Lightweight concrete masonry unit made with Big River's expanded clay lightweight aggregate Lightweight aggregate can be used in several ways to make concrete lighter and safer while also boosting ...

Pictured at the National Concrete Masonry Association Midyear Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are (left to right) MSU Associate Professor of Architecture Jacob Gines; MSU architecture juniors Skylar ...

Concrete masonry unit (CMU) construction offers a quiet but critical safeguard. With built-in fire resistance, impact durability and storm resilience, concrete block protects continuously, without ...

Briefly, structural masonry is a construction system in which the walls of the building perform a structural function, using masonry units arranged in a way that is self-supporting and load-bearing.

The GCS Centre for Structural Safety and Resilience (CSSR) is proud of announcing the upcoming event of our Monthly Guest Presentations. Here are the details of this month's presentation. Brief Bio: ...

In San Francisco, where the ground shifts, the climate changes and neighborhoods grow ever more connected, buildings aren’t just structures — they’re promises of resilience, in the face of an ...

Nate R. of Grain Valley, MO is the creator of the Simple Crossover, a support system for streamlining the installation of concrete masonry units over an opening like a window or door. The device ...