2019 CMU Sales Survey Released, 2.5% Increase Reported
Compared to sales in 2017 and 2018, the overall sales of concrete masonry units (CMU) increased 2.8% in the United…
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Load-Bearing Concrete Masonry Gets the Job Done at Villanova
More than 450,000 high-strength and standard concrete block form the backbone of Villanova Commons, a new student housing complex opened…
A leading Architect on the Best Way to Attract Architects
“For an architect, the composition of the aggregates means a lot. The ratio and how it’s going to look at…
How Masonry Fulfilled the Green Wishes of the Choctaw
If anyone in the South knows about the sanctity of its land, it’s the Choctaw. Of the 40 million acres…
An Award-Winning AIA Architect on Why she Loves Building With CMU
“It’s so flexible, CMU. It’s a very easy material to make work. As an architect that builds many different types…
How CMU Allowed an Architect to Design One of the Five Safest Schools in America
“First and foremost they wanted something that was going to be timeless – a classic design. And they wanted something…
A Car Ride From the Big Apple, a Sanctuary in the Catskills
It’s late in the afternoon on a Friday. Almost the weekend. Architect Jason Shannon is on speakerphone, in his car,…
A Few Good Materials
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…
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…
