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ARCHITECTURAL STONE
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Patios Hardscape NA Awards
VOL. 4 NO. 1 SPRING 2011
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SKETCH/PLAN .............................................................. 4 You don’t say.
PATIOS: ADDING VALUE ................................................ 8 Homeowners may still be watching their nickels and dimes, but there’s plenty of opportunity this year in creating value with outdoor spaces. A wide selection of materials and accessories can light up a backyard ... and do we smell fresh pizza?
THIRD ANNUAL HNA HARDSCAPE PROJECT AWARDS ...... 22 The 2010 winners show some real ingenuity with their best work in commercial and residential projects. From high-style home patios to a segmented retaining wall literally supporting a shopping center, its an eclectic mix of the industry’s finest.
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BUILDOUT: PRIVATE RESIDENCE, SALT LAKE CITY .......... 32 Mix in some Moorish themes with the soothing sounds of running water, and there’s a backyard oasis with this stylish courtyard. The custom-carved limestone scupper basins provide elegant highlights for an intricate and delightful fountain.
PRODUCT REVIEW ...................................................... 38 The latest in materials, tools and services.
NEWS........................................................................ 46 Corporate gains mean new owners for Unique Lighting Systems and Cultured Stone®. Park Industries holds a one-day expo for cutting stone thin, and the Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association kicks off its second annual design competition.
CALENDAR ................................................................ 48 ADVERTISING INDEX .................................................... 48
ON THE COVER Photo courtesy Rockwood Retaining Walls Inc.
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SKETCH/PLAN
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
Did You Say That? Everybody, every now and then, manages to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Do it over and over, and you’re heading for disaster. Over the years, I’ve heard people in business utter plenty of inane things (often from corporate offices) and comments on competitors that go beyond the catty to outright slander. I’ve also experienced those who speak for a half-hour and offer absolutely nothing of value (usually from corporate types wandering in the real world for a change). The danger comes when the faces and phrases change, but the concepts remain consistent. Hundreds of people with nothing in common – save that they’ve come within my earshot – make statements that, with a few words rearranged, say the same things. When it happens, I wince and
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wonder how I’ve heard something yet again. And, how it happens to be just as wrong now as it was some two decades ago. Maybe it’s time for me to sit down and write that book: Stupid Business #%!& That’s Not Worth Repeating. However, business themes don’t seem to be among the best-sellers today – The New Normal or Bankruptcy for Free can’t be shoehorned into the title – so I’ll offer the short course instead. The phrases (with appropriate you-fill-it blanks) that give me the desire to run someone’s head through the nearest wall: “ ____________ will disappear if we ignore it.” This is a bit of a stretch, since business people generally don’t say this word-for-word because, of course, they’re trying to make something go away by not
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talking about it. The cliché offers the small child playing with matches and hiding the burning items in the closet, but it’s an apt allegory. Pretending that something doesn’t exist usually leads to situations where you’re rapidly losing control. While any trade often features the wearing of excessive blinders, the perennial shining example involves ... well, your customer, or at least a customer planning to take on the whole job. It’s curious that, in a home-improvement field as encompassing as hardscape, people often avoid three letters: DIY. It’s not that anyone’s afraid of do-it-yourself projects; I get the feeling that it’s a kind of oddball thing that’s best not talked about, like the ne’er-do-well relation who lives out West somewhere. “There are people
SKETCH/PLAN who like that kind of thing,” I can hear, “but we’re operating above that with special materials and solutions, thank you very much.” Now, if you want to go down to Ho..oom .. oomuh, D-d-d- (c’mon, what is this, The King’s Speech II?) and look at what they have, well fine, but that’s not what you’ll get from professionals. After all, it’s how we make our living. And, it’s how I make mine, in writing about the trade. You’ll still find me nosing around the big-box building/home centers, though, because I want to see what the DIY crowd is doing, and what they think they can accomplish without outside help. Recessions and a little less cash on-hand tend to bring out the sweat equity and backyard ingenuity among homeowners. If you can see more of what the DIY market can handle, the sharper decisions you’ll make on what to offer professionally. And, don’t hide things already in plain sight. If a prospective customer wants something, and you know they can buy the goods to attempt this as a weekend warrior, acknowledge that. In effect, they’ve already bought the project; you just need to sell the value-added you’ll bring to the job. “Nobody buys that ______.” That open-ended blank encompasses a wide world of examples, from specific
products to general categories to geographic locations. First off, it’s easy to say that nobody’s buying if the speaker isn’t selling his product, or at least recognizing sales by someone else. Couple this with a diffident or negative opinion, and it’s a formula to keep believing something long after the time passes for optimum action. Question any absolute opinion on a market, especially if it’s negative. It could be true ... or it could be an opportunity to profit nicely. “We don’t need to advertise.” OK, there’s some self-interest here, given that you’re reading this in a publication or on a webpage reliant on ad sales. The real concern, though is that I hear this more from shops and services dealing in retail with end users. Word-of-mouth (or, more-accurately, personal referral) offers a tremendous boost to any business; it sells your goods and services based on a positive reputation. Work it right, and your business snowballs. The problem comes with the size of your potential audience. If you have a small, profitable niche, as with a few high-end neighborhoods or an atypical specialty, you’re set. Otherwise, you need to rely on the enthusiasm of your customer base, and having them continue to make contact with potential cus-
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tomers. Your previous customers also need to stay out of bankruptcy or foreclosure, which became all too common in the past few years. A satisfied customer is a free salesperson, but it’s easily going to take five to 10 new recommendations (and this is optimism that’s almost off the scale) before one turns into a solid, signedon-the-line new job. Since those referrals circulate in common groups of people or businesses, the potential for new prospects peter out quickly. Of course, there’s also the sentiment that business is pretty good already, so why ask for more? (I also call this the phone-in-the-trash-can syndrome, to avoid dealing with new clients.) While this sounds laughable, the idea of hunkering down in the storm cellar while the recession tornado roars through seems wise to many people. The problem is that you can sit in the basement far too long and not only miss new potential business; you can lose visibility with current customers. Stay in good stead with those you know, but recognize that you need to find new people to keep your business growing.
