Masonry Magazine January 1971 Page.117
MCAGC Presents "Excellence" Awards
A capacity audience was on hand at the Regency Hyatt
House, Rosemont, III., November 27, for the 1971 "Ex-
cellence in Masonry" awards program sponsored by the
Mason Contractors Association of Greater Chicago. It was
the group's first such event and was held in conjunction
with a dinner-dance. Program Chairman Charles N. Ander-
son of SGM Corp. formally presented the awards, with
Donald E. Larsen, President of MCAGC, handling the pro-
gram introduction. Frank Laureys served as entertainment
chairman. The complete list of award winners will be
carried in a future issue of Masonry.
Introduce I/D Floor-Ceiling System
A Concrete Housing Seminar featuring the new I/D
floor-ceiling system was held at Dewey Portland Cement
Company's plant on May 19 near Buffalo, Iowa.
The I/D system, "Integrated Distribution" (mechanical
trades are integrated into the floor), was developed by
the Portland Cement Association and the Keystone Steel
& Wire Co. of Peoria, III. It incorporates small steel girders
and molded forms which become a permanent part of the
floor. Holes are cut into the molded forms for heating.
Permanent fiberboard form is fitted over steel purlins prior
to placement of concrete for new I/D Floor developed by
Portland Cement Association. Mechanical and electrical sys-
tems will be carried in open area of the form. This is the
floor of a residence in Wisconsin.
water, electrical and other systems. After the mechanical
systems are installed, concrete is poured over the forms.
Besides the advantages of fireproofing, soundproofing
and insulation, the I/D system is economically competitive
with standard construction materials. It was recently in-
stalled (in the Houston, Texas area) at $1.25 per square
foot, including mechanical systems. That includes the steel,
forms, concrete, labor and shoring costs, but doesn't in-
clude edge forming.
Through the use of small steel girders, called perlins, the
I/D floor can be placed in lengths up to 24 feet without
supporting beams, leaving the area below free of obstruc-
tion.
Attended by nearly 300 area business, finance, con-
struction and other people interested in potential solutions
to the low-cost housing problem, discussions and demon-
strations about concrete research, structural cellular con-
crete, and concrete building systems were given by officials
of the Dewey Company, Martin Marietta Corporation.
Keystone Steel & Wire Company, the Portland Cement
Association, and Precast Systems, Inc. Dewey is a Division
of Martin Marietta.
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CHIM-A-LATORS make for happier customers, as
they give him complete control over the fireplace in
any weather the year around. Stops heat depleting up-
drafts and room chilling downdrafts in winter. Stops
the induction of hot humid air and the dissipation of
expensive conditioned air in summer. Thus reducing
heating and air conditioning costs.
Keeps out Birds, Bats, Bugs,
Varmints, Rain and Snow that
can damage expensive fur-
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CHIM-A-LATOR is that
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