Roof Decks A to Z Part 20: Cinder Concrete on Ribbed/Expanded Metal Lath May 20, 2025 CINDER CONCRETE IS a cast-in-place deck type (also referred to as job-cast concrete). This article concerns itself with cinder concrete placed atop ribbed and expanded metal form (also known as wire… Codes and Standards
IIBEC-Endorsed, Pro-QBS Legislation Advances in New York State Senate May 15, 2025 On May 13, 2025, the New York State Senate Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions unanimously approved legislation that would expand the use of qualifications-based selection (QBS) for the procurement of architectural, engineering, and design professionals. Government Relations
Riaz Hasan, March 31, 1948–April 27, 2025 May 14, 2025 Riaz Hasan, a previous member of IIBEC, died April 27, 2025. The cause of death, according to a published obituary, was cancer. IIBEC Members
IIBEC Tells Missouri Senate to Vote Down Poorly Written Anti-Building-Code Legislation May 9, 2025 Repeat anti-building-code legislation from 2024 made a surprising amount of progress in 2025 until it hit a wall of bipartisan common sense in the state senate, where it stalled. The state’s legislative session ended before the bill’s proponents could mollify the concerns of the detractors, and the bill died. General Interest
Green Schools Save Money (SB 644): IIBEC Recommends Improvements to NC Bill April 24, 2025 In a letter dated April 22, 2025, IIBEC leaders provided North Carolina state senators with three recommendations to improve their bill promoting green buildings on North Carolina school campuses. Government Relations
IIBEC Mid-Atlantic Chapter Members Advocate for Facade Inspections April 17, 2025 By John Bolingacade Inspections Members of the IIBEC Mid-Atlantic Chapter joined with IIBEC Director of Government Affairs John Boling on April 7, 2025, to brief… Government Relations
RCI Foundation Canada Supports Vanier College Architectural Field Trip April 17, 2025 By Rick Gardner RCI Foundation Canada Fifty architectural technology students from Vanier College spent April 4, 2025, touring the Canadian Museum of Nature and Parliament’s West Block, both architecturally significant landmarks in Ottawa. The… General Interest
IIBEC Leaders Lobby Congress During Roofing Day in DC April 10, 2025 Two weeks after visiting Capitol Hill to advocate that IRC Section 529 educational saving programs evolve into career education savings programs, IIBEC returned as part of the industry’s annual Roofing Day in DC event. General Interest
