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. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has completed a study on the effect that various wall systems have on the annual energy usage in one- and two-story residential homes.
The study’s objective was to obtain a direct comparison of the actual energy and dollars expended using different types of walls in a typical residential home while keeping all other aspects of the house EXACTLY the same. This research was done using EnergyPlus™, a simulation software developed by the Department of Energy and acknowledged as one of the most accurate and powerful energy simulation tools available today. The results are groundbreaking in the breadth and scope of the walls compared - 607 different combinations of CMU, wood and ICF. Almost every conceivable arrangement of standard building products compared “apples to apples” across every climate zone in Florida and the US. A total of 21,852 separate wall system analyses were made. Of these, 3,642 wall system analyses were made specifically for Florida. For more information: http://bit.ly/1hhc2Ox t took a team of IMI-led BAC masons to lend a hand in unraveling a centuries-old “Great Cathedral Mystery”, the title of a soon-to-be-aired edition of the PBS series, NOVA, on Wednesday, Feb. 12th. The show chronicles the efforts of five BAC bricklayers who traveled to Florence, Italy at the invitation of National Geographic to reconstruct a replica of the city's famed Duomo, the world's largest masonry dome. The objective: to shed light on how the original might have been constructed, a process that has baffled building professionals and enthusiasts since it was completed nearly 600 years ago. The team, comprised of IMI national, regional, and local training staff including Bob Arnold (21 IL), Dave Wysocki (21 IL), Don Hunt (15 MO/KS), Tom Ward (2 MI), and National Job Corps Director Jonas Elmore (4 IN/KY), all traveled to Florence at the expense of National Geographic and Camera One Productions. Watch the complete program online: http://video.pbs.org/program/nova/ WESLEY CHAPEL | FL
The Bay at Cypress Creek lies behind black iron gates, 176 beige townhouses tucked away in a neatly manicured neighborhood along clean streets. This is all, of course, at a distance. Upon closer inspection, lines of discolored paint snake around the facades where cracks have been patched. The stucco is warped and bubbling from water damage. Construction crews have gutted one of the buildings. http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/wesley-chapel-townhouse-community-mired-in-litigation-over-cracks-water/2163099
A powerful storm rolling through North Carolina destroyed a condominium complex Saturday, with stunning footage showing the under construction building collapsing to the ground from high winds.
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