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MASONRY
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Volume 39 Number 2
MARCH/APRIL 2000
The Masonry Leaders 9
Although each of us works hard each and every day at our respective jobs, there are only a few in our industry who work diligently and selflessly to build the masonry industry into a thriving marketplace where each of us benefit from the brighter future that they guarantee.
Productivity, Quality, Safety 23
Construction productivity can be improved and projects made more profitable if the installation quality is increased and job sites are safer. At first glance, the relationship between productivity, quality and safety may seem incidental and remote but they are more interrelated than one might think.
Masonry Grout 29
With the International Building Code just around the corner, we all must reevaluate design and construction of masonry, as we have known it. For many, there will be little or no change with respect to the construction of masonry, but for others, there will be significant changes.
Excellence in Masony Winners 40
The Winners for the MCAA's 1999-2000 International Excellence in Masonry Awards program were announced in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday February 9, 2000 at the Rio Hotel and Convention Center.
THE MASONRY SHOW Wrap-Up 53
This past February the MCAA not only achieved the goals set for the first MASONRY SHOW, but far surpassed those goals in areas of attendance, exhibitor participation and program content. Turn to page 53 for a glance at some of the many popular programs, highlights, and events.
Report of the President 43
Presented to the Association at the 2000 MCAA Conference Annual Meeting on February 8th, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Habitat for Humanity 36
Apprentices, suppliers, and designers converged on a small residential lot in Las Vegas Nevada, and pulled together on February 9, 2000 to build the first ever all masonry Habitat for Humanity home in a demonstration of both the speed and design flexibility that masonry offers the construction customer.
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From the President 7
Product Update 22
Time Table 33
OSHA Alert 34
Classified 62
Ad Index 62
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