Masonry Magazine October 1989 Page. 32

Words: Thomas Beeby
Masonry Magazine October 1989 Page. 32

Masonry Magazine October 1989 Page. 32
Perlite is better...

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Perlite loose-fill masonry insulation is permanent and non-settling thus assuring the highest level of performance for the life of the wall.

The fire rating of 8 inch masonry block is doubled from 2 hours to 4 hours when its cores are filled with perlite loose-fill masonry insulation.

Perlite loose-fill masonry insulation is inorganic, asbestos-free, non-toxic and rot, vermin and termite resistant with a neutral pH.

Manufactured to conform to ASTM specification C-549.

Perlite loose-fill masonry insulation is noncombustible with a fusion point of approximately 2300°F.

Guarded hot box tests of full scale wall systems have proven that perlite loose-fill masonry fill insulation is superior to EPS inserts, EPS beads and vermiculite.

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Headquarters hotel for all of MCAA and affiliates' activities will be the Sheraton Phoenix, just a short block and a half from the Civic Plaza, site of MASONRY EXPO.

Sullivan Award to Beeby & Babka

The Chicago architectural firm of Hammond Beeby and Babka became the 10th recipient of the Louis Sullivan Award for Architecture. The Award and $5,000 prize were presented to Thomas H. Beeby, AIA, principal of the firm and Dean of the School of Architecture at Yale University at the opening session of the annual meeting of the International Masonry Institute (IMI).

Making the presentation was L. Gerald Carlisle the Secretary/Treasurer of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen (BAC), which established the Sullivan Award in 1970 as a biennial tribute from masonry craftsmen in the United States and Canada to architects in those two countries.

Addison Clipson Wins Award

Addison Clipson Architects, Inc. received the Award of Excellence in Masonry Construction from the Kentuckiana Masonry Institute for the design of Oldenberg Brewery in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky. General Contractor for Oldenberg Brewery was Pilot Contracting Corporation and the Masonry Contractor was Krallman Masonry. Reading Rock, Incorporated supplied the brick and concrete block for this award-winning project.


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