CMDC is created and funded by its for-profit masonry contractor members to bridge the gap between the design community and the masonry construction industry.
Support offered by CMDC includes providing design advice, problem solving on job sites, educational seminars both for contractors and designers, development of design aids such as a masonry structural design software, textbooks for students and professionals as well as university professor workshops and instructional packages. CMDC is also a major participant in building code and CSA Standards development. Masonry research is the foremost important long-term initiative that completes CMDC’s work scope.
CMDC is unique in that it acts as a conduit for information dissemination at many levels for its member contractors’ initiatives. These include apprenticeship training, research at universities and colleges, codes and standards development, design aids, education and seminars and direct technical support to designers and contractors.
CMDC is a partner with the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Association (CCMPA) in several major initiatives that include: MASS designs software, Masonry Structures: Behaviour and Design textbook, University research, as well as the monitoring and development of codes and standards.
Email: cmdc@canadamasonrycentre.com
Phone: 905-564-0666
Toll free: 1-888-338-3336