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BMI product, he also cites the cost efficiency of the system itself as a primary benefit to Esche & Lee.

"The largest percent of our job cost," Esche says, "is labor, not material."

With the

With numerous types of anchors on the market, especially for steel stud assemblies, and anchor styles that feature either a single attachment or dual attachment, it can be difficult for designers to verify whether a product will successfully maintain a p

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Cali Stone

Roundabout Plaza, Nashville
Architect: Hastings Architecture Associates LLC
Mason Contractors: Jackson Masonry LLC and Gardner G&G

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Research Aims at Concrete
Results for Coastal States

Amber Miles
Staff Writer, Louisiana Tech University News Bureau

Thanks to a four-year, $3 million grant awarded to Louisiana Tech University's Trenchless Techn

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News continued from page 48 represented the Michigan Mason Contractors Association (MMCA) at the Mason Contractors Association of America Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. in June.

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Easy Arches

The B.A.T. (Bricklayers

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Volume 44, Number 3
March 2005

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Telehandler Trends: More and Less
Telehandlers are one of the most advantageous pieces o

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