In HelloNation, Masonry Expert Alan Williams Discusses the Differences of Brick & Block Walls

What is the difference between a brick wall and a block wall? A recent HelloNation article featuring Masonry Expert Alan Williams of A. W. Masonry & Restoration explains how brick and block serve ...
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JM Releases Full Line of Densities for JM CladStone™ Water & Fire Block Mineral Wool Insulation

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company and leading building products manufacturer, announced the launch of JM CladStone™ 110 and JM CladStone™ 80. With this ...
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Which Is More Efficient: Wood Walls or Steel and Masonry With Continuous Insulation?

It is widely known that wood offers higher levels of thermal resistivity versus other framing materials. In fact, wood naturally has nearly four times the thermal resistance of steel or masonry. The ...
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A comparative analysis of compression bearing capacity in recycled concrete brick walls and composite walls incorporating coal-ash blocks

In the face of the problem of waste disposal in the demolition of concrete structures, a composite wall composed of recycled concrete bricks and fly ash blocks was proposed, and based on the previous ...
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New foam insulation is useful in attics and inside walls

You've probably heard of foam being used to cover flat roofs on many Arizona homes. It's roofing that keeps out rain but also reflects heat. Foam also plays a big role in insulating many newly built ...