North Dakota Senate Panel Protects Building Enclosure Consultants February 23, 2023 IIBEC recently celebrated another legislative victory, as the North Dakota Senate Committee on State and Local Government on February 17 brought up SB 2370, amended it, and then passed it on a 6–0 vote. The amendment addresses concerns IIBEC raised in its previously submitted testimony and prohibits cooperative purchasing programs from being used to procure construction design services. Government Relations
FM Global Updates Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets February 16, 2023 FM Global on February 9, 2023, announced changes to its Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets. Revisions to DS 1-15, DS 1-17, DS 1-34, and DS 1-35 are of particular interest to… Codes and Standards
Canada Opens Applications for Two Initiatives to Accelerate Building Retrofits February 16, 2023 On February 9, 2023, Natural Resources Canada issued a statement announcing Calls for Applications for two new initiatives to accelerate building retrofits: the Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative (DRAI) and the Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program (GNPP). Government Relations
IIBEC Asks North Dakota Senate Panel to Protect QBS in Cooperative Procurement Bill February 16, 2023 On February 8, 2023, IIBEC submitted to the North Dakota Senate State and Local Committee testimony in support of qualifications-based selection (QBS) for the procurement of construction design services. Specifically, IIBEC asked the committee to amend SB 2370 “to protect taxpayers and ensure compliance with state requirements regarding the procurement of architecture, engineering, and land surveying services, as outlined by N.D.C.C. Chapter 54-44.7, by inserting a provision prohibiting the purchase of such services via a cooperative purchasing program.” Government Relations
Palmer, Tribble, Sietmann, and Robinson Win Region Director Elections; Officer Elections Ongoing February 9, 2023 The IIBEC Region Director elections have concluded, and the newly elected IIBEC region directors are: Julie Palmer, LEED AP, Region I Nicholas Tribble, RRO, Region II Charles T. Sietmann,RRO, REWO, CCCA, CIT, Region III Stephanie Robinson, P.Eng., Region VII Regions and Chapters
Canadian Advisory Body Submits Report to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 February 3, 2023 On January 27, 2023, Steven Guilbeault, minister of environment and climate change of Canada, announced that the Net-Zero Advisory Board had submitted its first annual report, “Compete and Succeed in a Net-Zero Future.” The report contains 25 recommendations to speed Canada’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2050. Composed of nine experts from across Canada, the board was authorized by the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. Government Relations
IIBEC Proposals Added to Existing Building Code January 27, 2023 At its December 2022 meeting, the International Code Council’s (ICC’s) Code Correlation Committee added both of IIBEC’s secondary-drainage-related code change proposals (CCPs) to the 2024 International Existing Building Code. Codes and Standards
IIBEC Chapter News – January 2023 January 25, 2023 IIBEC Chicago Area Chapter Caps a Busy 2022 Derek Cavataio, Chapter Immediate Past President 2nd Annual Golf Outing In September of 2022, the IIBEC Chicago Area Chapter hosted its 2nd Annual… Regions and Chapters
