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February 2008
MASONRY
The Voice of the Masonry Industry

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Building For The 23rd Century? Restoring The 19th Century?

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MASONRY
Volume 47. Number 2
February 2008

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Pavers
Beauty That Endures

Shown is an example of how differently colored Belden Brick

For the Record

Jennifer Morrell
Editor
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com

Uncle Sam Is Calling

Are you knee-deep in your taxes yet, handing off paperwork piece-by-piece to your accountant in an effort to wrap up this tax season

President's Message

Tom Daniel
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

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New Members
The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. MC

The Big Secret...
What Non-Stop learned when we were a large masonry contractor...

Non-Stop was born from the lessons we learned as a masonry contractor ourselves. We were as large as any and more profitable than most. But we never became

New Products
Does your company have a new product? Please send all press releases, photos and other information to jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com.

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BEAUTY THAT ENDURES

A LOOK AT THE ENDURING VALUE AND TIMELESS BEAUTY OF GENUINE CLAY PAVERS
By Leroy Danforth
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The Voice of the Masonry Industry

Design Build
Shown is the U.S. Penitentiary and Federal Prison Camp-Tucson in Tucson, Ariz, which won the Design-Build Excellence Award in the Public Sector Building-Over $15 Million category.

"Don't even look at price at this step," says E

Design Build

The key component to design build is that, since everyone is on your team, there is much less red tape and much less paperwork. Every team has its own layer. - Steve Ziolkowski, Director of Business Development, Ziolkowski Construc

Shown is the FYD4 Whole Barracks Renewal project in Ft. Lewis, Wash., which won the National Design-Build Award in the Public Sector Building - Over $15 Million category.



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Design Build
Mason contractors might see an advantage to design build in timing. Short lead times allow for early starts and faster completion by masons.

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Flat Times are Here to Stay
Are you waiting for the economy to
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tion industry grew consistently. The

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