CCMPA is delighted to inform you that we have a new member. Rinox Inc. concrete product manufacturer is located in QC, Canada and becomes our first member in that Province. Bobby Correa is the General Manager of Rinox and his details are: 3155 Boulevard des Entreprises Terrebonne, QC J6X 4J9 bcorreia@rinox.ca 514-838-0947 www.rinox.ca RINOX Since […]
For disaster-resilient construction, think concrete block. From fire and the forces of man and mother nature • Durable & maintains structural integrity • Competitively priced • Lower insurance premiums • Higher resale value View the November 2015 Fire Ad here.
Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers (CCMPA) and MasonryWorx have teamed up to educate the homebuyers, contractors and the public on the advantages of brick, stone and masonry for home construction. Click here to read the full story.
May 27, 2015 – Marina de Souza, Executive Director of CCMPA, was on hand at the sixth annual Conestoga College Trades & Apprenticeship Awards to present four awards on behalf of the association. The event, believed to be the largest trades and apprenticeship awards ceremony in Canada, was held at Conestoga’s Waterloo campus and recognizes […]
Then build with single wythe concrete block masonry! NECB Energy Compliant Solutions using Single Wythe Concrete Block Construction Buildings constructed with single wythe concrete block masonry walls easily can be shown to satisfy the “Building Energy Performance Compliance” path of the 2010 NECB (National Energy Code for Buildings)…and without need to add expensive surface insulating […]
Code officials ignored it. Developers ignored it. Wood you? Demand concrete block. It was built to code. It had working sprinklers. But as local firefighters pointed out, once the lightweight wood assembly caught fire, sprinklers were simply no match for the 5-alarm blaze that tore through this luxury apartment complex recently in Edgewater, New Jersey. […]
Ms. Marina de Souza Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association 1500 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario M5M 3X0 October 19, 2014 Dear Marina and the members of the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association, Thank you so much for making Community of Hearts the recipient of the proceeds of your golf tournament. What a generous donation! As you […]
Download Jason Thompson’s report on calculated fire resistance examples using concrete masonry assemblies.
