Material Efficiency: Concrete Masonry

A structural system, excellent seismic performance, with flexibility in design
A preferred design material – its unitized installation, availability of a tremendous range of color, texture, face designs, and size combinations provides an expansive designer’s palette.
A finish material, including indoors – glazed or burnished cmu provide a variety of finished surfaces, from bold to subtly beautiful, and which do not need painting and do not promote mold growth.
A noise barrier with good acoustic performance.
A fire resistant assembly.