Within the last year the number of large scale fires destroying wood-frame apartment complexes while under construction has increased, causing huge amounts of damage. In Phoenix this past week, another 5-alarm fire struck, resulting in massive evacuation around the area and destruction of the construction. Read more.
As part of the Masonry Association's ongoing partnership with the American Institute of Architects Florida chapter, the Masonry Construction & Inspection Workshop began filming at the Liberty Bar in Tallahassee, Florida yesterday and will wrap up today. Stay tuned for the online coursework beginning April 2016! For questions, contact Deb Bartolucci deb@floridamasonry.com or Don Beers don@floridamasonry.com. On Thursday October 23, 2014 the Masonry Association of Florida sponsored a luncheon for the Builders Association of North Florida. Approximately 200 people were in attendance from the Gainesville Florida area. Argos Employee – Dewayne Stidham enjoyed working the information table as well as handing out technical and picture brochures that highlight construction with masonry. Masonry contractors worked along with suppliers to get the word out about the advantages of building with block. All involved agreed this was a highly successful event. Governor Scott Proclaims Saturday, September 27, 2014 Statewide Concrete Masonry Day in Florida9/24/2014
The MAF sponsored Florida Association of American Institute of Architects (AIA FL) Honor & Design Awards category for masonry is in it's fifth year and part of a continued partnership between the MAF and AIA FL. This year's award goes to Rowe Architects of Tampa, Florida for Hough Hall, at the University of Florida. It is a nice coincidence that this year's winning project was built by MAF Mason Contractor, Painter Masonry, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida.
The MAF also participates in the AIA FL annual convention, by providing a continuing education course to the attendees. This year, the topic was "Winning With Masonry" and featured Hough Hall and some of the past award winning projects. The course was attended by over 120 architects. For the fourth year in a row, the Masonry Association of Florida (MAF) was a co-location partner with the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA) at the Southeast Builders Conference in Orlando, Florida. The show was held at the Orange County Convention Center, West Concourse and hosted close to 3000 builders and construction associates. The MAF through the Masonry Education Foundation (MEF) provided 11 continuing education courses to SEBC attendees. Architects, engineers and home builders took part in classes about the MAF PNNL Energy research, Preventing Moisture Penetration in Masonry Construction, and watched a live masonry demonstration narrated by Don Beers, PE and performed by Steve Meggs, master mason and current employee of Argos. Thank you to everyone who participated to make this a great opportunity to educate our target market about the benefits of masonry construction! On Friday May 9, 2014, the Masonry Association of Florida, in conjunction with the Masonry Education Foundation, hosted a Masonry Construction Lab for Haskell Construction's executives, engineers and architects. Masonry materials for the lab were donated by Argos and CEMEX. Masonry labor was donated by Capital Concrete & Masonry Solutions (Jacksonville) and Painter Masonry (Gainesville). The lab focused on inspection of masonry and hands-on training in the construction of a basic masonry wall. The founder of Haskell, Preston Haskell, current CEO Steve Halverson and Vice-President Dave Balz were on-hand to make sure that everyone used the correct masonry techniques. The lab had over 35 participants and was very well received. Haskell has requested additional masonry training in the future. |
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