Welcome to the Masonry Institute of BC (MIBC) online resource.

MASONRY TECHNICAL MANUAL
Fully updated to the 2006 BC Building code and ready to answer your questions - click here:

2008 MASONRY DESIGN AWARDS
If you are working on a masonry project, or have one that was completed since 2005, let us know about it - you just might walk away with an award!
Click on "Call for Entries" to register your project:

DESIGNER NEWS

• Engineers! The FERO - Masonry Design Software 2007 is available for purchase! Only $400!!! Click here for more info.
• We offer lunchbox presentations! Our little show lasts 1 1/2 hours plus question period. We can also help with any questions on your current masonry projects. We are approved providers by the AIBC.
• Ongoing research at UBC to test the performance of fibre-reinforcement of structural block walls. Test panels are being submitted to simulated earthquakes on the "shake table" in the Civil Engineering Lab.
• The use of fly-ash in mortar is being investigated by a pair of engineering students at BCIT - stay tuned for the results!

For members of the assoiciation:

UPCOMING ASSOCIATION EVENTS:

• Board of Directors Meetings: April 29th '08
• Technical Committee Meeting: May 1st '08
• Marketing Committee Meeting: May 2nd '08
• Membership Meeting: May 27th '08 - Presentation topics: Safety and Professor's Masonry Workshop
• Industry Golf Tournament: June 20th '08 at Tsawwassen

• 118 masons and industry reps have passed the TMC certification requirements last year!
• Pictures and results of the '07 Masonry Industry Golf Tournament are up! Click here to access the golf page.

• April 22nd - Addition of Masonry Design Awards project entry form
• November 30th - Update of the design resource order form - you can now buy a copy of the FERO - Masonry Design Software 2007
• November 16th - Update of the "Technical Manual" (under Technical Resources, Tech Manual)
  Click here to access the index page of the online manual
• July 31st - Addition of the Industry Golf Tournament section with pictures and list of supporters.
  Click here to access the golf page

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