Brick and stone masonry have served as reliable and valuable elements of commercial building projects for centuries, gracing urban and rural landscapes since time immemorial. Building Teams have ...

In late 2016, there were initial owner reports of water infiltration and façade distress at a five-story mixed retail-office facility at a highly visible public plaza area, referred to herein as “the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Members of the news media are invited to the University at Buffalo North Campus on Friday, June 7, for a series of earthquake tests. Researchers will use a shake table – a large ...

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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Dan Saltzman are facing a lawsuit over how the city enforces laws involving old brick or stone buildings that could crumble during an earthquake.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Owners of unreinforced masonry buildings must retrofit them to strong new earthquake standards, the Portland City Council decided Wednesday. The Portland City Council passed the ...

Mick Jagger did rather well as a musician. But apparently his mum got no satisfaction from his rock star status. “She would rather I do something nicer,” Jagger said, “like be a bricklayer.” Michael ...

A three-family building in Boston was evacuated overnight after exterior masonry came crashing down into an alleyway. Falling rubble exposed the wooden studs, lath and plaster inside the walls of the ...