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On the Job with the MCAA

Words: Mason ContractorsCheck out the debut episode of “On the Job with the MCAA”, the MCAA’s weekly episodic web show.

Episode one focuses on ASTM Standards and how the MCAA works on your behalf for friendlier building codes and standards for mason contractors.

You can watch episode one online at www.masoncontractors.org/on-the-job.

New episodes will be released each Monday morning on YouTube and the MCAA website into April.
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