IIBEC President’s Message: A Call for Action September 11, 2025 President’s message ©2025 International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) CONNECT Instagram www.instagram.com/IIBEC2020 Facebook www.facebook.com/IIBEC2020 www.x.com/iibec2020 LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/iibec2020 IIBEC By Chris Dawkins, PE… Codes and Standards
Airtightness: Ultimate Benefits and Decisive Stakeholders’ Interests September 11, 2025 Airtightness: Ultimate Benefits and Decisive Stakeholders’ Interests 1. INTRODUCTION A common performance motivation axiom by Lord William Kelvin is that “what cannot be measured cannot be improved.” Achieving airtightness performance… Codes and Standards
Member Profile: Lora Ferrazzo September 5, 2025 Lora Ferrazzo is the managing partner of Artistic Skylight Domes in Woodbridge, Ontario. She currently serves as vice president of the IIBEC Southern Ontario Chapter, chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Building Science Forum held annually in Toronto, and as a member of the IIBEC Diversity and Inclusion Committee. IIBEC Members
New York, Wisconsin Adopt Codes August 22, 2025 In the last month, New York state and Wisconsin have adopted changes to their state building codes. IIBEC recently joined the Coalition for Current Safety Codes, which is aimed at advancing safety by advocating for the adoption and successful implementation of current building, sustainability, electrical, and life safety codes. The coalition was formed by the International Code Council and National Fire Protection Association Government Relations
Member Profile: Bryce McQueen, AIA, NCARB August 19, 2025 Bryce McQueen is a registered architect and president of Merik Inc. He is a past president of the IIBEC Georgia Chapter and currently serves on the IIBEC Annual Convention Committee and Credentials Task Force. He lives in Milton, Georgia, with his wife, Katie, and their three sons, Wyatt, Harrison, and Luke, ages 11, 10, and 5, respectively. IIBEC Members
Attend the Next “Blueprints of an Enclosure Career,” Featuring Tai Mahmuti August 14, 2025 Join us on October 2, 2025, as we sit down with Tai Mahmuti, PE, QEWI, QPSI, structural and facade engineer, founder of BEROA Engineering PLLC in New York, and immediate past president of the IIBEC Metro NY Chapter, for another "Blueprints of an Enclosure Career." Education
Fall Exclusive: Simplifying Whole-Building Airtightness August 12, 2025 Simplifying Whole-Building Airtightness AIR BARRIERS, AIR infiltration, airtightness— these words may seem to have been around the industry forever, but in the timeline of buildings, they are relatively new concepts. Codes and Standards
Fall Exclusive: Conundrums in Stucco Codes and Standards August 12, 2025 Conundrums in Stucco Codes and Standards ESSENTIALS OF THE BUILDING CODE: 2021 IBC For this paper, references to the building code refer to the 2021 International Building Code1 (IBC), the… Codes and Standards
