The renovation of Austin Community High School in downtown Chicago presented a major challenge for the contractor Restore Masonry LLC, as it was faced with finding out what access equipment could provide sufficient productivity to make the job profitable while being installed in the school’s courtyard, accessible only through a narrow entrance. Contracted to remove […]
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Back in the early 1970s the Chicago Public Schools faced the dilemma of overcrowding and deteriorating buildings. The most expedient and cost-effective solution, it believed, was to use precast concrete construction to build more than 50 new schools. But as the years went by and the panels began to crack, the schools suffered tremendous heating […]
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Colin Faul, Director of Marketing, Mason Contractors Association of America The first Masonry Village was constructed at this year’s Masonry Showcase and proved to be the talk of the town. Five teams, consisting of architects and mason contractors, competed at the contest in Chicago and all completed amazing masonry projects in just a two-day period. […]
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Northern Now: Northern Illinois University Magazine Winter 2005 Download a PDF of this article
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