The Engineered Masonry Design Course is coming to Atlantic Canada for the first time in January 2025! Become the Masonry Expert in your office!
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
For the first time ever, EMDC is being offered in Atlantic Canada, with special thanks to support from our local contractor members through their membership with the Atlantic Masonry Institute. The course will be hosted from the Spaces Burnside office with 4 in-person lectures from January 2025 through to April 2025.
Register today and reserve your seat. Continue reading for more information on the course and contact CMDC with any questions you may have.
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Dates & Times
Condensed In-Person & Online Format
Each in-person session will provide participants with a light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and coffee/refreshment breaks. Registrants must indicate any dietary restrictions during registration.
In-Person Lecturing
Four In-Person Sessions are included with virtual topics and tutorials between
The course is being run using a hybrid of both in-person and virtual platforms. There will be four full in-person days of lecture content with virtual lectures and tutorials in weeks between. As part of the course, one half-day will be dedicated to a hands-on demonstration of bricklaying during which time you will have a chance to learn how to build with masonry and lay bricks and blocks on mortar. The course will be spread over approximately 2 months.
Saturday,
Jan 25th
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday,
Feb 8th
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday,
Mar 1st
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday,
Mar 22nd
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Full days are scheduled to cover material through in-person lectures (8:30 am – 3:00 pm). This will give you an opportunity to receive your copy of the textbook as well as other course materials and meaningful engagement with our staff and other students face-to-face.
Breakfast and Lunch included for all in-person sessions
It is critical that registrants can attend these in-person sessions
For convenience, we will be recording these in-person virtual lectures for students to access and review after. Attendance at the in-person lectures is worth a portion of the final grade.
What if I can't attend any of these dates? Can I still take the course? (tap to expand)
If you cannot make any one of these in-person dates, please let us know to discuss before registering. We understand that all dates might not work for everyone, however, each in-person day covers a lot of material and are meant to be as helpful as possible when it comes to completing the assignments and final exam.
If you know in advance that you can’t attend any of the sessions, please reach out to make sure you are still interested. We are flexible and understanding, and will be posting recordings.
Full Course Timeline
All dates subject to change and will be confirmed in the final course outline
In-Person Lectures
Recall that these are the most critical dates to be available. More information can be found here, including what to do if you can’t attend one of these sessions.
Jan 25th, Feb 8th, Mar 1st, Mar 22nd
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Virtual Lectures
To balance the time commitments while covering all the material, some lectures will be posted and available on-demand. These should be viewed in advance of the next in-person session.
Jan 27, Feb 10th, Mar 3rd, Mar 17th
Roughly 1 hour each
Virtual Tutorials
These online sessions are run live over teams where we go through short examples to help save you time on the assignments. CMDC staff also go through issues typically encountered by engineers and related to the course material.
Jan 29th, Feb 12th, Mar 5th, Mar 19th
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Assignments, Projects, and Final Exam
Deadlines are set throughout the course to ensure that every engineer earning a certificate has demonstrated their masonry design knowledge.
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11:59pm each listed date
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Saturday, January 25th
In-person session #1
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Monday, January 27th
Virtual Lecture Posted
Wednesday, January 29th
Virtual Example Problem Tutorial
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 8th
In-person session #2
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Monday, February 10th
Virtual Lecture Posted
Tuesday, February 11th
Assignment 1 submission deadline
Wednesday, February 12th
Virtual Lecture
7:30 pm – 9:0 pm
Saturday, March 1st
In-person session #3
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Monday, March 3rd
Virtual Lecture Posted
Tuesday, March 4th
Assignment 2 submission deadline
Wednesday, March 5th
Virtual Example Problem Tutorial
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Monday, March 17th
Virtual Lecture Posted
Assignment 3 submission deadline
Wednesday, March 19th
Virtual Example Problem Tutorial
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday March 22nd
In-person session #4
Hands-On Workshop Session
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Friday, April 4th
Exam submission deadline
Design project submission deadline
Calendar view
This course runs through January, February, and March, with the final submissions at the start of April.
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Practical Hands-On Session
Please bring your own personal protective equipment (Steel toe boots, hard hat, etc.) for a hands-on session where you can try your hand at laying brick and block in a fun setting.
Scheduled Date: (part of that day’s in-person session)
Saturday, March 22nd
Location: Spaces Burnside, Dartmouth, NS
This course is supported by CMDC venture partners through technical staff time required to run the course (lecturing, tutorials, marking, etc.)
Additional sponsorship for this edition of the EMDC is generously provided by Atlantic Masonry Institute
They are sponsoring for each registration in the form of a direct $500 subsidy to each enrolled participant.
Course Cost:
$1,750
-$500
$1,250
plus applicable taxes
*AMI Sponsorship
This course is sponsored by:
Included with every EMDC registration
A physical copy of the CMDC Textbook
Masonry Structures: Behaviour and Design – 2nd Canadian Edition ($285 value)
A newly released resource which takes the content of the original Drysdale textbook and applies it to contemporary, practical examples. This book also includes a physical copy of CSA S304-14: Design of Masonry Structures ($225 value, and enforced in the National Building Code of Canada). More details about the textbook here.
Masonry Related CSA Standards
Rounding out the standards relevant to Canadian designers beyond the physical copy of the design standard (CSA S304) is digital access to the following:
- CSA A82: Fired Masonry Brick Made from Clay or Shale ($107 value)
- CSA A165: Concrete Masonry Units ($108 value)
- CSA A179: Mortar and Grout for Unit Masonry ($90 value)
- CSA A370: Connectors for Masonry ($85 value)
- CSA A371: Masonry Construction for Buildings ($88 value)
Engineering Design Software
Also included is a complimentary software trial and discount offer (40% off for new customers, existing users already get this discount) for the Design Software Package: Masonry Analysis Structural Systems. More info
This is a total value of more than $950 in additional resources, included with your registration
Note that registration includes coffee, breakfast, and lunch for all in-person sessions.
Cancellation Policy:
A full refund minus a $100 administration fee is available provided that Canada Masonry Design Centre receives written notice of cancellation prior to 5 business days prior to the first in-person session
This course is now available for purchase online!
In order to reserve your spot for the upcoming edition of the EMDC, you can sign up by purchasing your seat online. Click the link below to visit the product page, add the course to your cart, and then proceed to checkout.
Be sure that you sign up for the course in your area (Atlantic) as we are hosting multiple courses across the country.
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