Ray Leonhard


Roles


Brick Industry Association


Employee - 1980- Current

BIA provides a broad range of programs and services that fulfill its mission of promoting and safeguarding the clay brick industry....


MCAA and BIA Partner To Develop Masonry Wall Of Fame Award
May 2023

The Mason Contractors Association of America and the Brick Industry Association are thrilled to announce a collaboration to create a new award that will recognize those who install masonry products.

2022 Brick in Architecture Awards Call for Entries: Entry Deadline Extended to Nov. 11
September 2022

2022 Brick in Architecture Awards Call for Entries: Entry Deadline Extended to Nov. 11

New Study Debunks Actual Cost of Brick Homes
September 2016

An independent study debunks common misperceptions of the actual cost to build a brick home versus competing exteriors.

BIA Honors Inspired Design with 2016 Brick in Architecture Awards
August 2016

The country’s most visionary projects incorporating fired-clay brick have earned 2016 Brick in Architecture Awards from the Brick Industry Association (BIA).

Texas Professors Selected to Attend National Workshop
July 2016

Four Texas architecture and engineering professors attended The Masonry Society’s annual University Professors Masonry Workshop.

2016 SkillsUSA National Masonry Competition Winners Announced
July 2016

The winners of the 2016 SkillsUSA national masonry competition were announced on June 24 at the 52nd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference.

2016 SkillsUSA National Masonry Competition Winners Announced
July 2016

The winners of the 2016 SkillsUSA national masonry competition were announced on June 24 at the 52nd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Ky.

How to Make Your Workforce Great Again
June 2016

Due to the recession, an aging workforce and fewer people entering the construction industry, many contractors are left with only a percentage of their once highly skilled and abundant workforce. For companies to make their workforce great again, it is c

BIA Has Extended the Deadline for the 2016 Brick in Architecture Awards
April 2016

Architects and designers in the U.S. now have until May 9 to enter their best projects in the 2016 Brick in Architecture Awards.

Texas Professors Selected to Attend National Masonry Workshop
April 2016

On March 20, 2016, four Texas architecture and engineering professors attended The Masonry Society’s annual University Professors Masonry Workshop at the University of California San Diego. The Texas Masonry Council (TMC) joined forces again with the Bri

BIA opens entries for 2016 Brick in Architecture Awards
March 2016

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) encourages entries for its 2016 Brick in Architecture Awards through April 30.

2015 Brick in Architecture Awards honor stellar design
October 2015

Nine Best in Class winners lead the 2015 Brick in Architecture Awards, eclipsing formidable competition with more than 115 entries.

Summer 2015: From the Editor
August 2015

Recently, I took advantage of the July 4th holiday weekend to visit my alma mater, the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Ga. I cannot remember how long it had been for me between visits, but I know it had been too long. I knew there would be m

Museum at Prairiefire
August 2015

The official city slogan for Overland Park, Kan., is “Above And Beyond. By Design.” A quick review of the area’s recreational facilities, entertainment complexes, museums, and other architectural gems, and one realizes that Overland Park’s planners, a