Masonry Magazine August 1986 Page. 28
Letters
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the clearinghouse program and provide you with an opportunity to participate by providing the clearinghouse with any information which your organization may have prepared on the subject of small quantity hazardous waste generators. We are particularly interested in informational brochures and guidance documents which provide solutions applicable to small businesses. This will be accessible through computer hook-ups and will also provide information and assistance over the telephone.
We have a cooperative agreement with the Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal (GRCDA), a non-profit educational organization of solid waste management professionals, to establish and manage the clearinghouse. GRCDA has been involved in small quantity hazardous waste management issues for the past four years and is very qualified to conduct this project. We ask that you send your materials and information to: GRCDA-SQHWG Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 7219, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Any questions should be directed to GRCDA at (301) 585-2898.
James S. Bridges, Economist
Technical Support Staff
United States Environmental
Protection Agency
Hazardous Waste Engineering
Research Laboratory
Cincinnati, Ohio
QUALITY MORTAR AT LOWER COST
Easy-Spred, the mortar plasticizer that replaces lime. Easy-Spred is a mortar plasticizer that performs better and costs less to use than lime. One 7 lb. bag of Easy-Spred replaces a 50 lb. bag of lime. Its water retention capability promotes better curing, less shrinkage, and the contractor doesn't have to retemper as often to maintain plasticity. Board life is increased as much as two times compared to a Portland/ lime mix.
Easy-Spred is made from a formulation of minerals naturally compatible with basic ingredients in mortar, and is effective for use with brick, block or stucco. It accepts color pigments without bleaching, as lime often does, to make a brick color match easier.
AMERICAN COLLOID COMPANY
Contractor Products Division
5100 Suffield Court Skokie, IL, 60077
(312) 966-5720 TWX 910-233-0738
BOCA, ICBO and Southern
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Conference listed.
Building Construction Advisory Committee
Editor:
Enclosed for your information is an article introducing the Building Construction Industry Advisory Committee, a committee that funds research at Florida public universities and community colleges that have building construction programs. The funding is obtained from state contractor licensing fees and allocated for research and continuing education projects to benefit the construction industry.
We will be submitting articles to your publication periodically in the hope that we can inform the industry of our current projects, and they will benefit from the research and continuing education projects being done at our state schools.
We will be making this information available to all members of the construction industry through this office. We hope that your publication can help us with disseminating the results of these projects to your readership.
Don F. Taylor, Executive Secretary
Building Construction Industry
Advisory Committee
Gainesville, Florida
See story in this issue. Ed.
Letters to the Editor
Masonry invites letters to the editor. The subject matter may address articles or topics that have appeared in the magazine or which might be of interest to Masonry readers. All letters received by Masonry are deemed submissions for publication unless otherwise stated, and are subject to editing for style, grammar and limitations of space.
28 MASONRY-JULY/AUGUST, 1986
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