Masonry Institute of Iowa 2015 Spring Seminar

Words: Dan Kamys

Masonry Institute of Iowa Presents: 2015 Spring Seminar 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5th, 2015 Prairie Meadows Hotel and Conference Center, Altoona, IA

ARCHITECTURAL SEMINAR 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Pat Conway, AIA, CSI, International Masonry Institute High Performing Masonry Walls (Focusing more on Insulation Strategies)

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. BREAK

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Pat Conway, AIA, CSI, International Masonry Institute Designing & Detailing Durable Masonry Walls

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pat Conway, AIA, CSI, International Masonry Institute & Samuel M Rubenzer, PE, SE, Forse Consulting & Dick Felice, Forrest & Associate, Inc. - “Joint Discussion & Presenation – Masonry Design & Constructability Issues”

STRUCTURAL SEMINAR 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Samuel M Rubenzer, PE, SE, Forse Consulting - Strength Design for Masonry & Masonry Design Prototypes for the Midwest

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. BREAK

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Samuel M Rubenzer, PE, SE, Forse Consulting - Connections to Masonry

12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pat Conway, AIA, CSI, International Masonry Institute & Samuel M Rubenzer, PE, SE, Forse Consulting & Dick Felice, Forrest & Associate, Inc. - “Joint Discussion & Presenation – Masonry Design & Constructability Issues"

Learning Unit (LU) Hours – 5 For more information, visit www.masonryinstituteofiowa.org or call 515-252-0637

 
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