Masonry Magazine has published two articles concerning the sustainability and energy benefits of masonry as a construction material. The first article, ‘Masonry for Sustainability & Energy Saving’ covers topics such as durability, carbon sequestration...
The Hotel Leo, located in the garden of the Villa Wiesental, St. Gallen, Switzerland, makes use of unfired clay bricks in its internal areas. The material is described as ‘earthy’ and boasts good acoustic properties. Further information is available in...
The International Masonry Society are running a series of webinars for and by members, the first of which will cover the topic of The Prince of Wales Fort, National Historic Site of Canada and will take place on Wednesday, 15th January 2025 at 3pm GMT. The speaker...
The deadline for the 2024 IMS Student Project Awards has been extended until midnight on 31st January 2025. For details on the awards and how to submit an entry please refer to the Education page.
As part of its ‘GreenBricks’ project, Wienerberger has recently opened its modernised brick plant in Uttendorf, Austria. The factory now boasts the world’s largest industrial electric kiln and includes on-site green electricity generation to reduce...
FBR’s ‘Hadrian X’ brick-laying robot has started a site acceptance test at a facility in Fort Meyers, Florida with a view to progressing to work on five to ten single-story homes if successful. This is part of a joint venture between FHR and CRH...
RICS have released the Second Edition of their Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) standard which is in effect from 1st July 2024. The updated standard provides members and assessors with the skills and knowledge to complete consistent and accurate carbon measurements...
British stone suppliers Albion Stone and Hutton Stone have recently launched their Heritage Portland Stone Range. The bricks are cut from slabs of limestone and sandstone rather than being heated to high temperatures like traditional clay fired bricks, which means...
The Masonry Society has announced the appointment of Ann Guiberson as its next Executive Director. Ann will officially succeed the retiring director, Phillip Samblanet, on 15th May. To find out more, please visit the TMS website here.
