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...
On 9th October 2020 delegates to the Housing Summit Online 2020 organised by the Building Alliance and Chaired by past IMS President, Cliff Fudge and organised by Mike Leonard, Immediate Past President of IMS, were treated to a series of excellent presentations given...
After 10 years of European funding, 400 students and 65 countries, applications for the Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions are opened up to May 20, 2020. This is the leading international course on conservation of...
Message from the President – Professor John Roberts As President of the IMS I am only too aware of the time pressures on staff in Universities and the Construction industry. Nevertheless it is more important than ever to celebrate the achievements of students...
You can now nominate a student to represent your university or college, for consideration for the IMS Postgraduate Student Award 2020. Details: IMS-Postgraduate Student Awards 2020 with submission date extended to 31 December 2020 . Please scan and return the...
BSI Distinguished Service Certificates are awarded to UK standards-makers in recognition of their contribution to standards development. Congratulations to Dr Geoff Edgell, a Past President of IMS, on being awarded a BSI Distinguished Service Certificate. Geoff...
Berlin, 11 July 2019. The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM) is involved in a new project which investigates the use of earth block masonry (EBM) for sustainable housing construction. The research aims to examine the load-bearing behaviour of EBM...
IMS President, Professor John Roberts, announces a new award: The International Masonry Society Innovation and Design Project Awards for Construction Professionals 2019 To encourage innovation in masonry design and construction I am pleased to announce the...
IMS is looking to set up two multidisciplinary consortia to connect industry with academia in the fields of: Consortia 1: Maintenance of masonry structures A wealth of information is available on the maintenance of heritage structures. For non-heritage structures...
You can now nominate a student to represent your university or college, for consideration for the IMS Postgraduate Award 2019. Details, Entry Form and Rules. Please scan and return the completed Entry Form. Masonry International Journal Articles – Notes For Authors –...
Bob de Vekey GRSC., DIC., PhD.,FIMS 1940 – 2018 The Society is saddened to report that Dr Bob de Vekey died on 16th November 2018. A personal founder member of the British Masonry Society in 1986, he remained a member until his death. He served numerous terms on...
A £16 million home energy research centre in Salford has been given the go-ahead by funders. The unique facility at the University of Salford will offer state-of the-art testing for hundreds of UK companies innovating in the construction, energy, smart homes and...
On 4th to 6th September 2018, the AAC industry held its 6th International Conference in Potsdam, Germany. It was a well-attended event with a sell out number of 350 delegates. Over the two and a half days, there were 3 concurrent sessions with some 90 papers...
From Dr Adrienn Tomor on returning from 10 IMC: Thank you IMS for a very successful conference in Milan last week! Very high quality presentations, very good organisation and great atmosphere. I wanted to share a picture that was taken before the conference dinner...
The 13th North American Masonry Conference will take place in Salt Lake City on June 16-19, 2019. The organisers have announced abstract submission is now open for potential papers to be presented at the Conference. The Conference has released a new website at...
The European Commission has launched a Public consultation on EU rules for products used in the construction of buildings and infrastructure works. Consultation period 22 January 2018 – 16 April 2018...
You can now nominate a student to represent your university or college, for consideration for the IMS Postgraduate Award 2018. Details & Rules rev1 (email address updated). Please scan and return completed Entry Form to kofisher101@gmail.com NOTE: Following a...
Proceedings 12: 417 no. papers given at the Ninth International Masonry Conference in Guimarães, Portugal on 7-9 July 2014. are now available for download free to IMS members. Non-members can purchase them. Direct Link
10th International Masonry Conference, Milan July 9-11, 2018. Keynote Speakers announced and Full Paper Submission Deadline postponed to 31st January 2018. For full details visit http://www.10imc.com/keynote-speakers/
