Forterra, a leading manufacturer of concrete and clay building products, has recently established an exciting partnership that reduces carbon emissions while making a substantial contribution to the UK’s circular economy through the innovative reuse of its...
Researchers from Newcastle University, UK, have developed a novel mortar mix by substituting silica aerogel and recycled PET plastic, taken from shredded plastic bottles, in place of traditional natural sand. This approach is said to be environmentally sustainable...
The International Masonry Society Student Project Awards 2025 is now open for entries. The International Masonry Society invites submissions of work in which the principal focus of the work is masonry. The Ken Fisher Postgraduate Student Award would be for a project...
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.
The International Masonry Society Student Project Awards 2024 are now open for entries. The International Masonry Society invites submissions of work in which the principal focus of the work is masonry. The Postgraduate Student Award would be for a project comprising...
The IMS supports and encourages membership from all countries and backgrounds. To reflect this, we have recently introduced a reduced membership rate for those applying from Developing Countries. Residents of any of the Developing Countries listed on the UK government...
The International Masonry Society is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 Postgraduate Awards is Ahmed Ahmed of the University of Calgary for his entry Understanding Masonry Compressive Fracture via Fractal Voids. The entry will appear as a paper in a...
At a recent Executive Committee meeting of the European Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association (EAACA), following the retirement of Cliff Fudge, the Committee voted unanimously to elect Mr Piotr Dauksza as its new Vice Chairman. Piotr is currently Managing Director...
Embodied carbon and measures to minimize it are discussed in a report from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The ‘Driving Action on Embodied Carbon in Buildings’ report explores the state of embodied-carbon data,...
As a next step on the path towards achieving climate neutrality 2050, wienerberger has upgraded its sustainability commitments in accordance with its three-year-rhythm. The new Sustainability Program 2026 builds on its predecessor, integrating lessons learned. Since...
In early September this year, the Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Industry held its 7th International Conference in Prague, Czech Republic. The theme of the Conference centered around the 100-year anniversary of the invention of AAC. Some 330 attendees from 30...
