November 2009 Table of Contents

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November 2009 Volume 48, Number 11

FEATURES

Report: MCAA Midyear Meeting 2009 MCAA Executive Director Jeff Buczkiewicz reports on this year’s MCAA Midyear Meeting. Sustainability Through Natural Stone Masonry consults the Natural Stone Council’s John Mattke about the sustainable characteristics of natural stone. The Skinny on Insulation Think insulation’s not really your concern? Think again. Masonry spoke with an expert in the area of insulation to garner the information you need to know. Levels The essentials you need to know about the importance of levels on the jobsite. Measuring Devices Learn the basics about measuring devices, and what you really need in your mason contractor arsenal.		 alt

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS For the Record President's Message Government Affairs New Products Full Contact Project Management Business Building Making the Grade News Classified Advertising

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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

Damian Lang
Contractor Tip of the Month
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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

Cass Stern
Marvelous Masonry
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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

Robert Melgaard
Outreach Outlook
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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

Kent Huntley
Chairman’s Message
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