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Excellence in Masonry Design Winner
Clark Montessori School
Architect: Glaserworks
TMI Mason Contractor: Jess Hauer Masonry
Submitted by: Division 4, Inc.

OMA News

OMA 2012 Annual Meeting
Dublin, Ohio
February 21, 2012
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2012

2012 OMA AIA Education Opportunities
NCMA AIA Accredited Health Safety Welfare
(1) Hour Courses
Offered and Presented by:
Josh Naragon, Ohio Masonry Association ED

2011 Excellence in
Masonry Design Award Winner
Fuchs Mizrachi School
Owner: Fuchs Mizrachi School
Architectural Firm: Bialosky + Partners Architects
CMU Producer: Oberfield's Inc.
2011 OMA Award of Excellence Newsletter

2011 High School Masonry Challenge Results

Sustainability LEED
Diverse Sustainable Solutions
with Concrete Masonry
Pennsylvania Concrete Masonry Association
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OMA AIA Education Opportunities

NCMA AIA Accredited Health Safety Welfare (1) Hour Courses
Offered and Presented by: Josh Naragon, Ohio Masonry Association ED

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Architectural Enhancement: Aesthetical Design With Concrete Masonry
AIA/CES Course #: 000530

Proper application of aesthetic design measures into concrete masonry wall systems
Features of recent award winning projects
Sustainable attributes of concrete masonry
Specifications, tolerances and other requirements for concrete masonry construction

Concrete Masonry Overview: Products, Applications, Design, and Construction Considerations
AIA/CES Course #: 000577

Production of Concrete Masonry Products
Concrete Masonry Codes and Standards
Masonry Terminology and Unit Configurations
Overview of Masonry Mortars
Masonry Grout Materials and Uses

Crack Control in Concrete Masonry Walls
AIA/CES Course #: 000503

Causes of cracking in concrete masonry
How to minimize cracking potential
How to control cracking through the use of reinforcement and control joints
How to maintain the fire resistance rating of a concrete masonry wall at a control joint

Fire Safety with Concrete Masonry
AIA/CES Course #: 000504

Fire statistics and trends
Concepts of balanced design for fire safety
Methods of evaluating fire ratings for concrete masonry
Code approved calculated method for determining fire resistance rating of concrete masonry assemblies

Segmental Retaining Walls – Construction Processes
AIA/CES Course #: 000510

Terminology and components of a Segmental Retaining Wall system
Proper construction process of an SRW system
Construction requirements of the NCMA TR-127 Design Manual for Segmental Retaining Walls and TR-146 Segmental Retaining Wall Installation Guide.
Principles, statements, tables, and illustrations from those manuals.