Masonry Magazine October 1969 Page. 23
ADHESIVE USED FOR UNIQUE BRICK PANELS
Permagile's PG-2089 (general pur-
pose adhesive/repair system) was used
recently to join individual bricks end-
to-end and flat-side-to-flat-side (three
abreast) to form a unique brick pan-
el for the window sills of the new
Bankers Life Building in Chicago. The
panels were assembled individually
and independently of the standard
brick and mortar construction, then
A unique brick panel for the window siils
of the now Bankers Life Building, Chicago.
positioned as separate window sill units
as each window of the building was
completed.
This unusual application was devel-
oped by mason contractor Hansen &
Individual bricks are joined end-to-end and
flat-side-to-flat-side to form a unique brick
window sill panel. The completed brick panel
is a precast form, then joined to a concrete
section to form the completed window sill
and head units.
Finished windows with special sill and head
units installed. Unique application was com-
pleted recently for the Bankers Life Building
in Chicago. This unusual application was
developed by mason contractor Hansen &
Hemple of Elmhurst, Illinois,
Hemple of Elmhurst, Illinois. Perma-
gile's metropolitan Chicago distributor,
Construction Research Corporation,
supplied the project. The architects
were Colley & Borre Associates, Inc.
of Park Ridge, Illinois.
The versatility of Permagile's PG-
2089 has resulted in its being used in
a variety of maintenance and and original
construction applications. The bond is
strong and surpasses the strength of
concrete. It can also be used as a bond-
ing compound for new concrete or ce-
ment applications to hardened under-
layments, particularly for vertical or
overhead surfaces. It is useful as an
adhesive for attaching mosaics, glass
or other objects to wall or floor sur-
faces in areas where the ultimate in
strength and durability are desired.
Permagile Corporation, with head-
quarters in Plainview, N. Y., is primar-
ily engaged in the manufacture of
epoxy resin formulas for coatings, top-
pings (floor and highway), adhesives
and bonding agents for maintenance of
concrete substrates and for construc-
tion purposes.
Slayton Is New AIA Prexy
William L. Slayton, 52, President
of Urban America, Inc., has been ap-
pointed Executive Vice President of
the American Institute of Architects
by the AIA Board of Directors. He
will move to the AIA position by the
end of the year. The announcement
was made today by Rex W. Allen,
FAIA, President of the AIA, which
is the national professional society for
23,300 of the nation's registered
architects.
Mr. Slayton was recently named
President of Urban America after
having served for three and one half
years as Executive Vice President. The
top AIA staff post has been held by
William H. Scheick, FAIA, 64, who,
since January 1961, has been Execu
tive Director. He will remain with
AIA on a special assignment basis.
Building Designs Studied
Thirteen different construction sys-
tems for homebuilders were discussed
in seven seminar sessions at the New
Building Products Seminar and Show
presented October 30-31 by the Home
Builders Association of Chicagoland
for Midwest builders.
Twenty-five industry experts were
represented in the seven seminars fea-
turing presentations on the most prom-
inent and promising systems which
are now being used in, or being de-
veloped for use in, residential con-
struction-including detached single-
family dwellings, town houses, garden
apartments, and high-rise apartments.
Wood, metal, concrete, plastic, and
masonry systems were included.
Jumbo Jets Prompt Changes
Tomorrow's giant passenger and
cargo jets now in testing stages will
double the already acute problems of
docking, parking and loading, and
call for revolutionary changes in
terminal design, according to a lead-
ing structural engineer and airport
planner.
Dr. Lev Zetlin, president of the
New York consulting engineering
firm Lev Zetlin Associates, Inc., is
working on Boston's $75 million Lo-
gan Air Terminal. He revealed his
design solutions to these problems
during a special seminar at the 1969
Prestressed Concrete Institute Con-
vention held October 5-9 in the Shera-
ton-Boston Hotel, Boston.