Professor Jacques Heyman FREng

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...

EAACA presents net-zero roadmap for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete

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 – Guide for masonry design

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 INTERNATIONAL MASONRY SOCIETY STUDENT PROJECT AWARDS 2022

(Amended 24/11/2022) Submissions for the Postgraduate Student Award has been extended to no later than midnight (UK time) on 31 January 2023 The International Masonry Society invites submissions of work in which the principal focus of the work is masonry.  The award,...

IMS Announcement – Dr Ken Fisher

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Dr Ken Fisher on Saturday 9th April 2022. Ken had worked tirelessly for the Society since succeeding Timber West as Honorary Secretary and this will be fully acknowledged in the next edition of Masonry...

Masterclass on New Stone Bridges (coming soon)

The registration details for this FREE online event are here Masterclass poster 3 Adrienn Tomor wrote: I am planning to organise a Masterclass on New Stone Bridges on Wed 2 March 2022, 15.00-18.00 to start reintroducing stone bridge construction into the UK and...

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