passers and defensive guards. In your company, you need the best salespeople, managers, leaders, organizers, coordinators, coaches and accounting personnel. When you don’t have the best available, it costs you money and makes it impossible to win your game of business against your competition and customers.

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NEWS Compete in MCAA’s Fastest Trowel on the Block Sign up for the 2017 Fastest Trowel on the Block competition during the MCAA Convention at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas, where you’ll have a chance to win your share of thousands in cash and prizes.

Select a tender who can keep up with you, and join top masons from around the world for 20 minutes of all-out, non-stop blocklaying action.

Only those journeymen masons who have the skill, confidence and courage to face off with the industry’s best are invited to compete.

Watch videos of previous competitions at www.fastesttrowel.com to see how you stack up against the field.

If you think your trowel is worthy, go to www.fastesttrowel.com and download an application or call (800) 536-2225.

Woodlawn Cemetery Hosts Historic Preservation Programs for Youth Historic preservation is the theme for new youth programs hosted at historic Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx and sponsored in part by inkind training from Cathedral Stone Products, Inc. A collaboration between Woodlawn Conservancy, World Monuments Fund, and the International Masonry Institute (IMI), The Woodlawn Cemetery Preservation Training Program includes a nine-week training program in restoration masonry for 18- to 24-yearolds that provides both classroom learning and extensive hands-on training in workshops and on the grounds of The Woodlawn Cemetery. Students can earn certifications in Cathedral Stone masonry restoration systems, as well as platform and suspend scaffolding, and www.masonrymagazine.com

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receive OSHA training. The interns are taught by IMI instructor Rob Cappiello, a 25-year veteran of the trades. The program depends on grants and sponsorships.

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NCMCA Metrolina Chapter Recognition Night 2016

Pictured, bottom, left to right: Kent Huntley, Huntley Brothers Co., accepted the David R. Sigmon Award for their firm’s apprentice win at the Samuel McGee Memorial Apprentice Skills Contest in May;” Jason Huntley, Huntley Brothers, and Hayden McGee, McGee Brothers, finished fourth and third, respectively, in the McGee Memorial contest; Luis Marquez, Huntley Brothers, finished first and claimed the David R. Sigmon Award at the McGee Memorial contest; Lane Mullis and Chaz Tomberlin of McGee Brothers each won first place honors at the MCAA/World of Masonry 2016 International Apprentice Skills Contest. Top, left to right, Central Cabarrus High School masonry instructor Todd Hartsell and his student Kelby Thornton brought home a gold medal from the 2016 National SkillsUSA masonry contest; Clay Watson, Huntley Brothers, and Grayson McGee, McGee Brothers, won fifth and second place, respectively, at the McGee Memorial contest; Garrett Hood, Huntley Brothers, once again enjoyed success in Las Vegas and won second place at the 2016 World of Masonry SPEC MIX Bricklayer 500; Mount Pleasant High School masonry instructor Ryan Shaver and his student Cody Harrison (not pictured) brought home a post-secondary Gold Medal from the 2016 National SkillsUSA masonry contest; and NCMCA president Bob Gates, on hand to participate in the celebration.

As has become tradition, the NCMCA Metrolina Chapter dedicated its August meeting to recognizing students, apprentices and masons from the Charlotte area who have enjoyed success at recent masonry competitions. The Metrolina Chapter presented each winner with a $100 check and hosted the honorees and their guests for dinner. yMAS

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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.

OCTOBER 2016 Catenary Construction Corp.

Rochester, N.Y. (585) 454-4140 www.cantenaryconstruction.com Contractor Member

The Woodlawn Cemetery Preservation Training Program includes a nine-week training program in restoration masonry with extensive hands-on workshops.

historic preservation field as applied to masonry. Students learn about preservation careers, as well as procedures for documenting a historic site, including GIS mapping, and how to preserve fragile stones.

Upon successful completion of

the Preservation Training Program, students receive certified-installer status for Cathedral Stone Products.

Woodlawn Conservancy, WMF and IMI started the Preservation Training Program in 2015 as a pilot to address the needs of underserved, high-potential 18- to 24-year-olds in the community. Twelve young people completed the 2015 internship program. Three were selected for continuing apprenticeships at Woodlawn, and five of the other nine secured jobs in the trades.

The 2016 intern program began in July and includes 16 young adults, plus nine high-school students.

NCMA Launches Online Community for Concrete Products The National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) has released its newest online tool for concrete masonry and hardscape products, the Concrete Products Community (CPC). The forum is designed to engage the users and decision makers behind the selection of CMU, SRW and manufactured stone systems.

