IIBEC Pivots to a Virtual 2020 International Convention and Trade Show June 12-14; Announces BES+ in November May 11, 2020 Building enclosure professionals across North America will participate in the first-ever IIBEC 2020 Virtual International Convention and Trade Show this coming June 12-14. The International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC)… News/Advocacy
TA-019 Withdrawn for Additional Review May 4, 2020 After further review, IIBEC has determined that IIBEC-TA-19-2020, “Modified Bitumen Cool Roof Cap Sheets,” is unintentionally incomplete and could be misconstrued; as a result, the technical advisory has been withdrawn. The IIBEC Technical Advisory… News/Advocacy
Foundations Hold Online Auction May 4, 2020 With the 2020 IIBEC Convention and Trade Show going virtual, the RCI-IIBEC Foundation and RCI Foundation Canada have adapted to create a very special Denim and Diamonds… RCI-IIBEC Foundations
Beware of Scammers Soliciting COVID-19 Donations in IIBEC’s Name May 4, 2020 Some IIBEC members are receiving e-mails soliciting donations of gift cards or other donations for alleged COVID-19 efforts, often purporting to be connected to IIBEC in some way. Neither IIBEC nor its officers on any… IIBEC Members
Potential Issues Encountered During Installation of Air and Weather-Resistive Barriers May 1, 2020 By Karl Schaack, RRC, PE This article is also available in audio format as a podcast. Search your favorite podcast app for “IIBEC,” visit https://anchor.fm/iibec, or listen right here in your browser. Background A… Interface Highlight
Construction-Related Events Rescheduled Due to COVID-19 May 1, 2020 Scores of construction-related conventions, meetings, and conferences have been postponed or even canceled due to the worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). These include, of course, the International Institute of Building Enclosure… Interface Highlight
“Be That One Guy” Program Fights Sexual Harassment May 1, 2020 Scores of tradeswomen signed a portrait of murder and harassment victim Outi Hicks. When Vicki L. O’Leary, a union ironworker, heard about the 2017 beating death of union carpenter apprentice Outi Hicks on a worksite… Interface Highlight
Living Wall as Art May 1, 2020 Urban Ecotones, an interior living wall installation in Oakland, CA, in 2019 became the first living wall to meet the requirements of public art status by a U.S. city. The wall, by David Brenner, founder… Interface Highlight
