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Volume 43. Number 11 November 2004

features
# LEED and Masonry
Christine A. Subasic, PE, LEED AP, The Masonry Society's representative on the U.S. Green Building Council, explains the LEED Gre

Government Affairs
Ending Frivolous Lawsuits, Protecting American Business
Congressman Pete Sessions

One of the most important challenges facing our nation today is the need to enact policies that will ensure that our recent economic g

If we are going to help American businesses to compete globally and hire U.S. workers, we must streamline regulations and reduce the costly burdens of bureaucracy and red tape.

Lawsuit Abuse Prevention Act combats forum shopping by re

Making the Grade Student
Note: If you have an apprentice mason to nominate, contact: J. David Holt, c/o Holt Marketing Group, Inc. 6120 Union Chapel Road, Suite 100 Kansas City, Mo. 64152 or fax to (816) 891-6666.

in the Spotlight
Youn

New Products

Does your company have a new product? Please send all press releases, photos and other information to jen@lionhrtpub.com.

# Bloc-Trak
Philadelphia, Pa.

Masonry Made Easy

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GREEN BUILDING

LEED

MASONRY

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MASONRY AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN
Masonry and sustainable building design seem like a natural fit. Masonry, with its durability, local or regional manufacturing, and thermal mass characteristics, meets many of the goals of sustainable building

GREEN BUILDING
The goals of the LEED certification process are to improve occupant wellbeing, environmental performance and economic returns of buildings.

Masonry Contributions to LEED Credits
The LEED-NC rating system is divided into f

BUILDING
GREEN

1. Sustainable Sites (SS)
BY USING PERMEABLE CONCRETE or brick masonry pavements or open cell concrete masonry pavers, masonry can contribute up to three points in this category.

Credit 6.1: Stormwater Manageme

Credit 1- Optimize Energy Performance
This is intended to achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the prerequisite standard. One to 10 points can be awarded for improvements of 15 to 60% above the standard for new buildings or 5 to 50%

BUILDING
GREEN
brick that are salvaged and used for interior applications on a
new building meet the intent of this credit. Up to two points
can be earned for use of salvaged building materials for 5% and
10% of building materia

Contrary to a popular advertising campaign, a diamond is not forever.

Diamond is well recognized as the hardest substance known to man. One would think that an operator of a sawing machine could utilize the hardness characteristics of

A blade that will not cut can be the result of a number of factors.

Blade will not Cut

A BLADE THAT WILL NOT CUT can be the result of a number of factors. The first is that the blade specification may not be the proper one for the mat

Saw BLADES
Once the blade is in the field, it is up to the cutting operator to apply a blade to the job at hand in a profitable manner.

Field Performance
THE INFORMATION presented provides the background on how diamond blades should pe

Taking only a few minutes to visually inspect a generator before each use can add hundreds of operating hours to the life of the unit.



With an hour meter, it may be useful to keep a notebook close by to keep track of how of

Legal Issues
Selecting the Proper Business Entity:
The Importance of Doing It Right the First Time
John J. Matteo, Esq.
Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

Inc., Corp., P.C., LLC, PLLC, RP, LLP, RLLP, CCorp, SCorp-no, this is not a secre