When it comes to maintaining the durability of brick masonry wall systems, moisture control is perhaps the most crucial design consideration. Unwanted moisture can cause masonry to experience ...

Masonry construction is one of the oldest methods of creating built structures. However, the brick wall has changed considerably since the first fired clay bricks were laid nearly 8,000 years ago. To ...

Q: My wife and I moved into a new condominium building in March 2009. When it rains and there’s heavy wind, we get water leaking through the brick. What is causing the problem, and how can it be fixed ...

Do you love the look of an industrial space? Does the look of exposed brick captivate you? For those attracted to industrial spaces, exposed brick has high appeal. Even so, this industrial ...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has awarded the 2021 Brick in Architecture Awards, the global premier design competition featuring clay brick. The winners include 49 ...

Made of earthy stuff, brick is so back in the picture of high architecture it is showing up hard-handed bricklayer tradies as brilliant craftspersons — if not as artists — whose work could endure in ...