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Selling Value In 2011 By K. Schipper
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As spring continues to unfold,
landscape contractors from the Northwest to the Southeast are keeping their fingers crossed that they’ll be busy – really busy – from now until next fall’s first dustings of frost. With large commercial projects still missing-in-action in many parts of the country, and new home construction lagging, it’s a good bet that most work in 2011 will be in America’s backyards. And, that’s probably not a bad place to be. Certainly, the companies supplying the products that make these projects go have been looking at what it will take to make homeowners want to dig a little deeper in budgets and pockets, and the results are in some cases surprising – although generally practical and affordable. And, with the home-show season already behind them, most are predicting that things will continue to loosen up a bit as more people invest in their current homes.
Something’s Cooking Once upon a time, backyard entertaining might mean a picnic table with umbrella and the family’s charcoal grill, with concrete pad optional. Fast forward to the Opulent Aughts, where just about anything you could put in an indoor living space – including televisions and dishwashers – came outside. For those with the money to spend, those outdoor kitchens and great rooms remain appealing. However, with a large array of modular products, the idea of having a custom look at less-than-custom prices is getting stronger. Nowhere is that more evident than at Stone Age Manufacturing Co. Inc. Joe Rider, a former stonemason, launched the Collinsville, Okla.-based manufacturing firm with a fireplace kit that could be finished onsite by the installing contractor. From that modest beginning, he’s branched out into fire pits and modular cabinetry that can be mixed-and-matched to each client’s needs, and then finished off in real or cultured stone, stucco or brick. This year, Rider says he’s continuing his practice of bringing new products to market – because the demand is definitely there. The hottest item on his product list is a new one: an Italian-design pizza oven in two different models that’s proven to be popular in contractor demonstrations from New Jersey to Louisiana.
“At this point in the year (late March), we’ve sold more pizza ovens than we have fireplaces,” Rider says. “I think we’ll still sell more fireplaces in a year than we do pizza ovens, but percentage-wise, they’ve really jumped.” Although a new Stone Age smoker hasn’t caught quite as much fire (so to speak), Rider is equally hot on the concept. He says it’s a real step up from the old rusted metal units that many smoker devotees may have sitting in the backyard. “It’s really the equivalent of the old-fashioned smokehouse that people used to cook in,” he explains. “It’s a metal insert with a masonry exterior. And, again, the advantage is that you can incorporate it into our outdoor-kitchen system, veneer it, and make it look like the rest of the outdoor kitchen.”
Go Ahead, Relax While the scope of outdoor cooking continues to expand, the backyard patio is not just a place to eat and entertain; it’s also a spot to relax – even if the lawn chairs and picnic table have given way to a masonry décor – and from some surprising sources. Stone Age certainly isn’t giving up on its bread-andbutter products, and Rider says the company is bringing out some new styles of fireplaces this year, based on customer demand. At the same time, the company is also taking a step
(Left) Patios are all about ambiance, from the subtle lighting to the natural-looking materials underfoot and in the retaining walls. (Photo courtesy CAST Lighting) (Above) The pizza oven is a popular accessory for many outdoor kitchens today, and can cook items well beyond everyone’s doughy favorite. (Photo courtesy Stone Age Mfg. Co. Inc.)
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(Left) The fireplace kit is gaining traction with landscape contractors all over the country; this one comes complete with finishing materials (Photo courtesy Versa-Lok® Retaining Wall Systems) (Right) Pavers also offer an attractive option to concrete or natural stone when it comes to pool decking. (Photo courtesy Rockwood Retaining Walls)
beyond its contractor-finished kits and beginning to offer fully assembled modular products for the first time. The end result will be products that can be shipped directly to a jobsite and set on a foundation. Rider says the move is creating a whole new division within Stone Age. “We’ll have modular fire pits, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, pizza ovens and wood storage boxes,” he says. “Basically everything we offer in a kit we’re going to be offering as a completed product. And, to set ourselves apart from other companies that do modular units, we’re going to offer them finished in natural stone.” Both Rider’s kits and modular units are finding themselves up against a booming market in block- and paver-finished patio furniture. Among the newer competitors is Rochester, Minn.-based Rockwood Retaining Walls, which last year introduced its own line of patio furnishings under the name Necessories®. “We’re continuing to expand that line,” says Rockwood’s David Spies. “It includes fireplaces, fire rings, outdoor furniture such as tables and pub tables, outdoor-kitchen islands and bars of all sizes and shapes.” Colors are dependent on which of the company’s block products is ordered with each kit. Spies admits the “keep it simple” idea isn’t a new one, but Rockwood has put its own easy assembly spin on Necessories. “We’ve created Necessories as kits with the end user in mind, almost do-it-yourself friendly,” he says. “Each kit
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comes with everything the project needs, including course-by-course instructions, steel reinforcement and block that’s already been cut. “You really don’t have to call yourself a mason in order to put these up in somebody’s backyard.” Along with being easy to assemble, Spies says the other important component of the line is its prices. Its best-seller so far has also been its least-expensive: a simple fire ring. “We’ve always prided ourselves on having simple, out-of-the-box solutions that are affordable to just about everyone’s landscape budget,” he says. “There are others in the marketplace that are more-complicated and more-expensive, but they’re also out of reach for a lot of people. We’ve found a price range that lets people incorporate these items into their backyard plans.” And, if you think outdoor furniture is a far reach for a retaining-wall company, think again. Not only is Oakdale, Minn.-based Versa-Lok® Retaining Wall Systems also offering a fireplace kit through its sister company, Willow Creek Paving Stones, it’s capitalizing on the fact that retaining walls often do double-duty as seating. “We’ve come up with a patio couch, made entirely from our Versa-Lok standard units,” says that company’s Karl Bremer. “It’s a curved couch and we provide the plans for it and the numbers of the units.” Measuring 147" at the outside radius and 102" on the inside radius, it can easily seat four adults. The seat is about 22" above the ground.
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Under Foot?
