WHO KNEW? AT THE novel MEETING OF ...

WHO KNEW? AT THE novel MEETING OF THE NATIONAL congeal Masonry Association (NCMA) in Baltimore, the stays (and they're pretty much all guys) who make solid blocks voiced their frustration about selling their time-honored connected view to home builders. The issue: Builders pass for the bottom dollar connected view every time.

"It's not fair to compare a stick-framed building to consolidated block on a simple cost-per-square-foot basis says Rolland John vice president of CEMEX a Houston-based bond of union company. "That ignores the value that arrest offers." ...