Awards
Invest In | Exposure - Joel Smith, AIA, Partner (Vol 40 No 3)
BIM
Developing BIM-Ready Masonry (Smart Dynamics Vol 1 No 2)
Case Histories
Al Glick Field House - Betsy Baird, AIA & Paul Koch (Vol 4 No 4)
The Big Brick House - Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 4 No 4)
Building North Quad - Ed Davenport (Vol 4 No 4)
Cheaper, Faster, Better: Zaragon Place - A Prime Example - Ed Davenport (Vol 39 No 5)
Knowledge Edge | Mt. Zion's Long Wait Ends - Donald Root, AIA (Vol 40 No 3)
New Landmark Rises from Community - Dave Erickson, CDT, CCM, SRW-1 (Vol 40 No 1)
University Finds Model for Student Housing - Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 6 No 2)
The Y at Metro Health Village - Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 6 No 4)
Code
Change Can Be Good: Michigan Adopts 2006 IBC - Jerry Painter (Vol 40 No 2)
Changes in the 2008 MSJC Code and Specification - Rochelle Jaffe, Ar, SE(IL), CCS, SMI, FTMS (Vol 4 No 4)
Construction
Technical Knowledge | What Defines a Qualified Bidder? - Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 40 No 2)
Construction > Initial Cost
Loadbearing Masonry's Bottom Line - Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM (Vol 39 No 1)
Construction > Life Cycle Cost
Military Construction (MILCON) - Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM & Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 7 No 2)
Construction > Movement Control
Brick Expansion Joints and Wall Openings - J. Gregg Borchelt, PE (Vol 38 No 4)
Construction > Schedule
Weeks Slashed Off Schedule - Betty Stansbury Young (Vol 36 No 2)
Construction > Wall Bracing
Part 2 - Masonry Wall Bracing - Kyle Lochonic (Vol 6 No 1)
Conventions
World of Masonry, It Was - Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 40 No 2)
Design
BIM-M Packages Masonry Wall Systems for Efficiency, Simplicity - Betty Stansbury Young (Vol 7 No 2)
The Distinctive Corbel - Rochelle Jaffe, Ar, SE, CCS, SMI, FTMS (Vol 40 No 1)
The Image for Leaders in Masonry - Bill Pacetti Sr. & Christian Kott (Vol 6 No 1)
Technical Knowledge | 3D BIM - Mike Neville, AIA, NCARB (Vol 40 No 2)
Director's Overview
Director's Overview - Optimizing Energy Performance - Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM (Vol 4 No 3)
Education
What Do You Want to Be? Renaissance Kids Program - Mark Moreno (Vol 39 No 5)
Environmental
The Premier Wall System - Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM (Vol 40 No 1)
Hygrothermal Evaluation - Andrew Dunlap, AIA,CDT, LEED AP, NCARB (Vol 6 No 1)
Environmental > Energy
Do You Know What Your Building Energy Cost Is? - Perry Hausman, PE, LEED AP (Vol 4 No 3)
Information Architects Should Know - James Zahn, Esq, FALA, FAIA (Vol 4 No 4)
Making the Grade at Gull Lake High School - Brendon Pollard, AIA, LEED AP (Vol 4 No3)
Meeting Energy Codes with Single Wythe Masonry- Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM | Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (SMART|dynamics of masonry Vol 1 No 3)
The Perfect Wall - Joseph Lstiburek, PhD, PEng, FASHRAE
Environmental > Fire
Masonry Does Not Burn - Stephen Szoke, PE, LEED AP (Vol 38 No 2)
Massive Fire - Dante DiGiovanni & Paul Hargest (Vol 6 No 3)
Environmental > Moisture
Improving Performance of CMU Backup Walls - Paul Grahovac, LEED AP (Vol 4 No3)
Environmental > Sustainability
Brick Industry Answers Environmental Challenges - Todd Belden (Vol 7 No 1)
Codifying Sustainability - Stephen Szoke, PE, LEED AP & Stephen Skalko, PE (Vol 5 No 1)
