In North America the material has largely been replaced by concrete masonry units.

A parged concrete masonry unit foundation supports a late nineteenth or early twentieth century addition to the rear.

Concrete masonry units may be formulated with special aggregates to produce specific colors or textures for finish use.

Concrete masonry unit (cinder block)

West of the main house's complex of domestic outbuildings lies a large dairy barn that is constructed of concrete masonry units.

Pumice is widely used to make lightweight concrete or Thermal insulation low-density Concrete masonry unit.

The term is almost always used in conjunction with unit masonry such as brick, cut stone, or concrete masonry units ("concrete block").

Attached to the southern façade of the building is a one story wing (also of concrete masonry units) that is fenestrated by six pane steel windows.

Masonry units such as bricks, concrete masonry units or structural glazed facing tiles may be ordered from manufacturers with square or bullnosed corners.

A surfaced block is a concrete masonry unit with a durable, slick surface designed to provide resistance to frequent scrubbing and cleaning, graffiti, chemical exposure, moisture, impact, and abrasion.

The concrete industry uses calcium stearate for efflorescence control of cementitious products used in the production of concrete masonry units i.e. paver and block, as well as waterproofing.

In the United States, a concrete masonry unit (CMU) - also called concrete block, cement block, and foundation block - is a large rectangular brick used in construction.

TESS was used to investigate the applicability of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite retrofit systems to strengthen unreinforced walls made of concrete masonry units or clay brick.

Bricks and CMUs (concrete masonry units) are also possible options in earth shelter construction but must be reinforced to keep them from shifting under vertical pressure unless the building is constructed with arches and vaults.

Bond beam assemblies are most commonly used in construction using concrete masonry units, where special shapes allow the beam to blend with the wall construction, but may also be built using brick or may be formed in concrete.

Concrete work - a single row of concrete masonry units (CMU block) is commonly set between the inner concrete slab and exterior concrete work to prevent the transfer of heat or cold through the slab.

"Glazed concrete masonry units are manufactured by bonding a permanent colored facing (typically composed of polyester resins, silica sand and various other chemicals) to a concrete masonry unit, providing a smooth impervious surface."

The Moran has a two-part exterior: load-bearing, masonry frame consisting of concrete masonry units with a brick header course every two rows, and a brick veneer laid in a common bond with seventh course header rows.

The uniform distribution of CSD in the mix may render the resulting concrete masonry unit water repellent, as CSD particles are well distributed in the pores of the unit to interfere with the capillary movement of water.

Most recently, Mr. Baker commissioned the artist Russell Maltz to create works out of cinder blocks (which Mr. Baker calls C.M.U.'s, for concrete masonry units) at five centers in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Vermont.

Most residential waste cesspools in use in the USA today are rudimentary septic systems, consisting of a concrete-capped pit lined with concrete masonry units (cinder blocks) laid on their sides with perforated drain field piping (weeping tile) extending outward below the level of the intake connection.