MIA Selects Tech Director
CLEVELAND – Charles J. “Chuck” Muehlbauer, a 20-year veteran of the dimensional-stone industry, is the new technical director for the Marble Institute of America Inc. (MIA), effective this month.
Muehlbauer will direct all aspects of MIA’s natural-stone technical opinion, guidance and education services for association members and design/construction professionals. He’ll also write technical articles for the monthly MIA newsletter, assist in developing curriculum for MIA-sponsored educational programming at regional and national seminars, and serve as a primary resource in creating and updating MIA reference materials.
Muehlbauer previously spent more than two decades at Cold Spring Granite Co. in Cold Spring, Minn., where he started as a draftsman after graduating from St. Cloud Technical College in 1981. He served as technical advisor to the company’s Building Products Division for 15 years, evaluating stone products for suitability, conducting project site visits to identify and remedy performance problems, and managing the company’s internal stone-testing laboratory.
A member of the ASTM Committee C-18 on Dimension Stone since 1989, Muehlbauer also serves as Chairman of Subcommittee C-18.08 on Stone Selection. He recently assisted in revising the Granite Specification portion of MIA’s newly updated Dimension Stone Design Manual.
“MIA has earned a worldwide reputation as the authoritative resource for natural-stone information and education, and I’m honored to become part of the team,” Muehlbauer said. “I look forward to assisting MIA in delivering the technical guidance sought by today’s natural-stone and design professionals.”
“We’re delighted to welcome Chuck to MIA in this key industry service role,” said Garis F. Distelhorst, MIA Executive Vice President. “His rich, hands-on experience in the natural stone industry and in-depth knowledge of stone suitability, application, and maintenance will be of tremendous value to MIA members and affiliated professionals, including architects.”