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...
(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,...
Consortium of European and global trade bodies publishes peer-reviewed study on the Global Warming Potential assessment of biobased construction products – Press Release The full report and executive summary can be found here: www.CA4BM.org
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...
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 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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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...
