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Means catalog and other publications that architects and general contractors use to develop budgets for certain buildings in order to get the cost of the competing materials.
There have been contractors in our area who have convinced architects to change buildings from metal studs to brickwork. The problem is, you have to catch the project in an early design stage. You can't wait until the job is in the bid stages because masonry is heavier and the footings and everything have to be designed differently.
Masonry: What material or style of building is going to be the biggest competitor for masonry 10 years from now?
Campitelli: You're going to see more and more competition from tilt up concrete, especially in warehouse type buildings. We're going to continue to have competition from the metal stud industry. The tilt up is coming to the forefront as competition for us.
Masonry: What are the most critical issues you will face from government regulation in the future?
Campitelli: The biggest problem with government regulation is OSHA. Not so much the federal OSHA as with the states. We do work in Washington as well as Baltimore and when we're in Washington we deal with federal OSHA; in Maryland we're dealing with MOSH (Maryland Occupational Safety & Health). To me, MOSH has become a money-generating agency. Of course they're interested in promoting safety, but they're also interested, in my opinion though they deny it, in generating revenue. It's much easier for us to deal with OSHA on a federal level than it is on a state level.
Masonry: What do like most about being a member of MCAA?
Campitelli: I think MCAA is doing an excellent job for the mason contractor and I think Mike Adelizzi is doing a great job as director. MCAA is an organization that is strictly for the mason contractor, promoting masonry, working with our issues and our problems.
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