Masonry Magazine February 2011 Page. 51
INDUSTRY NEWS
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CSI to Provide 10-Year Warranty
As of Jan. 1, 2011, all Certified Cast Stone Institute (CSI) Producing Members will provide a 10-year Limited Product Warranty for the cast stone they supply on projects. CSI Institute Producer Members are aware of the evolving environment for products in the marketplace that demand sustainability, durability and useable service life, and voted to adopt the language for a 10-year Limited Product Warranty. This warranty demonstrates that CSI Producer Members embrace these principles and produce products that will stand the test of time. For more information log onto www.caststone.org.
Bayer MaterialScience Brings Building Program to Classroom
Bayer Material Science LLC is offering a 1.5-hour course designed for architects and contractors through the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System. The course, "Chemicals Do Good Things for Building Products, Too: How to Improve Building Sustainability and Energy Efficiency by Choosing Products that Use Advanced Materials," examines the careful evaluation and selection of materials that can be used for sustainable commercial building applications.
Course instructors, members of Bayer MaterialScience LLC's EcoCommercial North America Building Program team, explore a variety of high-performance materials that go into building products and their impacts on sustainability and energy conservation. Sustainable building product solutions including building envelope (insulation), daylighting, illumination, indoor environment quality, intelligent building and renewable energy are discussed in detail. Considering cost and performance metrics for materials like insulation and long-term payback estimates are also examined. Upon completion of the course, attendees will earn 1.5 sustainable design and health, safety and welfare learning units. Visit www.bayermaterialsciencenafta.com.
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Wright Tool Introduces Tool Test Program
Wright Tool introduces its tool test program, which challenges contractors to test Wright Tool's U.S.A.-made tools for superior safety, professional quality, and the highest value for the price. The tool test program allows contractors to request up to eight different Wright Tool products through the website and use them for 30 days from the date of delivery. The tools will be delivered on site to the contractor by a local Wright Tool representative, after the online form is filled out allowing them to work with and test the tools. For more information, visit www.wrighttool.com/tooltestsafety.
Advanced Control Systems, Advance Scale to Partner
Advance Scale will represent Advanced Control Systems (ACS) in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions. Advance Scale will offer the complete line of ACS control solutions for concrete batch plants, block plants, precast and ready mix operations. ACS controls include the compact Smart-Touch touchscreen system and the Windows-based Programmable Control System. ACS solutions feature one-touch recipe recall, complete batching records, fully automated plant control and are designed for retrofits or new plant projects.
Heckmann, Hohmann and Barnard Settle Suit
Heckmann Building Products Inc., Masonry Tie Systems Inc. and Hohmann & Barnard Inc. have settled their pending-patent suit regarding the Heckmann Wing Nut Pos-I-Tie Anchoring System among themselves and insofar as such suit affects certain other named Defendants upon terms which they deem to be acceptable. All other terms of the settlement are confidential. The Wing Nut Pos-I-Tie is available only through Heckmann Building Products Inc.
Henry Co. Integrates Antimicrobial Agents With Air Barriers
Henry Co. is the first to integrate antimicrobial agents into spray-applied air barrier technology. Air-Bloc 31MR, Air-Bloc 32MR and Air-Bloc 33MR fluid-applied air and water barrier membranes incorporate a universally dispersed biocidal agent throughout the cured membrane, which helps to resist exponential proliferation of mold, mildew and fungus on the membrane's surface. The antimicrobial technology that Henry has built into its line of air barrier products works by inhibiting enzyme reactions that mold cells use to produce energy for growth and reproduction. These products will supersede Air-Bloc 31, Air-Bloc 32 and Air-Bloc 33 air and water barrier membranes.
The resistance of the new Air-Bloc MR air and water barrier membranes to mold proliferation was determined using the industry-recognized test procedure ASTM D5590 and resulted in a zero-growth rating for all products developed. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that inhibiting the exponential proliferation of mold protects people