June 2010 Table of Contents

Words: Dan Kamys

Table of Contents

FEATURES

MCAA 2010 Legislative Conference MCAA members and other masonry industry players converge on Washington, D.C., to make a difference for the future.

The Role of Flashing in Masonry While flashing certainly offers a line of defense to the interior wall as a barrier to infiltrating moisture, we should not think this to be its only purpose. The Role of Masonry in BIM The construction industry is searching for ways to increase efficiency, and many are turning to Building Information Modeling. Birth of a Product Hyundai is meeting market challenges head-on.
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COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS For the Record President's Message Government Affairs New Products Business Building Full Contact Project Management Classified Advertising News

Managing the Mysterious Job Site Slowdown
August 2026

Every contractor knows the feeling. A job looks good on paper. The schedule makes sense. The crews are lined up. The material is supposed to be there. Then, for no obvious reason, the whole job starts crawling. That is what makes it so frustrating. Nobod

Sainte-Cécile Cathedral
August 2026

Imagine being handed a set of plans calling for the largest brick cathedral in the world. Now imagine building it without modern cranes, engineered scaffolding, forklifts, power tools, or structural analysis software. That was the challenge facing medie

Why SkillsUSA is the Keystone to MCAA’s Outreach
August 2026

When I stepped into the role of the MCAA’s first Director of Youth Outreach and Education, I knew we had a massive job ahead of us. I am a fourth-generation brick mason, and I have spent over two decades teaching the trade, from working with apprentices a

The First Paycheck
August 2026

Several years ago, Huntley Brothers hired a young apprentice. It was his first real job, and he had never had a paycheck before. Friday rolled around, and he got paid just like everyone else. Later that day, one of the guys told me something I have never