Masonry Principles Podcast

Concrete masonry products are superior building products, and as an industry, we take pride in that. Their use creates safe, warm, energy-efficient spaces – key reasons that these are timeless products in construction. Known for its structural integrity, durability, and design flexibility, concrete masonry is ideal for many building applications, from educational, to commercial, and residential spaces.

Your voice and vote are needed as we are in the final push toward the CMU Checkoff. This vote is our one chance to change the trajectory of our industry and take back the markets and customers we've lost.

Masonry iQ™ is a REVIT Plugin that makes designing with masonry easier than ever. Now users can quickly design custom patterns, render with local producers product, perform modularity studies, locate control joints and field cuts, and have plan view and section view details automatically drawn. Masonry iQ gives the freedom to embrace the endless creative potential that masonry has to offer without being bogged down by the details.

We jump right into a conversation with Brent Jacobs, Commercial Account Manager at DuPont Performance Building Solutions. We discuss Insulating multi wythe walls, options of meeting the energy code with single wythe walls and why dewpoint seems to be less of a concern with masonry walls vs steel stud construction. Don't miss this episode, we cover a lot in a little bit of time.

If you want to learn more about masonry as an industry, this conversation is for you. We talk all things masonry with Brandon Hartsell, Project Manager with Gates Construction out of Mooresville, North Carolina. From getting candid about the sometimes frustrating aspects of building buildings using masonry to workforce development.

There are many benefits to designing with masonry; one that may get overlooked is the contributions to carbon neutrality. While we understand sustainability is a forever evolving topic, we take an in-depth view with professional engineer, Christine Subasic, and dive into how, why and where to assist a more sustainable masonry structure.

How do we integrate proven materials like masonry into the bigger spectrum of what we are trying to accomplish in resilient construction? We interview Jason Thompson of NCMA and take a dive into answering this question and how masonry accomplishes a more resilient footprint.

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Get to know your hosts of Masonry Principles, Phil Ledent and Amanda Bedian. In this brief episode you will learn a little bit of who they are and why they started this podcast.