Retaining walls have often doubled as seating; available as a kit, this gives homeowners a freestanding option that easily seats four. (Photo courtesy Versa-Lok Retaining Wall Systems)
“The bench portion uses the wall caps – the cap units for our retaining walls – and we also use wall caps on the back,” says Bremer. “The caps provide a nice accent, and then we use those in a different color from the main body of the couch.” About the only difference between the bench and a standard Versa-Lok retaining wall is that the bench is assembled using concrete adhesive, rather than the company’s traditional pin system. Bremer says it’s proving particularly popular around fire pits. “It’s an easy up-sell on a project,” he says. “If somebody wants to put in a patio, it’s pretty easy to convince them to go with a seating arrangement like this.”
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Just as the charcoal grill and the picnic table have become relics of the past, the old concrete pad out the back door isn’t quite what it used to be. With everything from pressed concrete to composite lumber serving as the foundation for today’s outdoor entertainment space, it’s likely there’s a product to suit just about everyone’s taste – and budget. Both Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Pine Hall Brick Co. and Grapevine, Texas-based Pavestone have items they’re hoping will catch the eye of homeowners planning to do a little upgrading to their outdoor spaces. “We’re trying to reintroduce some of our products that we think have good traction but haven’t been selling like gangbusters because of the economy,” says Pine Hall Brick’s Ted Corvey. Looking at the residential-patio market, Corvey says Pine Hall Brick believes its cobbled product – although introduced several years ago – is a natural for today’s homeowners. “We think people will like our cobble because it’s on a larger scale,” he says. “And, as people look toward natural materials, a clay paver is a nice extension of that. People are able to get a little bit of a different look in clay.” And, he adds, being a sand-set product, the cobbles can help homeowners address other issues. “We’re seeing it used a lot in areas where people have pervious cover limits,” Corvey says. “They may want to put some hardscape down but still protect their trees, or
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Clay pavers offer their own visual appeal, and a properly done sand-set installation will help move water away from low places, as well. (Photo courtesy Pine Hall Brick Co.)
they may have a drainage issue they’re trying to solve.” Meanwhile, Pavestone is so confident that this will be a good year for people redoing their backyards that they’ve introduced a new line of pavers (sold through Home Depot) aimed at the do-it-yourself crowd and small contractors. Ardesia™ – available in nine different colors – has a flagstone-like appearance, measures approximately 16" in size and has a uniform height of 2". “The general public wants more products to look natural,” says Pavestone’s Tim Berns. “For the last few years a lot of our new, innovative products have gone toward the natural look in man-made materials.” As testament to the company’s cultivating a natural look, more of Pavestone’s products are colored for the specific regions of the country where the pavers are manufactured and sold. “It would certainly be easier for our production team if we said we were going to do a particular color all the way across the country,” he admits. “But, just as there are regional colors now in products like paint and wood decking, we’ve tried to drill it down when we introduce new products, so we’re using each region’s earth tones.” With Ardesia also designed to be sand-set, Berns agrees with Corvey that it can be a good option for
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Pavestone’s new Ardesia™ line of pavers is designed for easy installation. Although the look mimics natural flagstones, the uniform depth makes for an easier sand-set install. (Photo courtesy Pavestone)
improving an area’s drainage, although he adds, “The base work is very important, and that’s what makes the difference between an eco-friendly paver and a true eco-paver.” It’s green at VAST Composite Landscape Pavers made by Minneapolis-based VAST Enterprises, since they’re made from 95 percent recycled materials. The pavers themselves have been on the market for four years; this spring, VAST added a paver solution that renews old cracked patios or worn wood decks. The company is billing the product as a resurfacing paver because its integrated paver-and-grid system is designed to go over the top of existing surfaces. “In its simplest form, it’s about retaining a structurally sound surface – that may no longer be aesthetically sound – and resurfacing it with a maintenance-free paver,” says VAST’s Andy Vander Woede. “A typical application would be over a concrete slab that’s cracked but still serviceable. Along with its durability, Vander Woede says the biggest advantage to the product is that it doesn’t require demolition of the existing surface, and the installation can be done in a third or half the time of other paver installs.
Bright, in Every Sense The final thing a patio project needs is some illumination, and Hawthorne, N.J.-based CAST Lighting is also focusing on the residential market with LED technology is a small package. CAST’s Steve Parrott explains that the company’s engineered wall light mimics its incandescent version, while its interior was reengineered to house the LED module. “A lot of people are using replacement lamps, which are similar in size and shape to the incandescent,” he says. “But, any time you put those inside an enclosed fixture, you’re going to have problem with heat; it’s like putting them in a little oven, and LED is extremely sensitive to temperature.” The mass of the CAST light – it
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VAST Composite Landscape Pavers do dual duty with this project – resurfacing both a wood terrace deck and a ground-level space. Besides being made from 95-percent recycled materials, the pavers are lighter than more-conventional pavers and install quickly. (Photo courtesy VAST Enterprises)
weighs 5 lbs – and the mounting of its board to a big section of bronze allows a great deal of heat to be moved away from the LED. The integrated board is also replace-
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able, a rarity among such fixtures. “In a good patio design, you want to keep the light levels low,” he says. “People may just want to place these
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wall lights around the edges of the patio to create a low-key environment. You want to provide as comfortable and natural an atmosphere as possible.” That’s probably good advice for anyone seeking to design and sell a patio project, and these manufacturers – for the most part – are optimistic their clients will see more of those opportunities this year than they have recently. The most cautious may be Parrott, who notes that in some parts of the country where the housing market is still in turmoil – such as Nevada and Florida – very little is happening. “There’s been a gradual improvement over the last year, so it does continue to grow,” says Parrott. “It’s just slow in some parts of the country and much slower in others. Obviously, we’ve always marketed to the people who are willing to spend enough money to put in an excellent system, so we haven’t been hurting as bad as our competitors.” However, many of the others say they’re seeing at least a few bright signs in the marketplace, even if – as Pavestone’s Berns says – it may be necessary to think small. In his case, he says Pavestone has definitely been seeing contractors selling the smaller projects and that company is trying to do more to tap into that. “We’re being very aggressive with our advertising this year because we’re going after that small contractor who’s doing the small jobs,” he says. “And, we’re going to do everything we can to help him give his customer what he’s looking and asking for.”
