SGH Experts Present at the 15th Canadian Masonry Symposium
Several Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) team members recently participated in the 15th Canadian Masonry Symposium (CMS) from 2 to 5 June 2025 in Ottawa, Canada. The event, hosted by the Canadian Masonry Contractors Association (CMCA) and the Canada Masonry Design Centre (CMDC), brought together international masonry experts to advance the science, engineering, and application of masonry, fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration between academia and industry. The inspiring venue for the masonry symposium was the Fairmont Château Laurier hotel, a massive, beautifully constructed limestone building that is a national historic site of Canada.
Several SGH team members authored and presented papers in the proceedings. SGH Senior Principal Peter Babaian also contributed to the CMS technical committee and presented on upcoming events for The Masonry Society (TMS), for which he serves as president-elect.
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SGH Presentation Title |
SGH Authors & Presenters |
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Designing Stone Dutchman Repairs in Slender Stones |
Ellen Laase |
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Addressing Erosion and Preservation Strategies for Historic Stone Stairs |
Andrea La Greca, Rachel Lynde, and Peter Babaian |
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Much Ado about Sandstone: Technical Guidelines for Selecting New Sandstone for Localized Use in Preservation Projects to Balance Long-Term Durability and Compatibility with the Existing Stone |
Matthew Bronski |
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Differential Movement – Beware the Backup Structure |
Rebecca Herkes and Peter Babaian |
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Early Veneer Walls: A Learning Step in the Evolution from Mass Masonry to Cavity Walls |
Danielle DiDomizio, Amarantha Quintana-Morales, and Matthew Normandeau |
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