Users can choose to actively participate in discussions or simply monitor threads of interest.

Each time a post is created, the user gains points. The number of points the user has attained determines the

Concrete Products Group

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Independent Masonry Riverside, Calif.

(951) 687-1111 www.imasonry.net Contractor Member

JD Masonry

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(970) 949-0176 www.jdmasonryllc.com Contractor Member

Pro Structural, Inc. Temecula, Calif.

(951) 303-3835 Contractor Member

SPR Waterproofing, LLC Scranton, Pa. (888) 730-1333 www.spr.construction Contractor Member

Ulman Masonry, LLC Appleton, Wis. (920) 470-5501 Contractor Member

Warburton Masonry Gering, Neb. (308) 631-2758 Contractor Member

Ware Masonry, Inc. Lynchburg, Va. (434) 841-8760 Contractor Member

Discover the many benefits your company is missing by not becoming a member of the MCAA. Call 800-536-2225 or visit www.masoncontractors.org/join to join the MCAA today. Together, we are stronger.

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MCAA Member-Get-a-Member Contest Winner Gives Thanks to Employer Grand Prize Winner: Anna Weickhardt, Kalish Masonry The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) held a Member-Get-A-Member campaign from February through June of this year. Members who helped recruit new members were entered into a random Grand Prize drawing for a $2,500 vacation package. The Grand Prize winner was Anna Weickhardt of Kalish Masonry in Middleton, Wis.

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Holding Yourself and Your Company to the Highest Standards “How can I set my company apart from my competitors, and be successful, when they are providing similar services and working under the table for cash?” This is a question I get from a lot of contractors these days.

My answer? Leaders of successful companies surround themselves with people and companies that demand the highest industry standards from them.

The companies that are working for and paying cash while avoiding taxes, worker’s compensation and other costs will always be playing in the little leagues, as highstandard customers will not use them. You should focus on better clients and avoid playing your competitors’ short-sighted business game.

When I sat down to start writing this month’s column, the song “Sweet Music Man” by Kenny Rogers came on the radio.

The lyrics provided a perfect complement to what I intended to write about.

Inspired by Waylon Jennings and his wife, Kenny sings about the struggle to break away from the ones who keep you from rising to the top. He says in the song: “I wouldn’t listen and I couldn’t see, and all I have left now are words you said to me. Sing a song sweet music man ‘cause I won’t be there to hold your hand like I used to, I’m through with you. You’re a heck of a singer and powerful man but you surround yourself with people who demand so little of you.”

Most construction company owners feel like working for cash is the only way to survive in the early stages of building their companies. Then, as they become comfortable with the process, they continue playing the cash game for customers with low standards. Sadly, this comfort zone (weakness) comes from the top and filters down into all areas of the business. Later in the song, Kenny sings: “Sing your song sweet music man, you travel the world with a six-piece band that does for you what you ask ‘em to. And you try to stay young but the songs are

sung to so many people, they’ve all begun to come back on you.

Sing your song sad music man, makin’ your living doing one-night stands, they’re through with you.

They don’t need you, you’re still a heck of a singer but a broken man.

But you’ll keep on lookin’ for one last fan to sing to.”

Once the low standards become commonplace at your company, many good customers leave you for someone new. I suddenly realized that these words were pointing to a key operating principle for my business and my life: Purposefully and proactively surround yourself with people who demand a lot from you.

When I started my masonry business 32 years ago, several friends and relatives started similar businesses as well. The ones who continued to work for cash are out of business or have hardly grown over the same period. If they had focused their energy on proper processes, instead of trying to save money by working for cash, we’d still be healthy competitors. Instead, those low standards kept them from growing, as their focus has always been on hiding wealth instead of creating it.

If we mapped out this key operating principle, the process would look something like this: Working with companies (and people) with higher standards g higher expectations of you g you (consciously and unconsciously) are driven to produce better work g your skills grow; this new, higher quality of work just becomes the “new normal”; and your reputation grows in the marketplace g you get the nod on jobs over your competitors time and time again.

Funny enough, while I was writing this tip, an email came in, telling me that a big, fat check was being deposited from Turner Construction Co. I smiled to myself, not because of the money, but because I owe a lot of my success to Turner and companies like them.

Because Turner is known to have such high safety and quality standards (along with tight deadline requirements), many sub-contractors will avoid bidding work for them, as they don’t want to be held to the Turner standards. And just like my early peers, these same companies remain small forever, as their owners wait endlessly for a shortcut to the top.

In closing, I want you to ask yourself the following questions: 1. Who are you surrounding yourself with? People with high standards and high expectations of you? If not, how can you proactively seek out these high-standard people and situations?

