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Blast From The Past: Bill Dentinger
Publisher's Note: One of my favorite features in Masonry has always been the Chairman’s Message. The sad thing is, readers hear from the MCAA Chairman for 24 issues of Masonry. Come the 25th issue, they are gone and for the most part not heard from again. In this new...
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Tech Talk: How To Look At A Brick Wall
On some projects it just seems that nobody can agree on wall appearance, and what looks right to one person can be unacceptable to another. There may be complaints about mortar color, joint width, or cracks and chips in the brick. Some architects like to get up close...
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A Bundle of Productivity: Grinders + Vacuums + Safety
You make a mess ~ you clean it up. That's a simple discipline that follows us throughout life, from the playroom, kitchen or classroom to the backyard, office, laboratory, workplace and construction job site. Grinding can be especially messy, and masonry...
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Case Study: Levine Residence
Creating contemporary homes with a classic design in mind is a current trend for masonry. In Scottsdale, Arizona a family was inspired by classic Pueblo architecture and Drewett+Brenden Architecture worked with the couple to design the house of their dreams. Located...
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Build More Than a Career. Build a Life.
When we were young, we built entire cities and neighborhoods from Legos and Lincoln Logs. Then, somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we were taught that it is more desirable to go to college, earn a degree and sit in cubicles for 40 hours a week than it is to...
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Case Study: Phoenix Coding Academy
New studies have shown that smaller schools have a bigger success rate than traditionally larger schools. The Phoenix Union High School District (PUHSD) found the same fact to be true, with two smaller schools existing in the district. The PUHSD Coding Academy is a...
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Painter’s Corner: MCAA Magazine
MCAA Magazine Jerry Painter Question: How Close is Too Close? Have you ever had someone or something encroach on your personal space so badly that you wanted to scream “Back Off!”? So how close is too close? When my daughters were in high school, they went to a...
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Tech Talk: How To Look At A Brick Wall
On some projects it just seems that nobody can agree on wall appearance, and what looks right to one person can be unacceptable to another. There may be complaints about mortar color, joint width, or cracks and chips in the brick. Some architects like to get up close...
read moreMCAA Gateway: June 2017
Last chance to enter Safety Advantage Awards Submissions due June 30 Words: Zach Everett Submissions to the MCAA Safety Advantage Awards, sponsored by Federated Insurance, are due by June 30, 2017. This is your last chance to enter the awards. Safety is...
read moreCalculating Your Return on Investment
Calculating Your Return on Investment Michael Sutter, MCAA Chairman Well with the month of June beginning, I hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather and good production weather for all your crews. For us in Phoenix, we are not so eagerly looking ahead to what is...
read moreGovernment Affairs: The Regulatory Accountability Act
The Regulatory Accountability Act Stephen A. Borg Whether you know it or not, we have all been impacted by the secret world of the federal rulemaking process. It may be one massive rule issued by a federal agency or “death by a thousand cuts” of numerous rules over...
read moreContractor Tip Of The Month: When an employee makes himself irreplaceable, he must be replaced!
When an Employee Makes Himself Irreplaceable, He Must be Replaced! If It Looks like a Duck and It Quacks like a Duck... Damian Lang Does this sound like an oxymoron? In reality, it’s not. Last month we talked about the philosopher who likes to confuse things just to...
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