The Annual Meeting for West-Michigan will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at The BOB from 11:00-2:30pm. Please register by February 15th. For more information and to register download the flyer.

The recently released 2011 TMS 402/ACI 530/ASCE 5 (commonly referred to as the MSJC) has been adopted by the new 2012 edition of the International Building Code and International Residential Code. It represents a major update from the 2008 edition both in technical requirements and in layout. 2011 updates are consistent with the requirements in ASCE 7-10, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, which includes a new strength basis for wind loads. To provide a quick update on the major changes, The Masonry Society, with support from the National Concrete Masonry Association and the International Masonry Institute,…