IIBEC Member News – April 2020 April 16, 2020 Michael Goolsby Goolsby Hired by Turnkey Turnkey Roof Consulting, Inc. (TRCI) has hired Michael Goolsby, RRC, CDT, LEED VD+C CBO, to assist at its Pompano Beach, FL testing lab. Goolsby recently retired from Miami-Dade County,… IIBEC Members
IIBEC Elects 2020 Board of Directors; Installs First Female Executive Committee Member April 9, 2020 The International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) conducted their first-ever “virtual” Annual Meeting of the Members on March 30, 2020. The organization has been holding this meeting every year for nearly 40 years at… Industry News
CARES Act Small Business Provisions April 3, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020. This Act has certain provisions that apply to small businesses in need of assistance due to the… News/Advocacy
Canada’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Act April 3, 2020 The Parliament of Canada has formulated a response plan to help Canadians facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. This response plan includes assistance for both individuals and businesses. The COVID-19… News/Advocacy
Standard of Care – What Is Your Risk? April 1, 2020 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. By Richard P. “Dick” Canon, F-IIBEC, RRC,… Interface Highlight
World’s Tallest Atrium Twists Into Beijing Sky April 1, 2020 The tower, also known as Li Ze Tower, is located on Lize Road in the new Fengtai business district. Photo by Hufton+Crow. The Leeza SOHO Tower, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, opened on Lize Road… Interface Highlight
Blast From IIBEC’s Past: 1991 April 1, 2020 The first Project Manual Competition (now called the Document Competition) was held at the 1991 RCI (now IIBEC) Convention in Colorado Springs, CO. Winners were Dick Canon, Roger Galliher, and Doug Fischer. Don Bush,… Interface Highlight
Too Pretty for Construction? April 1, 2020 “Beauty is beastly” for women in construction and other jobs that are considered “masculine,” according to Stefanie Johnson, associate professor at Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She and Elsa… Interface Highlight