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ITW acquire Cullen Building Products
ITW (Illinois Tool Works) www.itw.com has acquired Cullen Building Products www.cullen-bp.com and its subsidiary companies in Canada, France and Ireland. The Glenrothes family business has established itself as a leading company in the development and manufacture of ancillary components for connecting timber to timber and timber to masonry. (11 November 2008)
New BS guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units
BS 6073-2_2008 Precast concrete masonry units. Guide for specifying precast concrete masonry units has just been published by BSI. It gives guidance on specifying precast concrete masonry units conforming to BS EN 771-3 and BS EN 771-4.
28/11/2008 ~ Comparing design outcomes from EC6 with design outcomes from BS 5628
All engineers who design masonry buildings are welcome to this event. Registration is free but essential.
20081128~EC6 Design Outcomes.pdf 196.25 kB
31/05/2009 ~ 11th Canadian Masonry Symposium
The 11th Canadian Masonry Symposium 'Masonry Unlimited' will be held May 31st - June 3rd, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition to traditional masonry topics it will emphasize the seismic performance of masonry structures and the sustainability and long term maintainability of masonry. For details see: http://www.canadianmasonrysymposium.org
Research Position in Portugal
Research Position on Structural Engineering available at University of Minho, Portugal
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04/07/2010 ~ 8IMC
Date for your diary: The 8th International Masonry Conference will be held July 4th-7th 2010 in Dresden, Germany.
STAMFORD BROOK ~ Evaluating the Impact of an Enhanced Energy Performance Standard on Load-bearing Masonry Domestic Construction
This PII project is evaluating the implementation of an advanced energy standard on a large scale housing development. It is being undertaken by the Centre for the Built Environment at Leeds Metropolitan University. For details visit the CEBE projects website or see page 9 of NHBC Standards Extra issue 41.
Society President 2008-9
At the AGM on 1st July 2008, Mr John Haynes took office as President of the International Masonry Society for the year 2008/9 and Mr Michael Driver became the new President-Elect.
EC6 IT design program from the Danish Technological Institute
DTI is offering an on-line calculation and design program consistent with EC6. The program is available in Danish and English.
EC6 design program.pdf 202.80 kB
EU proposal for CPR to replace the CPD
The European Commission has published COM(2008) 311 final, which is its proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products.
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