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
Michael Hamilton, RRC, RRO: August 18, 1947–March 9, 2025 April 10, 2025 Hamilton earned his Registered Roof Observer certification in 1996 and his Registered Roof Consultant in 1997. A member of the IIBEC Gulf Coast Chapter, Hamilton also served on the Region IV Nominating Committee and was a supporter of the RCI-IIBEC Foundation. IIBEC Members
IIBEC Chapter News: A New Chapter, Awards, and More! April 8, 2025 Read the latest news from IIBEC's Chicago Area, Arizona, New England, and Colorado Chapters! Regions and Chapters
IIBEC Volunteers: Thank You for Lending a Hand April 8, 2025 April is National Volunteer Month—a chance for IIBEC to thank its many volunteers for the vital contributions you make to our organization. About IIBEC