TMS's Existing Masonry Committee (EMC) will be presenting seven (7) one-hour sessions weekly at 7 pm ET on most Wednesdays (1 Thursday) from October 27 though December 16 to discuss the most common issues in assessing, maintaining, and, where needed, repairing masonry cladding systems constructed in North America between the 1880 and 1945. Sessions and speakers include:

Click here for additional information on these sessions and to register. When registering for the entire series there is a 10% discount for the webinars and a 20% discount for Assessment & Retrofit of Masonry Structures book. 

A Society ballot to elect the 2021-2023 Class Board of Directors ended recently, and the following individuals were unanimously approved by those eligible to vote:

These new and re-elected Board Members will join the 2020-2022 Class of Officers and Directors as shown here following the Annual Meeting.

Nicholas Lang, P.E. has been selected to be Structure magazine’s masonry advisor. Nick is vice president of business development at NCMA. Nick was handpicked by his predecessor, John Chrysler, P.E., FTMS, Chair of the 2022 TMS 402 committee, Executive Director of both MIA and WSPCA, and past president of TMS. Lang is a former Chair of ACI/TMS Joint Fire 216 committee and also serves on ACI/TMS Joint Energy 122 committee.

Vilas S. Mujumdar, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., FTMS has been elected to the 2021 class of the National Academy of Construction. In electing Mujumdar, NAC cited him as a “recognized international leader and author with significant contributions to reducing natural hazard risks and for promoting resiliency and sustainability on a global scale.” He will be formally inducted October 21 during the NAC annual meeting.

J. Patrick Rand, FAIA, FTMS, has retired after forty-four years as Alumni Distinguished Professor of Architecture the School of Architecture, College of Design, North Carolina State University. Rand has received over twenty honors for the quality of his teaching, including one of the first NCSU recipients of a Fullbright Distinguished Chair Award. In addition to his teaching and architecture practice, he has carried out funded research on the design and assessment of innovative masonry enclosure systems, recently co-authored two books, is a Past President of The Masonry Society, founding chairman of the TMS Sustainability Committee, and active in the American Institute of Architects.

Matthew T. Reiter, P.E., S.E. has joined Cornell University’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering as a Professor of Practice. His will be teaching courses focused on Structural Design and lead the Professional Master’s Program in Structural Engineering. Previously, Matthew worked for the Cornell University’s Facilities Engineering Department for ten years. Reiter is Vice Chair of Building Performance Committee, a member of TMS’s Board of Directors, and sits on multiple TMS committee.

Dan Zechmeister, P.E., retired Executive Director of the Masonry Institute of Michigan (MIM) was presented with NCMA’s Hall of Fame Award on August 5 at NCMA’s mid-year meeting. Zechmeister has served on various subcommittees of TMS 402 and other TMS committees.