Who Is MasonrySystems.Org?
MasonrySystems.Org is the brainchild of the Masonry Executives Council (MEC), a coalition of professionals from more than two dozen masonry associations. Our goal is to provide a unified source of inspiration and information about masonry design and construction. By working together, we’re striving to make it easier for architects, engineers, developers, school boards, and city officials to choose to use masonry for their buildings. Current members of the Masonry Executives Council include:
Arizona Masonry Contractors Association
602.262.0510
Arizona Masonry Guild
602.265.5999
California Conference of Mason Contractor Associations, Inc.
916.966.7666
Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association
416-495-7497
888-495-7497
Canadian Masonry Contractors Association
905-564-6622
Central Illinois Mason Contractors Association
309-692-2997
Florida Masonry Apprentice & Educational Foundation, Inc.
561.239.2462
Illinois Masonry Institute/Masonry Advisory Council
847.297.6704
Masonry Association of Florida
941.270.1765
Masonry Association of Georgia
770.271.8250
Mason Contractors Association of America
800.536.2225
Mason Contractors Association of Greater Chicago
847.824.0146
Mason Contractors Association of Michigan
248.208.9878
Mason Contractors Association of St. Louis
314.645.1966
Masonry Industry Promotion Group (Spokane, WA)
509.324.2320
Masonry Industry Training Association (California)
800.995.4540
Masonry Institute (Virginia, Maryland, DC)
866.529.7994
Masonry Institute of America
800.221.4000
Masonry Institute of Iowa
515.252.0637
www.masonryinstituteofiowa.org
Masonry Institute of Oregon
503.224.1940
Masonry Institute of St. Louis
314.645.5888
Masonry Institute of Washington
425.828.0433
Michigan Mason Contractors Association
800.897.5720
Minnesota Concrete Masonry Association
952.707.1976
Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractors Association
651.293.0892
Midwest Masonry Promotion Council (Minnesota)
612-670-9142
North Carolina Masonry Contractors Association
828.324.1564
Ohio Masonry Association
937-592-0062
800-443-6779
Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute
303.893.3838
Texas Masonry Council
830.625.4677
Utah Masonry Council
801.272.2071
Washington State Conference of Mason Contractors
425.827.5517
Founding Contributors
We would also like to thank the following individuals and organizations who have given their time, money and expertise to the development of MasonrySystems.Org. This site is a testament to their efforts and a powerful example of what can be achieved through cooperation and teamwork.
Michael Schuller, PE
President, Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc. Boulder, CO – www.ana-usa.com Mr. Schuller and his firm are MasonrySystems.Org’s principal technical advisors, authors and illustrators. His consulting engineering firm specializes in masonry materials and structures. Michael is an expert in the structural behavior, evaluation and repair of masonry buildings; he has over 70 publications on this subject and is co-author of a book entitled “Nondestructive Evaluation and Testing of Masonry Structures.” He has taught Masonry Structural Design at the University of Colorado since 2000, and was inducted as a Fellow of The Masonry Society in 2007. Click here to find out more about Atkinson-Noland’s masonry expertise and services.
Diane Travis, LEED AP
Technical Director, Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute, Denver, CO – www.rmmi.org Ms. Travis serves as a technical advisor and content reviewer to MasonrySystems.Org. Diane’s background as a teacher and an architect prepared her well for her role as masonry industry advisor, troubleshooter, and lecturer. In addition to fielding nearly 2,500 technical calls each year from design professionals and contractors, Diane conducts the Institute’s outreach services, including: masonry design presentations to architects; informal job site consultations; reviews of conceptual and detail drawings; and development of periodic literature and case studies. Diane received her Masters degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago, 1985. In 1989, she became a registered architect in Illinois.
Charles (Chuck) Ostrander, PE
Executive Director, Illinois Masonry Institute/Masonry Advisory Council, Chicago, IL – www.maconline.org MasonrySystems.Org is grateful to Mr. Ostrander and his association for their significant content contributions to the site. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Chuck is a registered professional engineer and has worked to promote the use and understanding of masonry for the past 30 years. He is also a founding member of the Masonry Society and a past director in the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois. You can often find Chuck guest lecturing at area universities, including the University of Notre Dame Architectural School, University of Illinois Architectural School, the Illinois Institute of Technology Architectural School, and Valparaiso University Engineering College.
