We are a divided country. Most of us have picked a side, we have dug our feet into the ground and we are ready for a fight. I want to be the peacemaker. Making peace kind of goes against my Italian heritage but I’m going to give it a shot. My focus is going to be on...

Over two years ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued one of the most significant health standards ever promulgated by the Agency. Published on March 25, 2016, the Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica final rule (the...

Like your truck, chisels, drills, fishing rods and cleaning equipment, performance and longevity can be directly linked to product quality coupled with routine cleaning and maintenance. The workhorse in masonry cleaning is the ubiquitous pressure washer, and it's not...

It rings like the beginning of a bad joke, but what do rope, pottery, stone monuments, sewing needles, oars, lacquer, weaving, a flute and the mortar and pestle have in common? They were all invented before the humble wheel. In fact, the wheel existed for some...

In the beginning, an oven was just a hole in the ground — and bricks were just mud-pies. But the oven story really begins with fire. The fire that turns clay into brick is also the start of the human story. No other animal makes fire; and by learning to cook their...

Get ready to participate in projects a lot earlier. Thanks to BIM for Masonry, masonry contractors are able to engage with the design and construction communities far earlier in the building process. The Building Information Modeling for Masonry Initiative (BIM-M) is...