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Corvey describes his outlook as ‘cautiously optimistic.” He believes that for the most part homeowners are feeling a little more secure, although they want to get the most value out of every square foot remodeled and every dollar spent. “They’re probably downscaling a little bit,” he says. “They might have wanted a huge fireplace, but they look at the price tag and get a fire pit. And, they may be putting a basketball goal off to the side so they have not just an entertainment area, but a place the kids can play.” Both Rockwood’s Spies and Versa-Lok’s Bremer see positive signs within their own companies. “We’ve had very strong sales this spring,” says Spies. “We’re experiencing sales on our Necessories line like we’ve never had before.” “We do a lot of home-and-garden shows, and we had a lot of really good response from both the homeowner side and the contractor side,” says Bremer. “We got a lot of sales leads.” VAST’s Vander Woede echoes those thoughts. “Our first quarter got off to a phenomenal start,” he says. “Typically the winter is not a busy time for us, but the first quarter has been very good.” The most-positive outlook comes from Stone Age’s Rider, who simply says, “Outdoor living is just going nuts,” even as he adds that homeowners also look for quality and value. “For a lot of them, they’ve discovered that they use an outdoor area as much or more than the indoor area,” he says. “And, they know it adds value to the home, too.”
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Hardscape Product Awards
Outstanding Outdoors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The third time proved to be a real charm for the HNA Hardscape Product Awards in 2010. Some of the best work in outdoor stone and masonry received recognition with the honors, given in conjunction with the Hardscape North America (HNA) show here late last October. The annual competition, begun in 2008, puts the spotlight on outstanding projects by contractors in residential and commercial/industrial applications. The work includes – but isn’t limited to – walkways, patios, driveways, plazas and parking lots. The awards cited several categories, including concrete paver, segmental retaining wall and combined materials, with honors also classified by project size. Competition sponsors are the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI), the Brick Industry Association (BIA) and the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA). All photos courtesy ICPI For more award winners, check www.as-ld.com.
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Concrete Paver Commercial/Industrial 1,000-10,000 ft2 (tie) Chickasaw Medical Center, Ada, Okla. Contractor: Heartstone of Oklahoma Manufacturer: Pavestone With this patio, the main body of concrete pavers was installed first; the 12"-wide accent lines were then cut in place to receive the 12" X 12" accent pavers – something especially difficult, since the cuts needed to make an exact fit with the accent pavers.
Contractor: Syrstone Inc., East Syracuse, N.Y.
Concrete Paver Commercial/Industrial More than 50,000 ft2
The Boulevard Mall of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, La.
Manufacturer: Nitterhouse Masonry Products LLC For a pedestrian boulevard and roof deck, the project required 85,000 ft2 of pavers, including 50,000 ft2 of complex and argyle/checkerboard patterns, to be installed within nine weeks, along with a 13,000 ft2 flat, paved surface above an existing sloped roof. The roof-deck installation used a proprietary SRS pedestal-set leveling system developed by the installer’s engineers. The job required three different setting methods: sand-set for pedestrian walkways, mortar-set for roadways and pedestal-set for the rooftop dining area.
Combination Residential Under 1,000 ft2
Church Residence, Perry, Mich. Contractor and Manufacturer: Pajtas Companies Inc., Durand, Mich. Manufacturer: Unilock Michigan Inc. For this outdoor living space, the lower-level patio features 784 ft2 of Brussels Block XL, Full Stone and Half Stone to form a herringbone pattern with random appearance; other work includes 37 ft2 of paving stone walkway, limestone slab steps, hot tub retaining walls and pillars, a paving-stone flame table fueled by natural gas and boulder retaining walls for soil support and rock-climbing gardens for children.
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Segmental Retaining Wall Commercial/Industrial 10,000 -50,000 ft2
The Shops at Sycamore Creek, Corona, Calif.
Contractor and Manufacturer: Soil Retention Products Inc., Perris, Calif. A 36,000 ft2 Verdura速 segmental retaining-wall system is the foundation for a retail shopping site. It encompasses a fill and no building construction was possible before pad delivery. Maximum wall heights reach 34' and cover a distance of 1,400 linear feet. The Verdura速 system was chosen for its strength, plantability and ability to be installed concurrently with site grading; the wall was built in 14.5 days.
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Concrete Paver Commercial/Industrial 1,000-10,000 ft (tie) 2
Ocean View, New Haven, Conn.
Contractor: Torrison Stone & Garden, New Haven, Conn. Manufacturer: Ideal Concrete Pavers The new outdoor hardscape for this upscale wedding-and-banquet facility incorporates more than 7,500 ft2 of pavers, 20 custom circle patterns and 250 tons of processed base stone. For ease of year-round maintenance, custom irrigation was installed, including over 100 heads, drip lines, and sprinklers; the system also feeds the pond and waterfall features.
Combination Commercial/Industrial 1,000-10,000 ft2
Ryan Palmer Foundation Healing Garden, Amarillo, Texas Contractor: Krause Landscape Contractors, Amarillo, Texas Manufacturer: Pavestone The 6cm paver walks and segmental walls are built on a compacted aggregate base with 1� sand bed, and meets or exceeds ADA requirements. The narrow paver joints and the width of the walks allow for easy maneuverability of wheelchairs and gurneys, and don’t impede the movement of ambulatory patients with IV poles. Retaining and free standing walls capped with flagstone provide permanent seating areas.
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Contractor: Krause Landscape Contractors, Amarillo, Texas
Combination Residential 1,000-5,000 ft2
Miller Residence, Amarillo, Texas
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Manufacturer: Pavestone An extensive series of segmental block retaining walls make slopes manageable and create planting areas; new wall block and paver steps integrated into the wall system provide a safe means of access from an upper patio to the lakeside patios and boat dock. The existing lake wall was capped with the same unit as the new walls, unifying the landscape.
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Concrete Paver Residential
Segmental Retaining Wall Concrete Paver Residential
Under 1,000 ft2
1,000-5,000 ft2 Owens Residence, Harrisburg, Pa. Landel’s Residence, Wickenburg, Ariz.
Contractor: Landis Hardscape Specialist, Lebanon, Pa.
Contractor: Wickenburg Landscape & Irrigation Inc., Wickenburg, Ariz.
Manufacturer: Unilock
Manufacturer: Pavestone
There is a seating wall with a gas fire pit at the rear of the project along with a wood-burning fireplace with custom wood boxes and a terrace covering the area. There’s also a bar area for summer parties; the floor is a high-end paver designed to resemble a tile or marble floor. The project also includes detailed walls and accents.
