Richard M. Bennett named TMS Honorary Member. Register for Spring Meeting.

The Masonry Society has named Dr. Richard M. Bennett as an Honorary Member for his numerous contributions related to masonry education, codes, and standards. Dr. Richard Bennett is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Tennessee.

TMS will formally recognize Dr. Bennett at its Annual Meeting on October 17, 2024 in Portland, Maine.

Spring Virtual Meeting Registration Open

Town Hall & Student Session to Open Meetings on April 10-25

The Masonry Society's 2024 Spring Meetings will be held virtually from April 10 through the 25th, which hopefully will allow more members to attend and engage. To reduce virtual meeting "fatigue", there are typically only a few meetings being held each day. A draft schedule is posted here, and registration is now open.

In addition to the "work" schedule shown, we will have a Virtual Happy Hour to catch up with friends and to make new ones. We also hope to introduce TMS's new Executive Director during Town Hall.

We hope you'll be ale to join us!

Final Call for 15NAMC Proposals - Due February 29th

The Masonry Society (TMS) is accepting proposals for the 15th North American Masonry Conference (NAMC) to be held in 2027. Those interested should contact Phillip Samblanet for a sample proposal from the highly successful 14NAMC to help guide them on key aspects to include in their proposals. Organizers are compensated for their leadership efforts. Proposals are due to TMS by February 29, 2024.

Upcoming Awards & Scholarship Deadlines

The Masonry Society (TMS) is now accepting applications for the following awards and scholarship (click the titles for additional information and to for applications):

Honorary Member - Accepted at any time
Outstanding Student Thesis/Dissertation Awards - Due June 1st of each year
Paul Haller Structural Design Award - Due June 30th of each year
John B. Scalzi Research Award - Due June 30th of each year
TMS Service Awards - Due June 30th of each year
Clayford T. Grimm P.E. Student Scholarship - Applications due July 31
TMS Fellow – Due February 1st of each year

2024 Masonry Educators' Workshop Scheduled - Save the Dates!

The Masonry Society, along with industry sponsors and supporters, is planning a 2024 Masonry Educators' Workshop (MEW) at the University at Buffalo, NY on June 5-7. The MEW is a forum for faculty who are teaching masonry, or who are interested in adding masonry to their curriculum, learn about the design, specification, construction, and evaluation of masonry. Effective and innovative ways to teach this information to their students are discussed. The goal of MEW is simple: to assist educators with teaching masonry so that future designers and construction managers are comfortable using masonry on their projects.

Additional information is being loaded to the draft website at https://masonrysociety.org/2024mew/. Watch for updates this winter but save the dates!

Bookmark the 2024 MEW Page

Presenters Needed

Help us Advance the Knowledge of Masonry!

Speakers and topics are sought for several venues:

2024 TMS Annual Meeting. TMS is soliciting excellent speakers and topics for presentation at our Annual Meeting (October 16-19, 2024) in Portland, Maine. Presentations will be given on the morning of October 17 and are to be from 15 to 20 minutes in length.

Webinars. TMS is seeking excellent presentations for our "2nd Thursday of the month" webinar series this fall and next spring. Topics that can be presented in 1 hour or more are sought. Speakers for these webinars are paid an honorarium.

If you would like a presentation considered for any or all of these opportunities, please complete the Presentation Submission Form, noting your preferred venue in the description, and your preferred length (if different than above).

For these presentation opportunities, the presentations must technical, rather than promotional (see options for promotional webinars here), and should be of interest to those wishing to learn more about the design, construction, evaluation, or repair of masonry. A selection committee will consider proposals and will notify accepted presenters this summer.

Best Seller: Masonry Designers’ Guide – 2022

Completely updated to the 2022 TMS 402/602, ASCE/SEI 7-22, and with commentary on masonry provisions coming in the 2024 International Building Code (IBC), the Masonry Designers' Guide -2022 (MDG-22) has quickly become a best seller from The Masonry Society (TMS).

The MDG-2022 is a valuable reference for engineers, contractors, architects, inspectors, building code authorities, and educators. Initial chapters address materials, testing, quality assurance, quality control, and construction methods with reference to specific provisions of the 2022 TMS 402 Code and TMS 602 Specification. Subsequent chapters illustrate fundamental design concepts and demonstrate how to apply Code provisions to structural design of common masonry members.More than 150 design examples are included.

Bundles of the MDG with TMS 402/602-22 are available.

Learn More about the MDG-22 and Order

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