Find the current free BIA Technical Note covering a specific clay brick masonry design or construction topic
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Steps
Go to gobrick.com/resources/technical-notes, the Brick Industry Association's index of Technical Notes on Brick Construction.
Use the Technical Notes index PDF (updated periodically, e.g. the 2026-02 index) to find the correct Technical Note number for the topic (structural, weathering, detailing, etc.).
Download the specific Technical Note PDF directly from gobrick.com — these are free bulletins, no login or purchase required.
Check the revision date printed on the Technical Note itself (BIA revises individual notes on a rolling basis, not all at once) before citing it in a spec or submittal.
For mortar-selection guidance specifically, reference Technical Note 8B ('Mortars for Brickwork – Selection and Quality Assurance').
Known gotchas
Technical Notes are revised individually and irregularly — a note numbered similarly to one seen before may be a different (older or newer) revision; always check the date on the specific PDF.
These are free BIA-authored guidance documents, not a substitute for the underlying paywalled ASTM/TMS standards they reference — use them for practical guidance, not as the standard itself.
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