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FULL CONTACT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

By "Coach" Gary Micheloni

Football, Family, Friends and Fundamentals

November 2012 is probably the most significant month of this year. We have, by many accounts, the biggest, most significant

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It's Not What You Go Through That Matters
COACH GARY SAYS:
Practice the fundamentals.

During the last several years, the MCAA really hasn't missed a beat with its primary mission of promoting our industry. It's done wh

MCAA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
The masonry industry urges Congress to consider relevant, unbiased technical information supporting development of a fair and equitable standard that will protect workers without destroying their jobs and the businesses t

SCAFFOLDING
provide access to one level (see Photo 4). Only erectors are allowed to climb frames that don't meet the Integral Climbing Ladder Standard 1926.451(e)(6). All Non-Stop and other elevating towers currently produced meet this standard and

MCAA Convention
An Event-Packed
MCAA Annual
Convention

The MCAA Annual Convention kept attendees busy, from the MAC/PAC reception with guest speaker Danny Tarkanian, and an opening banquet, to daily committee meetings, and educat

We joined the MCAA because it was time to pull together as an industry. I am currently in the process of becoming a Certified Mason Contractor, another way the MCAA is working to solidify our industry.

Donald E. McCauley, Jr
Mason

FOR THE RECORD
Jennifer Morrell
Editor
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com

The Common Sense of Safety
Aesthetics, sustainability and a long life cycle. One would think these attributes alone would convince even the most stubborn gallery of

For times when you absolutely have to squeeze every possible dollar out of every wall you build...

FINALLY! Jack-Up Scaffolding for the Rest of Your Work

Top out 14-foot interior partitions off the base unit alone. Add extensions to go

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Mackie Bounds
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

The Strong Spirit of our Industry

I am writing this article while on a flight to Indianapolis. One thing that comes with this job is

If the prime minister were another man, we may be speaking German today. He was Sir Winston Churchill. Perhaps his exemplary courage and speeches fostered the courage that actually won the World War II. When others may have stalled, quibbled and vacillat

SAFETY

Implementing change

HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES of actions that can reverse the tide. First, issue a mission statement that will be seen at the office and on the projects, and includes safety as a priority. This will communicate the

CLEANING AND
CLEANING EQUIPMENT

Almeida, while at Empire, championed the purchase of a Kem-O-Kleen Masonry Cleaning System. He found that he cleaned far faster and better than ever before, even with the challenges of a densely populated cit

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MOISTURE MANAGEMENT

top surface of the collection device, reducing the ability of moisture to exit through the weeps as well as block the weeps from allowing air movement within the cavity. One manufacturer adds an extra benefit to its product

End dams and corner boots can be purchased as injection molded boots. The benefit of the injected boots and end dams is that they do not leak and they are ready to install. Flashings that the contractor needs to fold and cut require additional trained la

INDUSTRY REPORT

The development of the BrickStainable Design Competition, which is now in its second year, seeks to attract and promote new ideas in the manufacturing of, the application of, or the physical arrangement of clay masonry units tha