Jason Yana
Staff Architect, Illinois Masonry Institute/Masonry Advisory Council, Chicago, IL - www.maconline.org Mr. Yana has led the way in creating a solid Internet presence for the masonry industry through his website for the Masonry Advisory Council. MasonrySystems.Org is grateful for the opportunity to link its visitors to the hundreds of helpful articles, illustrations, and online tools available at maconline.org. Jason graduated from Miami University (Oxford, OH) with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree. He has over 13 years of experience in the discipline of 3-dimensional modeling, rendering and illustration, and is a member of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators.
Tony D’Arkangelo
Former Marketing Director, Masonry Institute of Michigan, Detroit, MI Tony’s background in structural engineering, architectural and masonry contracting has made him a valuable contributor to the content and structure of MasonrySystems.Org. Tony’s focus is to provide education and promotion of masonry systems to architects, engineers, construction managers, builders and municipalities through presentations, plan review and technical inquiries.
Brick Industry Association
703.620.0010
www.bia.org
International Masonry Institute
800.464.0988
www.imiweb.org
Mason Contractors Association of America
800.536.2225
www.masoncontractors.org
The Masonry Society
303.939.9700
www.masonrysociety.org
National Concrete Masonry Association
703.713.1900
www.ncma.org
Portland Cement Association
847.966.6200
www.cement.org
Blue Ridge Masonry Association
www.brmasonry.com
Indiana Concrete Masonry Association
937.599.3682
www.indianablock.org
Indiana Limestone Institute
812.275.4426
www.iliai.com
Masonry Institute of Michigan
248.663.0415
www.mim-online.org
New England Concrete Masonry Association
508.476.3466
www.necma.com
Pennsylvania Concrete Masonry Association
717.279.6346
www.pacma.com
Western States Clay Products Association
310.257.4704
www.brick-wscpa.org
Platinum Sponsors
Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc., Boulder, CO
303.444.3620
www.ana-usa.com
Michael Schuller and his team of consulting engineers are the technical editors and co-authors of MasonrySystems.Org.
Whole Wheat Creative, Houston, TX
713.993.9339
www.wholewheatcreative.com
MasonrySystems.Org has been designed and developed by this exceptional group of marketing, advertising, and design professionals.
Gold Sponsors
Oldcastle/Adams Products Company
www.oldcastleapg.com
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Angelus Block Co., Inc.,
Sun Valley, CA
www.angelusblock.com
BAT Masonry Company, Inc.,
Lynchburg, VA
434.239.9235
www.batmasonry.com
Brodie Contractors, Inc.,
Raleigh, NC
919.782.2482
www.brodiecon.com
Concept Masonry, Inc.,
Morrisville, NC
919.484.4000
www.conceptmasonry.com
EZ Distributing, Inc.,
Columbia, TN
931.381.7157
www.ezscaffold.com
Falls Church Construction Corporation,
Fairfax, VA
703.591.0600
www.fccc.com
GBC Concrete & Masonry Construction, Inc.,
Lake Elsinore, CA
951.245.2355
www.gbcconstruction.com
H.C. Muddox,
Sacramento, CA
800.776.1244
www.hcmuddox.com
IMS Masonry, Inc.,
Lindon, UT
801.796.8420
www.imsmasonry.com
Interstate Brick,
West Jordan, UT
800.233.8654
www.interstatebrick.com
Kirby Construction Services, Inc.,
Conover, NC
828.465.0667
Masonry Design, Inc.,
Manassas, VA
703.330.6766
www.masonrydesign.com
Nuway, Inc.,
Riverside, CA
951.681.9052
Pinnacle Masonry, Inc.,
Cary, NC
919.469.4522
www.pinnaclemasonry.com
Spilker Masonry,
Spokane, WA
509.489.7311
Thompson Masonry Contractor, Inc.,
Salem, VA
540.389.4823
www.thompsonmasonry.com
Whitman Masonry, Inc.,
Benson, NC
919.894.8511
www.whitmanmasonry.com