You’d Never Guess This Concrete ADU Is Part of a Phoenix Golf Community

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Q-LITE Concrete Masonry Units

Lightweight concrete masonry unit made with Big River's expanded clay lightweight aggregate Lightweight aggregate can be used in several ways to make concrete lighter and safer while also boosting ...
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Ultra-low Carbon Concrete Masonry Can Radically Reduce Embodied Carbon to Help Solve a Major Climate Challenge for Green Data Centers

A new study by leading structural engineering firm KPFF Consulting Engineers shows that switching to ultra-low carbon concrete masonry units (CMU, or “blocks”) such as those made with CarbonBuilt ...
Architectural Record

The Beauty of Block: CMU’s Bold Return as a Design Powerhouse

Concrete masonry units (CMU) have long earned the trust of designers and builders for their strength, fire resistance and unmatched durability. Whether anchoring key civic buildings like fire stations ...
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Slick Bricks - The Development and Laying of Slick Bricks

Over recent decades everything to do with construction has been improved to enable the builder to increase the speed of construction, that is, everything except bricklaying. Conventional masonry ...