The project included securing the base of the wall 2’ deep with a rip-rap rock area to help deflect seasonal floods. During installation, the crew had to cable trees for support and treat trees for shock, and also work geogrid around the trees for the wall support structure.
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Courtyard Centerpiece By K. Schipper
Client: Private homeowner, Salt Lake City Landscape Architect: Garr Campbell & Associates, Landscape Architects and Design Consultants, Salt Lake City Hardscape Installer: European Marble & Granite, Salt Lake City Fountain Fabricator: Valders Stone & Marble Inc., Valders, Wis.
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SALT LAKE CITY – Say backyard water feature to most people, and they automatically assume a swimming pool – especially when a home’s design evokes Southern California and the Mediterranean. When the new owner of one historic local home chose to return it to its previous glory, however, the pièce de résistance for the landscape portion of the job turned out to be only 14" deep. Two scupper basins carved from Wisconsin dolomitic limestone spill their wares into a reflecting pool, with jet sprays along the coping and a custom mosaic lining echoing a new mosaic installed in an existing arcade. Or, as one of the principals involved in the project observes, “It goes way beyond the landscape client who asks, ‘What can I get for $100?’” as-ld.com
(Left) The home’s backyard, although small, serves as an outdoor room, with the scupper basins and reflecting pool providing a visual focus. (Top) A different view of the formal garden shows the existing arcade in the rear and one of the scupper basins at left. (Above) The intricate mosaics were created specially for the project. (All photos and drawings courtesy Garr Campbell & Associates)
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Labor of Love The fountain proved to be a labor of love for its designers, Garr Campbell and Todd Price of Salt Lake City-based Garr Campbell & Associates, Landscape Architects and Design Consultants. Campbell explains that his work on the job came from a connection with a New York-based decorator firm he’s collaborated with previously. “We had done another project here in Salt Lake,” he explains. “When the clients visited that property, they decided to hire both the decorator and my firm to design and oversee the project’s construction.” Campbell’s firm also provided architectural design services for the restoration of the house, which he says was in definite need of help. “The house was built in 1926 and had gone through several remodels, none of them successful,” he says. “It was badly in need of extensive repair and modern upgrades.” Campbell describes the house as being in the Spanish/Moorish style. Designed by Georges Cannon, the residence is unique for its setting. A large home on a small lot, the backyard features a rear garden courtyard rather than the more typical 1920s clothesline and vegetable garden. Campbell, who worked for many years in the Middle East, explains that the courtyard or outdoor room is very common in Moorish homes, as is the presence of running water for irrigation, ambience and aesthetics. “The owners wanted the landscape done in a traditional Moorish theme utilizing Islamic construction details and decoration,” says Campbell. “Consequently, the courtyard incorporates a fountain/reflecting pool as the dominant decorative feature and located on an axis with the principal public room in the home, the living room.” By placing the fountain that way, he adds that it creates three distinct spaces in the courtyard area. One is a formal square lawn area planted on three sides with an elaborate flower border. The second is an informal rectilinear lawn adjacent to the The fabrication of the octagonal basin was a first for Valders Stone & Marble Inc., although the company subsequently created another for a convent.
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home’s courtyard arcade. The third is the fountain. “All are similar in scale and proportions common in historic Moorish courtyard gardens,” says the designer.
Stone and Tile To take the revamped courtyard from design to reality, Campbell relied on a number of other firms, including locally-based European Marble & Granite, and Valders Stone & Marble Inc. of Valders, Wis. Campbell explains that European Marble & Granite is a stone importer and fabricator; while its specialty is interior stone, the company’s European Stone and Tile division focuses on importing and installing stone tile in both interior and exterior applications. “We’ve used their materials on other projects,” says Campbell. “They’ve done a beautiful job on this project.” Kathleen Fuhriman, European Stone and Tile project manager for the job, says the company’s involvement actually began by doing some of
An architect’s drawing shows the arcade with its mosaic. The arcade is also common in Mediterranean architecture. The design used for the mosaic is Spanish.
the stonework on the interior of the home. At Campbell’s suggestion, the company was then included in the bidding process on some of the exterior hardscape work, particularly the mosaics featured at the bottom of the pool and on the wall of the courtyard arcade on the south side of the home. In both cases, Campbell provided the company with detailed plans for the mosaics, which his team designed. Working with European
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Stone and Tile, the materials and colors for the two were then chosen. Fuhriman then found a local custom-mosaic artist to execute the designs. “I submitted the colors to the mosaic maker, who made the (wall) mosaic to the specifications,” she says. “It turned out really well, and I think its success emboldened the designer to incorporate the mosaic into the fountain.”
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I’ve found Valders to be a good limestone in our climate.”
“Work of Art” Campbell based his choice of Valders Stone & Marble on the exquisite nature of the company’s dolomitic Wisconsin limestone and his previous experience with Valders on other projects, including the landscaping for Salt Lake’s luxurious Grand America Hotel. “We specified Valders Stone for that job and were very happy with the quality of the materials and their professionalism and ability to get things done,” he says. From the supplier’s perspective, Michael Schumacher, LEED® AP for Valders, says that company has good rapport with Campbell, who provided his own shop tickets for the project. “To get all the pumping in exactly right so we got the effect we were looking for, we did all the stone tickets,” Campbell says. “That way I knew that everything fit exactly where it was supposed to be. And, it eliminates a lot of the confusion you can get having various people trying to work on a piece like this.” Schumacher says it was a fairly complex job to execute, and Valders employees dealt directly with Campbell to make sure everything worked together and fit properly. “It was fairly ornate, and it took us more than one week for each bowl,” Schumacher says. “That’s inclusive of programming times and machine run times, but not necessarily inclusive of man-hours.” The two bowls were each fabricated in one piece from 3' X 4' X 16" blocks. The company has approximately 20 work stations, and Schumacher says they began by reducing the mass of the cubes, shaping the exteriors, and then removing the stone on the interiors of the basins. In the end, the rounded bowl spent almost 40 hours being shaped, while the octagon took only about a quarter of that time. In addition, Valders provided a base for the round bowl, and plenty of coping pieces and base panels – all crated in Wisconsin and sent by flatbed semi to Utah.
