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TBS and indoor air pollution are relatively new legal issues, says Dean, adding that only a few known TBS cases have actually progressed to trial and a jury verdict. So there is little judicial precedent in this area to be followed.
Nonetheless, Dean reiterates his contention that as awareness of indoor health concerns grow, more lawsuits will be filed-including some that will eventually go to trial, be adjudicated, and help define the standards and guidelines to be followed in this area of the law. He further notes that there are no federal government regulations now in place to monitor indoor air quality, although some may yet be legislated.
According to Dean, the insurance industry is destined, at least for the time being, to bear a great burden of the costs of defending TBS litigation. He attributes this to the likelihood that most of the parties apt to be sued have liability insurance and will turn to their insurers for defense and indemnity. However, he cautions those potentially vulnerable to such suits to recognize that office workers may be increasingly sensitive about the quality of air they breathe while on the job. Further, he advises that if complaints are made, they may be based on a legitimate health concerns and should not be discounted or ignored. In conclusion, Dean warns that failure to react to initial health complaints may lead from an isolated instance to a complex, multiparty TBS suit.
MASONRY MAGAZINE was awarded third place in the American Society of Business Press Chicago Chapter's annual Excellence in Graphics competition. The award was made for outstanding publication redesign.
There were 335 entries in the competition for design professionals of trade and consumer publications.
Judges commented that the redesign presented features in a crisp, professional manner, and that graphics and organization of features and departments presented an outstanding example of contemporary magazine design.
THE MASON CONTRACTORS Association of America has announced that a national masonry design awards program-the Masonry Hall of Fame-will be launched at Masonry Expo '93 in San Diego, next
HOUSE MINORITY WHIP Newt Gingrich, second from right, told Mason Contractors Association of America and National Concrete Masonry Association leaders who met in Washington recently that American business must focus on quality like never before if the nation's economy is to regain long term strength. "Quality will be to the twenty-first century what Ford's assembly line was to the twentieth century," Gingrich told the industry leaders who visited Capitol Hill during a three day planning session for the coming year. He was one of three House members to address the group. Pictured above with Gingrich are, left to right: Jim Bonk, LaFarge Corporation; Ron Ohmes, Kirchner Industries; Max Hunt, Northfield Block Company; Danny Marshall, NCMA chairman of the board, Marshall Concrete Products; George Miller, executive vice president, NCMA; John Heslip, NCMA president; Congressman Gingrich; Randall Pierce, NCMA director of government relations. An emphasis on quality is a major focus at MCAA and NCMA with the co-sponsored Masonry Quality Institute and other programs.
February. Submissions will be on exhibit at the San Diego Convention Center, and judged by Expo attendees, Awards will be made at presentation ceremonies the last day of the Expo. All winners of local, regional, state and national competitions for excellence in masonry design will be eligible. Complete details will be published in the next issue of Masonry Magazine, as well as the next issue of MCAA's newsletter, MCAA Update.
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KING JAMES Place, Toronto, Ontario, was the year's winner of the sixth annual Masonry Design Awards competition sponsored by the Toronto Society of Architects and the Toronto Masonry Industry Promotion Fund. The dinner at which award presentations were made was held late in February at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto, with 244 architects, masonry contractors, union representatives and guests in attendance.
The overall winner was presented with a commissioned painting by Toronto artist Charles Temple, who was in attendance to make the presentation. Other winners were presented with a certificate from the Toronto Society of Architects.
Overall winner for the King James Place project was: Kubawara Payne McKenna Blumberg, architects; Buttcon Limited, general contractor; Clifford Masonry/Deluca Mascarin Masonry Contractors, masonry contractor; Great Lakes Brick and Stone, brick; Primeau Agro Block, block; James N. Scott Cut Stone, Enmar Natural Stone, stone.
Large model project winner was the York University Student Centre, Toronto. Architect was A. J. Diamond Donald Schmidt and Company; general contractor was UMA Spantee; masonry contractor was D.M.S. Masonry; brick was supplied by I-XL; block was supplied by Peel Block; and stone was supplied by Arriscraft.
Small project winner was the Unionville GO Transit Station, Unionville, Ontario. Architect was Daniel Gaito for Allan Barrett of Giffels Associates; general contractor was Dineen Construction; masonry contractor was Limen Masonry; brick was supplied by Canada Brick; and block was provided by Richvale Block.
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