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GEN NXT: Mason Saunders

Sponsored By: Words: MASONRY MagazinePhotos: Mason Saunders Editor’s Note: This month, MASONRY sat down with Mason Saunders, 2022 Second Year Skills Challenge winner, and Assistant Foreman with Huntley Brothers in Mint Hill, North Carolina. Mason has been surrounded by the trades for as long as he can remember. After picking up a trowel one summer …

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Chairman’s Message: A Look Forward

Larry Vacala, MCAA Chairman At this time, there is much to report on.  First off, the Mid-year meeting is set for August 14th through August 17th, 2022. It will take place in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at the historic Grand Geneva Resort & Spa.   The Resort is approximately a 45-to-60-minute drive from two major airports, 65 …

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Bridging The Final Frontier In Thermal Performance

Words: Tiffany Coppock, Commercial Building Specialist, Owens CorningPhotos: Owens Corning Resilience and longevity are attributes that contribute to masonry’s performance in the enclosure. But as today’s building owners continue to seek more energy-efficient and comfortable structures, masons are charged with building to an even higher level of thermal performance. Public and private initiatives that aim …

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Pest Protection

Sponsored By: Words: Steven FechinoPhotos: glebchik Insects and rodents can be a problem depending on where you live in the United States.   In the United States we have Carpenter Bees in the spring, honeybees in the summer, Stink Bugs seek warmth and darkness in the fall, Ants are attracted to moisture and spiders like …

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Fire Testing: Brick, A Traditionally Non-Combustible Material

Introduction: Don Foster, Founder and VP of Masonry CosmeticsBody: Chip Clark, VP of Engineering and Research at the Brick Industry AssociationPhotos: BIA, Robert W. Ginn Most of us have seen homes like the one pictured above, originally built of non-masonry products except for the brick chimney. Unfortunately, when a house like this one catches fire, …

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Cultivating Company Culture: Cascade Construction

Words: Ron Adams, President of Cascade ConstructionPhotos: Cascade Construction MASONRY Magazine recently talked with Ron Adams, the President of Cascade Construction out of Lakewood, Washington about how he approaches company culture at the second-generation masonry company.  About Cascade Construction Cascade Construction is a proudly second-generation family business – and our roots in masonry are even …

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