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CMDC Architects Seminar Winnipeg

Design Masonry Veneers With Confidence!

When: Wednesday September 10th
Time: 8:30AM – 11AM
Where: Winnipeg Construction Association, Waverly Room
Cost: Free to Register

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Coffee/Tea and light refreshments generously sponsored by our partners at the Manitoba Masonry Institute and the Manitoba Masonry Contractors Association

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Here is What Will Be Covered

Masonry Materials

Clay Brick, Concrete Veneer Units and Natural Stone are all used in masonry veneers. These units and their properties are governed by different CSA and ASTM Standards. This seminar will provide relevant material properties to look out for, and discuss mortar requirements to bond them all together.

Design of Veneer Ties

Masonry veneer are tied back to the building structure. This seminar will discuss how to design these ties for loads and movements. It will covered the engineered method while also highlighting the empirical rules and simplified methods available to the industry

Shelf Angles

How often do we need shelf angles? Why do we even need them? What does the Building Code say? All this and more will be discussed so you leave with a better understanding of shelf angles.

Thermal Performance

With escalating Energy Codes, there has been significant attention to detail to the thermal performance of the building envelope. This seminar will discuss the current NECB requirements, and investigate different masonry veneer detailing's to compare thermal performance

Meet the Instructors

Andrew Smith, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.

Masonry Design Engineer

Andrew completed his B.Sc. and M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Dalhousie University and he works at the CMDC-Atlantic Office. He is the author of the Atlantic Canada Multi-Residential Construction Cost Comparison Study, he provides technical assistance to engineers and architects from Atlantic Canada, he supports the development of MASS Software, and is a member of Technical Committees for the CSA masonry standards as well as for Z797 and B354 for Access Scaffolding and Mast Climbing Work Platforms respectively. Andrew also works with the Atlantic Masonry Institute to assist in the development of the future masonry workforce.

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Adrien Sparling, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Masonry Design Engineer

Adrien grew up in Winnipeg where he completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba. He continued his studies at York University in Toronto where he earned his Ph.D. in 2022. Adrien was a recipient of the NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Post-Graduate Doctoral scholarship from 2016 to 2018 as well as the Queen Elisabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology in 2019. Since 2022, he is part of the technical design team at the Canada Masonry Design Centre and works in close collaboration with the Association des entrepreneurs en maçonnerie du Québec (AEMQ) from the Québec regional office. Although Adrien’s technical education has been in English, his francophone background is an asset as he brings the resources of the Canada Masonry Design Centre to La Belle Province with the establishment of an office in Montreal.

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Seminar Location

Waverly Room – Winnipeg Construction Association

1447 Waverley St.
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 0P7

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