As we look back on this year's Masonry Camp, the commitment and creativity of the participants stands out. Asked to design a masonry museum, and then construct an element of that design, the campers...
Masonry Camp continued today with the campers moving into the studio to begin designing their projects. The design-build challenge this year is a museum that celebrates the history of masonry and...
Masonry Camp began yesterday with a presentation by Jeanne Gang, founding prinicipal of Studio Gang. Jeanne has designed major projects throughout the United States and is a MacArthur Fellow, author...
By Team IMI
This article was first published in BAC Journal
If educating professional architects and engineers about masonry and the value of BAC craftworkers and contractors is important, it is...
Introduced last year, the Masonry Partition Wall Software was a huge hit; now additional features are available in the new Version 2.
The program is designed to make engineering masonry partition...
Masonry under construction must be temporarily braced until the final lateral support system is in place. The importance of this bracing is paramount to the safety of both the general public and...
Restoration, retrofit and repair continue to be one of the strongest construction markets for BAC members and contractors and IMI has the education and training courses to maximize those market...
Many states have now mandated that construction workers receive baseline safety training in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Outreach Training Program, after several accident...
Structural Masonry
The goal of the International Masonry Institute (IMI) is to create man hours for BAC members and signatory contractors. With that in mind, IMI in Central Pennsylvania recently...