Events Archive

A log of previous BMS and Masonry events

16/07/2008 ~ 1-day course "Design of Structural Masonry to BS 5628"

This Thomas Telford training course covers the design and construction of Structural Masonry using BS 5628 Dates and venues: 16 July 2008 at Wilmslow, Manchester, UK and 30 September 2008 in Glasgow. http://www.tttrain.co.uk/courses/coursedetails.asp?COURSE_ID=611-1

01/07/2008 ~ IMS AGM and Luncheon

The AGM will be followed at 10.15 a.m. by a Technical Session, which guests are welcome to attend. For details contact admin@masonry.org.uk or, if a member, click the files below and login.

IMS - 2008 AGM and Luncheon Registration form

IMS - 2008 AGM and Luncheon Registration form.pdf 570.31 kB

Programme

Programme.pdf 9.63 kB

02/07/2008 ~ 6th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Construction

This conference aims to promote debate on an international scale among researchers and practitioners in the different professions involved in conservation and from diverse cultural backgrounds. It is being held on 2-4 July 2008, Assembly Rooms, Bath, UK. For details see: http://conference.bath.ac.uk/sahc08/

ICE Eurocodes Expert Roadshows

The Institution of Civil Engineers is hosting a series of Eurocodes Expert Roadshows in November. These are based on the UK implementation of the new codes and will include presentations by Haig Gulvanessian, Malcolm Greenly and Steve Denton. Details from www.eurocodes.co.uk/roadshows.aspx

Interbuild Exhibition

Interbuild 2007 - the Building show - will be staged over five days between Sunday 28 October and Thursday 1 November 2007 at the NEC in Birmingham. Established since 1895, Interbuild is the UK’s most comprehensive event on the construction calendar. The range of visitors is wide and varied from all levels of the market - from multi-disciplined specifiers through to specialist contractors, general builders, installers and end users. A total of 44,436* people visited Interbuild in 2006.

The Code for Sustainable Homes and Regulatory Update - masonry sector

The Society is co-operating with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to put on a series of seminars in different parts of the country dealing with the Code for Sustainable Homes.

The aim is to give delegates an overall feel for the Code of Sustainable Homes, but to show how to use masonry construction to achieve credits and therefore points in the Technical Guidance to the Code.

There will also be update for delegates on the latest changes to the Building Regulations and future proposals.

The venues will be:

Bolton - Reebok Stadium - 3 October 2007
London - RICS HQ - 16 October 2007
Coventry - Ricoh Arena - 20 November 2007
Southampton - St Mary's Stadium - 22 November 2007

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