Masonry Magazine October 1994 Page. 42
LITERATURE REVIEW
Booklet provides design ideas on factory glazed concrete masonry units for interior and exterior walls. The Burns and Russell Company, Box 6063, Baltimore, MD 21231.
Catalog contains a comprehensive listing of technical documents, educational materials, and programs developed to help architects, engineers, specifiers, and others in the construction industry. The Construction Specifications Institute, 601 Madison Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Literature announces new line of concrete masonry units in the colors and textures of natural stone. The Burns and Russell Company, Box 6063, Baltimore, MD 21231.
Report designed to help contractors get a better understanding of the relationship between estimating and job cost functions of their business. It focuses on how a contractor can develop an easy-to-use system that will allow complete control of each job and each estimate. Litning Software, 2450 Peralta Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94536.
Guide specifications, technical data, availability, and cost and performance properties of an integrally added polymer bonding agent for new concrete, portland cement plaster and mortar mixes is covered in new brochure. Larsen Products, 8264 Preston Court, Jessup, MD 20794.
Brochure uses color to detail the advantages of diamond blades for cutting concrete. General Electric Company, 6325 Huntley Road, Worthington, OH 43085.
Two new models of concrete core drills and their options are described in an illustrated bulletin. Stow Manufacturing, Box 490, Binghamton, NY 13902.
Brochure describes a range of architectural and ornamental cast products available including precast wall panel and concrete/glass block systems, sculpture, sitework, signage and corporate identity systems and ornamentation for new buildings, renovation and historical restoration projects. Dura Art Stone, 11010 Olive Oak, Fontana, CA 92337.
Educational courses for the cement and concrete industries, covering topics ranging from cement and ready mix concrete production to jobsite techniques and inspection, are detailed in a RCA catalog. Portland Cement Association, 5420 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077.
Concrete and plaster bonding agents for heavy duty concrete and Portland cement plaster bonding are covered in reference data which includes specifications, applications, standards and test data. Larsen Products, 6000 Exec Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.
Construction careers in the St. Louis area provides detailed career information on seventeen construction industry crafts. Data for each includes description of job duties, educational requirements, training opportunities, starting, wages and application procedures. Construction Training School, 6301 Knox Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63139.
Weather industry brochure lists the specialized services provided by both large and small qualified private weather companies. Commercial Weather Service, 655 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.
Guidelines for design and installation of residential retaining walls are provided in a brochure which contains data on how to build corners, steps, straight, curved and serpentine walls, including embankment control in water applications. Versa-Lok Retaining Wall Systems, Box 9220, North St. Paul, MN 55109.
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