European Stone and Tile’s Fuhriman says installation of the fountain was actually one of the last pieces in the completion of the home’s hardscape. A multi-step process, it incorporated the work of two other firms: The Fountain People of Dallas, with the design and construction of the fountain’s mechanical system, and locally based Dolphin Pools, which assembled it. Valders’ Schumacher says one of the challenges for European Stone and Tile was cutting some of the
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coping onsite. “There were some things that had to be altered onsite because there’s no way for us to see where they might lay out,” he says. “With the lights and the jets, if the stone was off by fractions of an inch, nothing would fit correctly.” Installation of the fountain was finished in late spring 2010, followed by the planting of greenery and Campbell says of the now-completed project, “The owner seems to be very pleased, and I consider it a work of art.”
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Materials South American Stone
Contact: Stone Advise America, 888-771-5810; www.modulastone.com
Stone Colors the 4" X 8" pavers and the 16" X 16" VAST Installation Grids, and are designed to make installation of curves and other paver patterns both easier and faster.
Andean Stone Co., Miami, offers travertine/marble and onyx quarried in Peru. A wide range of colors are available in both crossand vein-cut for tiles, slabs, shower panels, mosaics, molding, sinks, fireplaces and architectural pieces. Among its newest colors are Misti Sandstone, Marron Limestone and Jurassic Black Marble. Contact: Andean Stone Co., 305-460-3320; www.andeanstonecompany.com
Large Stone Panels
Contact: VAST Enterprises, 612-716-5628; www.vastpavers.com
Stoneyard.com, Littleton, Mass., now offers Greenwich Gray and Colonial Tan in square and rectangular shapes for natural-stone veneer. Previously the stones were available only in ledgestone and mosaic shapes. Both are available in 1" thin veneer and 3"-5" building veneer. The thin-veneer option includes flats and corners. Contact: Stoneyard.com, 978-742-9800; www.stoneyard.com
Marble Veneer
Building Stone
Slimrock™, Cecil, Ark., offers Arkansas River Valley stone quarried near Ozark, Ark., including thin veneer in a range of colors and sizes. Slimrock also offers building stone in a 4" thickness in both split and tumbled faces, flagstones, pavers ranging from 2"-2.5" in thickness, and 1" thick sawn tiles for flooring. Contact: Slimrock, 479-667-2121; www.slimrock.com
ForzaStone Building Solutions LLC, Mesa, Ariz., offers ForzaStone™ panels manufactured by mounting 5mm of sealed natural stone on 4mm of reinforced plastic ply laminate surrounded on both sides with a metal alloy backing for additional support. The stone is available in six travertine colors – Walnut, Red, Ivory Cream, Imperial Gold, Silver and Noce – and two marble colors – White Carrara and Crema Marfil. Contact: ForzaStone Building Solutions LLC, 888-993-6792; www.ForzaStone.com
Stone Veneer Panels Stone Advise America, Montreal, Que., introduces ModulaStone© interlocking stone-veneer panels. Each panel is a sandwich of natural stone, adhesive and honeycomb backing that can be used in both interior and exterior applications. Available colors include gray, beige, brown and ledge-
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Natural Stone Veneer by ImExWare, Las Vegas, offers split-face marble veneer in a variety of formats. The company’s Biscotti line features 1 1/4" pieces of random length glued together to create 6" X 24" interlocking panels; the Mosaics line features pebble stones tumbled and affixed to a net backing. And, its Ledge Stone line features 2" ledge stone of random lengths installed on either a 12" X 24" mesh or a 6" X 24" rigid panel for easy installation. Contact: Natural Stone Veneer by ImExWare, 888-558-7774; www.NaturalStoneVeneer.com
Paver Accessories VAST Enterprises, Minneapolis, introduces accessories for its Composite Landscape and Permeable Pavers. These wedge-shaped and half-size pavers are accessory pieces to
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K2 Stone, Nanaimo, B.C., introduces Big Sky Stone. Quarried in northwest Montana, the Big Sky line includes thin stone, full-bed stone, retaining blocks and flagstones among other shapes. Colors include Autumn Gold, Autumn Flame and Elk Ridge. Contact: K2 Stone, 250-722-2420; www.k2stone.ca
PRODUCT REVIEW Pennsylvania Bluestone
Meshoppen Stone, Inc., Meshoppen, Pa., offers several colors of Pennsylvania bluestone cut for thin-veneer applications. Colors include Carderock, Carlisle Variegated, Blue Sky Blue, Blue Sky Full Color, Blue Sky Red and Brown Mountain. They are available in a range of face heights and lengths with sawn or natural faces. All are sold in 10 ft2 corrugated plastic boxes and in bulk pallets. Contact: Meshoppen Stone Inc., 800-8361269; www.meshoppenstone.com
Thin Veneer Sydney Peak Stone, Ridgecrest,
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Calif., offers locally quarried greystone, including thin-veneer tiles, flags, flats and corners, with a nominal thickness to 1 1/4". The flats and corners range in height from 1/2" to 5"; tiles, which are typically 3/4", range in size up to 12" X 18", with larger sizes available upon request. Contact: Sydney Peak Stone, 888-3754430; www.sydneypeak.com
New Sandstone Colorado Sandstone Quarries, Loveland, Colo., introduces Colorado Blonde, the latest addition to its line of locally quarried sandstone products. Colorado Blonde is available in a variety of cuts and
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sizes, including slabs, blocks, 4" and 8" strip stone, patio squares, and thin veneer in both flats and corners. Contact: Colorado Sandstone Quarries, 970-567-7388; www.ColoradoSandstoneQuarries.com
Permeable Pavers Boral Bricks Inc., Roswell, Ga., introduces a new line of permeable clay pavers. Allowing water to drain directly through the pavement, the no-fade pavers are available in nine standard colors and two profiles: standard permeable for 1/4" joints, and super permeable to create 1" squares that may be filled with small drainage stone.