2. Are there companies you are shying away from working with because they demand more?

If you were to look at this from the long-term vantage point of an investor, how might some upfront costs pay big dividends in the future?

3. How can you bring people with high standards onto your team?

And how can you communicate to your team that you believe in them while having high expectations of them?

One more thing: get on YouTube and listen to the 4:20 version of the song “Sweet Music Man.” It may inspire you to adopt this principle into your business and your life.

Damian Lang owns and operates several companies in Ohio. He is the inventor of the Grout Hog-Grout Delivery System, Mud Hog mortar mixers, Hog Leg wall-bracing system, and several other labor-saving devices used in the construction industry. He is the author of the book called “RACE—Rewarding And Challenging Employees for Profits in Masonry.” He writes for Masonry Magazine each month and consults with many of the leading contractors in the country.

“Sweet Music Man” was written and recorded by Kenny Rogers, and published

by United Artists Records, © 1977.

All rights reserved, © 2016 Damian Lang, President of Lang Masonry Contractors, Inc., and EZ Grout Corp.

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Access the online community by visiting www.ncma-community.org/ncma.

New Product Category Rule for Clay Brick Published by ASTM With support from the brick industry, ASTM has published a new Product Category Rule (PCR) for clay brick products. This significant milestone allows for development of North American Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for clay brick products, including brick, pavers and structural clay tile.

The formal name is the Clay Brick, Clay Brick Pavers, and Structural Clay Tile PCR. The product group includes manufactured masonry units made by forming and ring prepared mixtures of clay, shale and other materials. These are generically known as clay brick, clay brick pavers, and structural clay tile.

Specific products are listed in Section 3.0 definitions and are given in Table 1.

The full PCR can be found as a PDF on the ASTM website, www.astm.org.

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interim chief information officer for Dollar Tree Stores in Chesapeake, Va. Beyond information technology, Scott has overseen distribution, customer service and human resources. As chief operating officer and chief information officer for Coldwater Creek, he helped transform the catalog-only business by launching internet and retail channels. Over the course of his more than 30-year career, he has also been responsible for the construction or management of seven distribution centers and eight call centers.

Scott holds an M.S. degree in industrial administration (MSIA) from Purdue University and a B.S. in economics from Brigham Young University.

WMA Announces 2017 Excellence in Masonry Awards The Wisconsin Masonry Alliance (WMA) has announced its Excellence in Masonry Awards, recognizing masonry projects exemplifying great design, inspiring material usage and quality construction. Showcase your masonry masterpiece by entering today in one of nine categories, including “Best of Clay Masonry.” There is no cost to enter, and the deadline for submissions is December 18, 2016. Enter online at https:// fs21.formsite.com/WisconsinMasonryAlliance/form12/index.html. Contact WMA at (800) 377-0667 or email info@ wma-online.org with any questions.

More Masonry Gold for North Carolina North Carolina brought home two masonry gold medals from the Louisville National SkillsUSA Conference held in June. Kelby Thornton of Central Cabarrus High School won in the high school/secondary division. He is instructed by Todd Hartsell. Cody Harrison of Mount Pleasant High School won in the post-secondary division. His instructor is Ryan Shaver.

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Networking Round Table Discussions

Masonry Past, Present and Future

Location: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices Credits: 2 Cost: Free

Location: Online Discipline: General Credits: 1 Cost: Free

December 14 October 5

Scaffold Plank Identification and Inspection Processes Location: Online Discipline: Safety Credits: 1 Cost: Free

Litigating and Negotiating Construction Contracts Location: Online Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices Credits: 1 Cost: Free

October 12

Assuring the Successful Continuation of Your Family Business Location: Online Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices Credits: 1 Cost: Free

October 19

How to Become an Equal Partner With the General Contractor Location: Online Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices Credits: 1.5 Cost: Free

October 26

DOL Regulations Location: Online Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices Credits: 1 Cost: Free

November 2

Seismic Requirements of the Building Code Location: Online Discipline: Codes and Standards Credits: 1 Cost: Free

2017 January 15

Masonry Foreman Development Course Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices Credits: 16 Cost: Members $650, Non-Members $800

January 17

Silica Train-the-Trainer Course Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Discipline: Safety Credits: 3 Cost: Members $200, Non-Members $325

January 19

Masonry Wall Bracing Seminar Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Discipline: Safety Credits: 3 Cost: Members $225, Non-Members $275

January 19

Networking Roundtable Discussions Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices Credits: 2 Cost: Free

November 30

Harassment and Discrimination Basics Location: Online Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices Credits: 1 Cost: Free

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