Events Calendar

Balanced Fire Safety Design & Resilient Masonry Fire Walls

This program reviews US fire statistics, the Balanced Fire Safety Design concept and the role that passive masonry firewalls play in it. Examples of how today’s building codes have eroded the Balanced Design Concept are shared to provide a better understanding of the crucial role fail-safe, passive masonry fire walls play in today’s fire safety...

2021 Annual Meeting – Nashville, TN

Millennium Maxwell House Hotel 2025 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN, United States

The 2021 Annual Meeting of The Masonry Society will be held October 13-16, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Millennium Maxwell House Hotel The Masonry Society will hold several educational programs along with our committee meetings and fun social events. Specific details on activities will be added to this page as they become available. Please...

Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #1 – Review of Common Masonry Materials

During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. This session will review masonry materials commonly used in cladding systems between the 1880 and 1945...

Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #2 – Masonry Systems

During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. This session will discuss the typical masonry exterior wall systems, commonly referred to as transitional masonry...

Masonry Testing Review Sessions & Certifications

National Concrete Masonry Association 13750 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA, United States

The Masonry Society, with the support of National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and the Portland Cement Association (PCA), will be offering two intensive education review sessions, followed by ACI Certification Examinations for Masonry Field Testing Technicians (MFTT) and Masonry Laboratory Testing Technicians (MLTT). The Education Review Sessions are excellent ways for new technicians, contractors, producers,...

Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #3 – Planning and Conducting a Transitional Masonry Building Investigation

During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. This session will focus on the important aspects of developing an investigation program for a transitional...

Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #4 – Testing and Analysis

During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. Building on concepts presented during prior sessions, we will discuss approaches for obtaining information on material...

Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #5 – Rehabilitation Options for Transitional Masonry

During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. Once the assessment is complete and the deterioration mechanisms are known, rehabilitation options can be considered....

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Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #6 – Implementation of a Rehabilitation Project for Transitional Masonry

During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. Once an assessment is complete and a rehabilitation approach has been selected, implementing the rehabilitation work...

Existing Masonry Night School: Transitional Structures #7 – Developing a Maintenance Plan for Existing Masonry

During Existing Masonry Night School: Assessment, Maintenance, and Repair of Transitional Masonry Structures, instructors will discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. While masonry is extraordinarily durable, maintenance is required from time to time. Based on inspection and...