Reading Between the Contour Lines of the Wind Speed Maps: Giving Tornadoes Their Due January 1, 2019 By Bruce A. Hall, RBEC, Assoc. AIA, CDT; and Matt B. Phelps, PE, PhD Introduction In the United States, extreme wind events occur each year, causing substantial physical harm to people and damage to… Interface
Wind Uplift Pressures on Low-Slope Roofs, Fourth Edition (2018) January 1, 2019 The fourth (2018) edition of this monograph, authored by Stephen Patterson, RRC, PE, of Roof Technical Services, Inc. and Madan Mehta, PE, PhD of the University of Texas at Arlington, is a publication of the… Interface
ABBAE Reports Condo Window Crack Caused by Exterior Impact January 1, 2019 Millennium Tower (left) and Transbay Transit Center. By Victor Grigas.Allana Buick & Bers (ABBAE), an architectural engineering firm specializing in forensic investigation and engineering of curtainwalls, exterior façades, and other building envelope… Interface
Townhouse Construction Outperforms Other Building Sectors January 1, 2019 Source: Census Bureau data as calculated by Robert Dietz of Building Magazine. According to statistics of the U.S. Census Bureau, analyzed by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), townhouse construction continues to outperform many… Interface
Recent Experience Questions Storm Predictability Designation Value January 1, 2019 Flooding in Ellicott City, MD in May 2018. A similar “1000-year flood” occurred there in 2016. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA-EFE. The National Weather Service called the rain dropped in September 2018 during Hurricane… Interface
MRA Seeking Top Survivor Home of the Year January 1, 2019 Not a winner…The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) is seeking stories from homeowners with metal roofs who survived Mother Nature’s wrath for a chance to earn the title of MRA’s Top Survivor Home of the Year… Interface
RCI Chapter News – December 2018 December 25, 2018 News by Chapter : Chicago Area Chapter | Mid America Chapter | Mid Atlantic Chapter | Ontario Chapter | Portland Chapter | So Cal Chapter Upcoming Chapter Events… IIBEC Members
RCI Affiliated Chapter Award Application Deadline Approaches December 21, 2018 As the end of 2018 approaches, so does the deadline for the Outstanding RCI Affiliated Chapter Awards Program application. By January 15, 2019, the application and necessary attachments from each chapter… Regions and Chapters
