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

The Science of a Straight Line: Why Masonry’s Smallest Decisions Make the Biggest Differences
September 2026

There is a unique phenomenon in construction: the human eye can spot an out-of-plumb wall from 50 yards away across a crowded job site. We might not always be able to explain the exact mathematical deviation without a laser level, but our brains instantly

MCAA Upstate New York: Regaining Market Share Through Education
September 2026

The Upstate New York chapter of the MCAA was established in 2014 by a dedicated group of both union and non-union masonry contractors, producers, and suppliers who shared concerns about the declining use of masonry. T

GEN NXT: Luis Sontay
September 2026

For this month, the MCAA got to sit down with aspiring mason Luis Sontay. From taking an interest in masonry as a kid to placing 1st in a postsecondary competition, Luis’ dedication and passion for the trade is clear. Luis describes his early passion fo

The Wall
September 2026

There is a story around Huntley Brothers that some of our guys simply call “The Wall.” I’ve told it enough times over the years that when I start telling it to one of our younger guys, I can see a few of the older ones rolling their eyes. They’ve heard i