Concrete Masonry Design Series

Northwest Concrete Masonry association offers box-lunch seminars with detailed concrete masonry construction methods and data for architects and designers. Each seminar is one hour in length. To request a seminar, click here or call 425-697-5298. Earn AIA Learning Units for each one-hour program.

Structural Masonry Design Seminar Errata

Strength Design Appendix

Program 110
Concrete Masonry Units (CMU)

CMU manufacturing process
Specifying concrete masonry units
Northwest masonry project review

Program 300
CMU Wall Performance: Crack Control & Water Resistance

Methods of controlling cracking in concrete masonry walls
Design options available to construct water resistant walls

Program 320
Fire Safety With Concrete Masonry

Three necessary elements for balanced design for fire safety
Fire safety performance between differences
Equivalent thickness fire rating calculation method

Program 340
Sustainable Building Design Using Concrete Masonry Products

Design options available with concrete masonry units
Concrete masonry's role in sustainable design
LEED certification

Program 400
Overview of Concrete Masonry Design and Construction

CMU manufacturing process
Mortar and grout specification
Crack control methods
Water resistant design
Northwest masonry project review