Manufactured Stone Veneer Program Grants First Ever Certifications
HERNDON, VA – The National Concrete Masonry Association is proud to announce that through their MSV Product Certification Program the…
Richard Bennett Honored With NCMA’s Industry Champion Award
SEATTLE, WA – Richard M. Bennett, P.E., PhD, professor and director at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, was presented…
David Biggs Honored With NCMA’s Industry Champion Award
SEATTLE, WA – David Biggs, the principal of Biggs Consulting Engineering based out of Saratoga Springs, NY, was presented with…
Charles Newsome Inducted Into NCMA’s Hall of Fame
SEATTLE, WA – Charles Newsome, retired vice president of Johnson Concrete and Carolina Stalite, both of Salisbury, North Carolina, was…
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Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, 41 Area Owner: Naval Facilities Engineering Command (DOD) Architects: Vazquez Marshall Architects; TranSystems; and Wildman…
Atwater Crossing Residences are CMU, Not Wood
The design intent for the 27 residences at Atwater Crossing in Los Angeles was to create homes with open floor…
A Shining Center Upon a Hill: How SRWs Turned Elevation Into an Asset
Sometimes a grassy hill is all you need to transform a community. If you venture to 550 Shrewsbury Commons Ave,…
Keeping Cool With CMU
Armory Park, Tucson, AZArchitect: Lizard Rock Designs, Tucson, AZGeneral Contractor: W.E. O’Neil. Phoenix, AZMasonry Contractor: Hobbs Masonry, Phoenix, AZBlock Producer: Superlite Block…
Truman Learning Center – Shelter From the Storm
Farmington, MO, School District Architect: Hoener Associates General Contractor: Brockmiller Construction Mason Contractor: Foeste Masonry, Inc. Civil and Structural Engineer: Toth & Associates,…
Hardscapes … and Redemption: How a New England Jail is Helping to Solve the Workforce Problem
David and Greg are behind walls. And bars. Walls and bars they can’t leave. David Andujar and Greg Giordano are…