Contact: Boral Bricks Inc., 800-526-7255; www.boralbricks.com
Permeable Pavers
UNI-GROUP U.S.A., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., offers two permeable interlocking concrete pavers. UNI Eco-Stone® is a permeable interlocking concrete pavement system suitable for residential and commercial driveways and parking lots. It can be mechnically installed, and use in a project may make it eligible for LEED® points. Contact: UNI-GROUP U.S.A., 561-6264666; www.uni-groupusa.org
Green Pavers
CalStar Products™, Newark, Calif., introduces a line of bricks and pavers utilizing 40-percent recycled content with fly ash. The Holland line includes eight popular through-body colors and three range colors, available in both a velvety surface texture and a tumbled finish. The pavers feature chamfers and blind lugs for ease of installation. Contact: CalStar Products, 510-793-9500; www.calstarproducts.com
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pedestal and shaped paver.
Pedestal Products
Premium Grout
Contact: Hanover Architectural Products, 800-426-4242; www.hanoverpavers.com
idential tile designs, including swimming pools, fountains and other permanently wet areas. Contact: LATICRETE International Inc., 800-243-4788; www.laticrete.com
Construction Chemicals
Hanover® Architectural Products, Hanover, Pa., offers a range of products for installing elevated paver systems on roofs and plazas. Items include the High-Tab® Pedestal, with a spacer tab with increased height; EPDM Pedestal and Leveling Shims, allowing pavers to follow the contour of the roof; the Elevator® Pedestal System for projects with paver heights between 2"24", and; the Guardian® Paver System, including a three-piece
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LATICRETE® International Inc., Bethany, Conn., introduces LATICRETE® SpectraLOCK® PRO Premium Grout with enhanced StainProof protection and non-sag performance. SpectraLOCK is available in 40 Lifestyle Colors and 222 Dazzle options that can be cleaned back to their original shades. Equipped with Microban® antimicrobial protection, SpectraLOCK can be used for commercial and res-
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Bon Tool Co., Gibsonia, Pa., expands its BonWay™ line of construction chemicals with sealers, cure-and-seal products, and specialty chemicals designed for professional use. New additions include Versa-Seal VOC/OTC, a high-performance sealer to deepen the color and enhance the appearance of hardscape, and Bon’s
Paver and Stabilizer, which stabilizes sand joints and minimizes weed growth. Contact: Bon Tool Co., 800-444-7060; www.bontool.com
Flame Tool Windy Ridge Corp., Tamworth, N.H., introduces Jet Stik®, a flame tool for working with natural stone. The Jet Stik offers a high-velocity flame with control, speed and versatility for surfacing, carving, edging, sculpting and texturing stone. The tip combines propane and oxygen to create a flame of up to 5,300° F. Contact: Windy Ridge Corp., 800-639-2021; www.jetstik.com
Installation Products
Axiom 25 Ltd., Amherst, N.Y., offers. Axiom High-Tack™, a one-component adhesive/sealant with an extremely high initial adhesive power for natural stone and engineered stone. It offers instant tack, high strength, and is odorless, neutral and free of silicone and isocyanides. It is available in 290 ml cartridges. Contact: Axiom 25 Ltd., 716-619-4990; www.axiom25.com
Polymeric Stone Dust
Alliance Designer Products, Laval, Que., introduces Gator Dust, is a unique mixture of polymer binders and calibrated crushed stone. Available in two colors, Sahara Beige and Stone Grey, it becomes very firm after setting and locks between stone joints. Gator Dust is designed for use on patios,
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walkways and pool decks and accommodates joints up to 2". Contact: Alliance Designer Products, 866212-1611; www.AllianceGator.com
Contact: CAST Lighting Inc., 800-9412277; www.cast-lighting.com
Jointing Sand Quikrete® Companies, Atlanta, introduces Hardscapes®, an advanced formula polymeric jointing sand for concrete and brick pavers and natural stone joints up to 2" wide. Installation is as simple as spread it, sweep it and mist it. Ideal for high-traffic areas, it resists erosion, is non-staining and sets in temperatures about 35 degrees F. Hardscapes is available in 50-lb bags and 40-lb pails. Contact: Quikrete Companies, 404-634-9100; www.quikrete.com
Lighting Kim Lighting, City of Industry, Calif., introduces an expanded line of LED lightvaults, including upgrades to the company’s work-
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Accent Lights horse LTV71, such as Wall Wash, Rock Guard, and Half Shield. The fixture also adds a new stainlesssteel lens ring. New to the line are the LTV72 (Eyeball) for low-angle lighting, and the LTV73 (Speedbump) for lighting a pathway from a perimeter. Contact: Kim Lighting, 626-968-5666; www.kimlighting.com
Wall Light CAST Lighting, Inc., Hawthorne, N.J., offers the CAST LED Engineered Wall Light. Constructed of solid bronze with a flat copper bracket for flush-mounting under capstones or between courses of block and
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Kichler Lighting, Cleveland, introduces its Design Pro LED Hardscape, Deck, Step and Bench
accent light. The patent-pending design illuminates retaining walls, columns, fences, bridges, desks, steps, handrails and other applications. With a 2/3" profile and low-heat output, these linear fixtures can be installed on virtually any surface, including wood; two types of accessory brackets allow for mounting on both flat ledges and vertical surfaces. The new lights are available in three finishes: aluminum, copper and brass. Contact: Kichler Lighting, 866-5585708; www.kichler.com
Lenses Unique Lighting Systems, Escondido, Calif., introduces lenses made from borosilicate and designed to eliminate melting under the toughest conditions. The new lenses are available for Unique’s Centaurus, Endeavor, Illuminator, Lancer and Mercury lines. Contact: Unique Lighting Systems, 800955-4831; www.uniquelighting.com
Accessories Fire Pit Kits
PAVESTONE®, Grapevine, Texas, offers two fire pit kits in 30" and 24" diameters. Both include inserts with grate; the 30" features 48 pieces of 6" Anchor™ Highland Stone®, 11 pieces of 3" cap with a cut radius and seven bags of sand, while the 24" includes 32 pieces of Rumble™ wall rectangle and five bags of sand. Contact: PAVESTONE, 800-580-7283; www.pavestone.com
