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 –...