Masonry Magazine June 1967 Page. 27
Long, Low and Dignified
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Set a new profit and production record. Attractive patterns have been created with the protruding ledges of the concrete masonry units. were created by simple patterns in laying of the concrete masonry units on the exterior.
A free-standing wall screens and dominates the entrance way. The 229-foot-long building is divided by a main corridor that separates the general office area from the private offices on the south. The corridor has an upper level lined with heavily planted balustrade.
The building cost $330,000 with the square foot cost being approximately $26. The entire structure utilizes the various products manufactured by the Dow firm.
Scme Facts About Lightning Rods
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annually to such structures as the Empire State Building) because of what it is an electrical charge rushing to meet its opposite. Generally negative charges build up in the earth, usually collecting in tall or isolated objects.
When the attraction becomes strong enough, the charges leap across the gap and there you have it-lightning. Contrary to the general thought that a rod carries the lightning bolt to the ground, a lightning protection system is designed to bleed off these positive charges so that the negatives aren't interested in coming down.
For a person caught out in a thunderstorm, the simplest rule is to get low or in a car. Running to an isolated tree or an unprotected golf shelter is the worst thing to do. And for goodness sake, put down that putter.
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MASONRY
JUNE, 1967