Royal Academy of Engineering Award in recognition for a career in structural engineering spanning nearly 70 years. Professor Jacques Heyman FREng was presented with the Sir Frank Whittle Medal at the Academy’s AGM on 20 September 2022 in recognition of his outstanding...
The European AAC Association has published a defined decarbonisation roadmap for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) products. This roadmap sets out a pathway for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) products to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 with the potential to become...
The Future Homes Hub has published a Guide for masonry design to meet the new Energy Regulations in England that came into force on 15th June. This guide is intended to help housebuilders, designers, and others involved in the development of new homes to understand...
The 2nd Edition is now available as an electronic document. Eurocode for Masonry, EN 1996-1-1 and EN 1996-2: Guidance and worked examples using the UK National Annex. 2nd Edition Whilst the format and contents of the First Edition of the Guide are unchanged, they have...
The video of the IMS online seminar 22 September 2021 is now available. It will be of interest to the specifiers, producers and users of masonry mortars as well as researchers and students. Masonry mortar experts from a range of backgrounds present their views...
› The acquisition of Struxura is in line with the targets of Wienerberger’s growth strategy and enhances value creation within the Group› With the Struxura portfolio added to its own product range, and thanks to digital BIM solutions, Wienerberger is taking the next...
Brickwork Masterclasses, a Home Building Skills Partnership Initiative created with the Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC) and CITB, have been relaunched and are available to book now. The sessions are delivered by NHBC and are designed to provide practical...
The International Masonry Society invites submissions of work in which the principal focus of the work is masonry. The award, which is for postgraduate students, is described below. The Postgraduate Student Award would be for a project comprising a MSc dissertation...
An EU consultation is now taking place on the Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. This consultation aims to seek views from different stakeholders and citizens on the improvements to be made to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. The...
The Society was saddened to receive news that Roy Hodgkinson, a Founder member and Fellow of the International Masonry Society, and a Former Senior Principal Scientific Officer at BCRA (now Lucideon) died on 8th January 2021. He continued as a member until his death....
On the link https://eaaca.org/2021/02/25/eaaca-reaches-out-to-eu-on-french-efforts-to-advance-bio-based-only-solutions-in-the-building-sector/ you can find out what we are doing to counter the French Government attempt to favour timber in their build programmes. You...
Leading brickwork, scaffolding and drywall contractor, Phoenix Brickwork is expanding its UK reach with the appointment of several new team members. Well respected industry professionals Pav Bains, Jim Chandler, Wayne Addison, Neil Weston, Raj Bains and Steve Gates...
Surrey awarded £1.8m to lead study on the effects tall buildings have on the urban environment The University of Surrey has been awarded £1.8m from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to investigate how increased construction of tall buildings will...
Wienerberger acquires Meridian Brick to become leading supplier of masonry solutions in North America December 2020 The acquisition will immediately double Wienerberger’s North American revenues to > $ 800 million Strong value-enhancing acquisition offering...
An overview presentation of the evolution of Eurocode 6 can be downloaded here EC6 Parts EN 1996-1-1 and 1996-3. It has been widely circulated to National Standards Body committees. The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC250...
IMS Innovation and Design Project Awards for Construction Professionals 2020 IMS Innovation and Design Project Awards for Construction Professionals 2020 The International Masonry Society Postgraduate Student Awards 2020 The International Masonry Society Postgraduate...
A note for those concerned with building in the UK. The NHBC Standards 2021 have just been published and there are changes to the Masonry Section. nhbc-standards-2021—masonry section update For further information about NHBC Standards click...
The IMS half day seminar on ‘Practical Guidance on Masonry Testing from the Experts’ was held online on 15th September 2020. If you missed it, here is another opportunity to see it. The Presentation slides and online video recording of the event are now...
Update from the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association (EAACA) New Board Members The European Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association (EAACA) elected a new president as its 57th general meeting. Outgoing president Jos Cox has long been the face of this Association,...
There are a number of European Commission consultations that our European IMS members might be interested in. They mostly deal with sustainability issues, but there is also the future of the Construction Products Regulations. The links to each are given below. Here...
