Masonry Magazine December 1982 Page. 26
Study Proves Cost-efficiency of Brick Construction
A study conducted by the Brick Institute of America which analyzed major expenses related to building and owning a home has proven that, despite the fact that brick may cost a little more initially, the homeowner will save a substantial sum over the life of the mortgage.
Because brick is more energy-efficient and requires less maintenance than other building materials, the money saved by homeowners amounts to over three times the initial outlay incurred using brick, according to the study.
Specific results of the research conducted by the Atlanta BIA office were based on a home with hardboard siding selling for $89,000. Three cost categories were measured including repainting or restaining the siding every four years, insuring the home and heating and cooling the home annually. These costs were then prorated on a monthly basis.
Based on the model home's size (2.162 sq. ft.) repainting or restaining every four years would amount to $712.25 or $14.83 per month. The annual insurance premium and the cost of heating and cooling would be about $3.00 less per month each for a brick home.
In conclusion, the savings by using brick amounts to at least $21.00 per month, and over the life of a 30-year mortgage, the savings would amount to $7,560.00. If a 10 percent annual inflation rate were considered, the mortgage life savings would amount to $45,597.66-more than half the original selling price of the home, according to the study.
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The three first-place winners in the recent FDR memorial re-design competition funded by IMI. Surveying the proposed memorial site in West Potomac Park near the Washington Monument are (from left) Pamela R. Jessup, a student at Catholic University; Glen Neighbors, a University of Maryland student, and Gary B. Watson, studying at Catholic University.
IMI Funds Re-design of FDR Memorial
Although Washington, D.C. is a city of many memorials to admired statesmen, it still lacks a Franklin Delano Roosevelt monument. A student design competition co-sponsored by four universities and funded by the International Masonry Institute recently generated a number of creative concepts that could result in a lasting tribute to the nation's 32nd president.
The competition was timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of FDR's birth on January 30, 1982. The four sponsoring schools are all in the capital area: The Department of Architecture and Planning at Catholic University of America and the School of Architecture at Howard University, both in the District of Columbia: the University of Maryland School of Architecture, College Park, and the Built Environment Studies Program at Morgan State University, Baltimore.
Three first-place winners, whose names were announced at AIA headquarters in Washington, were selected by a jury of five architects. Dividing a total of $1,000 in prize money were winners Pamela R. Jessup and Gary B. Watson, both studying at Catholic University, and Glen Neighbors, a student at the University of Maryland.
The competition was based on an earlier contest to design a memorial to FDR. Conducted in 1960 by a commission established by the U.S. Congress, the design contest did grant a first-place award, but for various reasons the winning design was never constructed.
Construction Industry Manufacturers Appoint CONEXPO '87 Committee
Members of the General Management Committee for CONEXPO '87, the International Construction Equipment Exposition scheduled for 1987 in Las Vegas, Nev., have been announced by general chairman Fred J. Broad, director of the Sales-Construction Equipment Division, FMC Corp.. Bannockburn, III.
CONEXPO is the world's largest private heavy industry trade show. The event is sponsored by the Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, Milwaukee, Wis., and is held once every six years.
Here are the members of the General Management Committee for CONEXPO '87: