For example, concrete block masonry shrinks and clay brick grows, so the installation of a bond break between the materials should solve this problem. “Providing expansion/control/isolation joints ...

Brick and stone masonry have served as reliable and valuable elements of commercial building projects for centuries, gracing urban and rural landscapes since time immemorial. Building Teams have ...

Growing demand for durable outdoor structures is increasing interest in retaining walls, stone walls, and other masonry ...

Venice is a city built of bricks and one enriched by the wooden cargo ships that helped lift the former Venetian Republic to greatness. So it’s fitting that last May at the 2016 Venice Biennale, a ...

Concrete has a giant carbon footprint yet concrete blocks are a ubiquitous building material used around the world. Watershed Materials has produced a new, beautiful and sustainable masonry block that ...

The true measure of affordability must also account for what it costs to own, operate, maintain, repair and eventually ...