Masonry should be your first choice when building. There are many reasons why that holds true. Learn about how masonry is a passive fire system that helps to slow... read more →
On a recent trip to Chicago, I could not help but marvel at the workmanship involved in this masonry arch. There is something very special about how brick is laid... read more →
Patient Comfort is Important To Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center The new addition to this medical facility is a LEEDS Silver award winner. They accomplished this with a commitment to... read more →
Concrete Masonry and Fire Safety... A Lesson in Apples and Oranges The concrete masonry industry has long been a proponent of using non combustible materials for both general construction... read more →
Control Joints and Expansion Joints in Masonry By Gary Porter. As a mason contractor, our company installed numerous control joints in buildings we constructed. On occasion, even though... read more →
Color is good. Using color as a form of expression is like being an artist at a craft. If given an opportunity to build a new colorful construction project,... read more →
Knowles Electronics Masonry is not magic, but in Itasca, IL there is a masonry building that looks like diamond patterns in the brick exterior, but at other times the... read more →
CMU Stairwell CMU walls offer passive fire resistance and are 100% "activated" the moment the mortar cures. CMU walls do not rely upon electricity nor water to make them... read more →
Weep Holes by Gary Porter Weeps - How the water gets out. The masonry code describes water issues as “Water will penetrate the veneer and the wall system should... read more →
This is an interesting read about the Retrofitting of Masonry Walls by using a mortar joint technique; including experiments and numerical validation. Download the results from this abstract... read more →