Fly Ash Brick: Sustainable Design - Gene Guetzow, LEED AP & Julie Rapoport, PhD, PE, LEED AP (Vol 5 No 1)
Sustainable Masonry Design - Patrick Rand, FAIA, FTMS (Vol 5 No 1)
Environmental > Thermal
Closed Cell Spray Foam Excels - Steve Loftis (Vol 4 No 3)
The Effectiveness of Effective R-Value - Maribeth Bradfield, PE, LEED AP (Vol 6 No 3)
Energy and Green Building Codes & Standards - Martha G. VanGeem, PE, LEED AP BD+C, FACI (Vol 7 No 2)
The High R-Wall Model - Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM & Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 4 No 3)
Polyisocyanurate - Raising the R with Masonry Cavity Wall Insulation - Charles Ostrander, PE (Vol 4 No 3)
Environmental > Wind
Designing and Building Concrete Masonry Safe Rooms Using FEMA P-320 - Jamie Farny (SMART|dynamics of masonry Vol 2 No 6)
Lateral Bracing at Top of Wall Provides Critical Connection - Don Beers, PE (SMART|dynamics of masonry Vol 1 No 4)
Tornado Shelters Code Revisions in the 2015 IBC - Corey Schultz, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (SMART|dynamics of masonry Vol 2 No 6)
Investment
Detroit Public Schools Embrace "Shovel Ready" Masonry - Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM & Elizabeth Young, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 6 No 2)
The Greatest Investment... And It's Not on Wall Street- Michael Solomon (Vol 39 No5)
Invest In - Advertising Does Pay - Evart Helms (Vol 5 No 1)
Investment to Grow Loadbearing Masonry's Market Share- Joan Baggett Calambokidis (Vol 40 No 1)
Masonry's Role in the 21st Century- Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM (Vol 39 No 5)
Investment > Economy
Michigan's Economic Giant - Paul E. Koch (Vol 40 No 1)
Materials > Masonry Units
Less Than Expected... and More - Jeff Speck, PE, FASTM, FACI (Vol 6 No 2)
Smaller Webs = Higher R-Value - Jason Thompson (Vol 7 No 2)
Materials > Mortar
Choose a Repair Mortar Based on Compatibility - Rochelle Jaffe, SE, AR, CCS, CSISM (Vol 38 No 6)
Effective Mortar Specifications - Jamie Farny and Daniel Zechmeister, PE, FASTM (SMART|dynamics of masonry Vol 3 No 2)
The Greening of Mortar - William Barker (Vol 39 No 4)
Masonry Mortars - Your Choice - Chris Sieto (Vol 4 No 4)
Restoration
Building Relationships - Affleck House - Tom Ward (Vol 7 No 3)
Icon Restored for Another Century - Dan Iacovoni, RA (Vol 5 No 1)
Proactive Approach to Masonry Preservation - Beaubien House - Meredith Steckling, AIA, CDT, LEED Green Assoc. (Vol 6 No 2)
Roosevelt Park Lofts - Ken Bailey (Vol 5 No 1)
Structural
Embodied Energy of Concrete Masonry - David Biggs. PE, SE, Dist M ASCE, HTMS (Vol 7 No 1)
Engineering Masonry Perforated Walls- David Biggs, PE, SE, Dist M ASCE, HTMS (Vol 39 No 4)
Structural Redundancy Inherent with Masonry- David Biggs, PE, SE, Dist M ASCE, HTMS (Vol 35 No 3)
What's the Magic of 6t? - David Biggs. PE, SE, Dist M ASCE, HTMS (Vol 7 No 1)
Structural > Lintels
Economics of Concrete Masonry Lintel- Dan Zechmeister PE, AIA Detroit Honorary Affiliate, FASTM (Vol 35 No 3)
Engineering a New Lintel - Jim Gendron (Vol 6 No 1)
Let's Rethink Lintels- Tom Ward (Vol 39 No 3)
Structural > Software
Knowledge Edge | Loadbearing Masonry Software - Jay Desai, PE, SE, SECB, CBIE & Marc Steinhobel, PE, SECB (Vol 40 No 3)
Sharing His Knowledge: Walkowicz Hired to Mentor and Train- Betty Stansbury Young (Vol 40 No 1)
Technical Knowledge | RAM Advanse Power - Michael Klein, PE, SECB (Vol 40 No 2)
