In strengthening an existing masonry building to resist the effects from blast, structural engineers have to consider a number of conflicting requirements. Some of these include: Prevent the Blast ...

The true measure of affordability must also account for what it costs to own, operate, maintain, repair and eventually ...

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 ...

Unreinforced masonry buildings in the 1100 block of Garden Street in San Luis Obispo are scheduled to be retrofitted as part of the Garden Street Terraces project. dmiddlecamp@thetribunenews.com A ...

The Portland City Council is having second thoughts about requiring warning signs on old brick buildings that could crumble in an earthquake. There are thousands of unreinforced masonry buildings ...

Seattle officials could finally require seismic retrofits for masonry buildings, but not this year. In the list of 1,141 masonry buildings in Seattle that are at risk, 647 are the most vulnerable ...

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 ...

When the Nisqually earthquake hit at 10:54 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2001, the shaking cracked ...

The city of Portland has halted its work to determine what to do with the approximately 1,600 aging brick and stone buildings that are predicted to collapse during the next big earthquake. With the ...

This transaction marks the second add-on acquisition by US Masonry and Building Products since Kinderhook’s investment in July 2024 US Masonry and Building Products serves professional contractors, ...