• Innovation and sustainability of masonry
• New construction techniques/ technologies
• Quality assurance
• Architecture with masonry
• Prefabrication of masonry
• Analysis of masonry structures
• Masonry materials and testing
• New developments in design/verification
• Earthquake resistance and retrofitting
• Reliability and performance
• Masonry and building physics
• Codes and standards
• Fire resistance
• Training and education in masonry
• Conservation of historic buildings
• Earthen construction
• Repair and strengthening
• Case studies  

Special Sessions

• Energy efficiency
  Manuela Almeida, University of Minho, Portugal
  Sonja Geier, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland
  Zoltan Magyar, University of Pecs, Hungary
• Sustainability and eco-materials
  Graça Vasconcelos, University of Minho, Portugal
  Jan Kubica, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
  Luis Bragança, University of Minho, Portugal
• Earthen architecture
  Daniel Oliveira, University of Minho, Portugal
  Júlio Vargas, Catholic University of Peru, Peru
  Mariana Correia, Escola Superior Gallaecia, Portugal