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Boral Buying Cultured Stone SYDNEY, Australia – Boral Limited is buying Cultured Stone® and related assets from Owens Corning in an acquisition worth a minimum $90 million. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, will be completed in two stages, with final payment expected in early 2014. Sydney-based Boral announced the deal in Australia late last year as it finished the first part of the acquisition – a 50-percent interest in Cultured Stone for $45 million. Boral will manage the company, which will be renamed Boral Stone Products LLC. Boral will pick up the remaining ownership of Cultured Stone at a value determined by future revenues (a multiple of seven times 50-percent of 2013’s gross earnings – EBITDA), with a minimum of $45 million. Toledo, Ohio-based Owens Corning, parent company of Owens Corning Masonry Products LLC, will record an impairment charge estimated to be $115 million in selling its Masonry Products business, which is primarily related to goodwill and other intangible assets assigned to the business in 2006 as part of fresh-start accounting. In a statement, both companies indicated a focus on “maximizing the benefits of the combination to prepare the business to take advantage of future market recovery.” Boral expects the company’s revenue for this year at approximately $100 million, with a gross loss of $14 million. With a return to mid-cycle annual U.S. housing starts of 1.5 million per year, Boral expects Cultured Stone will achieve revenue in future years of $200 million to $220 million with low double-digit gross margins.*
Thoroughly Thinstone
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Hardscape stone producers from around the United States gathered here on April 7 for the Park Industries ThinStone Stoneworking Expo. The group took in a full day of education and demonstrations at Park’s headquarters, including presentations on thin-veneer marketing as well as ROI strategies, plus technical items such as blade selection and water management. (Photo by Dave Anderson)
Harmony Outdoor, Mediumrare Join Up BURLINGTON, Wis. – Two pioneers in the outdoorliving market – Harmony Outdoor Living Inc. and MediumRare Inc. will combine operations here. Burlington-based Harmony and Las Vegas-based Medium completed an agreement earlier this month to bring together sales, marketing and operations. Medium will also move its operations to Burlington. Harmony produces modular systems for outdoor living areas, including fireplaces, wood boxes and chimneys. Medium Rare provides a line of stainless-steel grills and its Atlas cabinet system. Mark Chapman from MediumRare will be CEO of the new company, with Joe Raboine from Harmony as president.*
2011 Masonry-Veneer Awards Open NEW YORK – Entries are now being accepted for the second annual Design Awards from the Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association (MVMA). The program recognizes the work of industry professionals who are setting trends by featuring manufactured stone veneer in their projects. Eligible projects must be completed between May 1, 2010, and April 30, 2011. All entries will be submitted online, and are due by May 13, 2011; there is no entry fee. For more information, go to www.MasonryVeneer DesignAwards.com*
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CALENDAR May 2011 Events
12-14 American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2011 National Convention and Design Expo, New Orleans. AIA, 202-626-7300. www.aia.org
June 2011 Events
22-25 Stone+tec 2011, Nuremberg Exhibition Centre, Nuremberg, Germany. NürnbergMesse North America, 770-618-5830 or NürnbergMesse GmbH, +49-9-1186-06-81-08. www.stone-tec.com
July 2011 Education
20 ONLINE: “An Introduction to LEED® and Masonry Construction,” 9 a.m. CDT. Mason Contractors Association of America, 800-536-2225. www.masoncontractors.org/live 27 ONLINE: “Stone Fabrication for Restoration and New Construction,” 9 a.m. CDT. Mason Contractors Association of America, 800-536-2225. www.masoncontractors.org/live
October 2011 Events
4-7 Greenbuild 2011, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto. U.S. Green Building Council, 202-7423818. www.greenbuildexpo.com 22-25 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Annual Convention/Exhibition 2011, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. PCI, 312-786-0300. www.pci.org 27-29 Hardscape North America 2010, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. Sellers Expositions, 888-580-9960. www.hardscapena.com 30-Nov. 2 ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego. American Society of
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Landscape Architects, 202-8982444. www.asla.org
Education
25-26 “Concrete Paver Installer Course,” Louisville, Ky. ICPI, 703-657-6900. www.icpi.org 25-26 “Commercial Paver Technician Course,” Louisville, Ky. ICPI, 703-657-6900. www.icpi.org 26-27 “PICP Specialist Course,” Louisville, Ky. ICPI, 703-657-6900. www.icpi.org
January 2012 Events
AD INDEX VOL. 4 NO. 1 SPRING 2011 AMJ Supply .............................................. 36 AS&LD.................................. 36, 41, 43, 45 Alliance Designer Products .................. 3 Anderson Bros & Johnson .................. 42 Anderson Stone...................................... 14 AuroraLight .............................................. 18 Cast Lighting .............................................. 4 Chippewa Stone .................................... 28 Colorado Flagstone Inc ........................ 44 Custom Building Products .................. 16 Delta Stone Products............................ 30 Gill Quarries ............................................ 20
12-15 2012 International Builders’ Show®, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando. National Association of Home Builders, 800-967-8619. www. internationalbuildersshow.com
Hardscape North America .................. 31
23-26 StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas. Hanley Wood Exhibitions, 866-550-6808. www.stonexpo.com
Marmomacc 2011.................................. 27
24-27 World of Concrete 2012, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. Hanley Wood Exhibitions, 866-5506808. www.worldofconcrete.com
February 2012 Events
28-March 1 ICPI Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla. ICPI, 703-657-6900. www.icpi.org
Hanover Architectural Products ..........................................17, 41 Laticrete ...................................... IFC, 1, 23 MS International .................................... 21 Mankato Kasota Stone ........................ 12 Meshoppen Stone ................................ 19 Natural Stone Council .......................... 39 Natural Stone Veneers International ........................................11 Park Industries ........................................ 43 Pavestone ................................ Back Cover Permacrete ...................................... 35,IBC Pine Hall Brick ........................................ 25 Right Mfg .................................................. 37 Rockwood Retaining Walls.......... 15, 40 Rolling Rock .............................................. 5 Stone Age Fireplaces ............................ 13 Stonexpo Marmomacc Americas ......47 Veneerstone ............................................ 29 Texastone Quarries .................................. 7
29-March 3 Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association, 703-5220086. www.hpbexpo.com Have an event, classroom or workshop for professionals? Send the information to emerson@as-ld,com. For a complete, up-to-the-minute listing of industry events, go to www.as-ld.com.
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