Lightweight concrete masonry unit made with Big River's expanded clay lightweight aggregate Lightweight aggregate can be used in several ways to make concrete lighter and safer while also boosting ...

Fully illustrating the major classes of integral mechanical attachments, this invaluable book explains how they work, and how they can be put to use to save time and money.

Heidi Jandris provides technical and design services for Jandris Block. She is part of the 3rd generation of family business’s , grew up immersed in all things concrete block and worked as a welder at ...

I got all of the final excavation done on the root cellar. Now it's time to stack the precast concrete blocks also called CMU's (concrete masonry units). I took a couple days and got our firewood ...

Few cities test a building’s limits like Chicago. From frigid winters and scorching summers to lake-driven winds and dense urban conditions, it’s a proving ground for materials. That’s why architects, ...

Concrete and masonry are two of the most widely used building materials in the world. Brick and stone structures date back to pre-historic times, and it is the durability of these materials which ...