RCI HQ Preps for Storm September 10, 2018 Hurricane Florence as a category 3 hurricane on September 5, courtesy of NASA.With Hurricane Florence bearing down on North Carolina, RCI staff are working on a number of contingency plans. First… About IIBEC
RCI TAC Releases New Statement on Reuse of Insulation September 6, 2018 The RCI Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) responds to industry issues, policy, and standards as they occur, and recommends association policy to the RCI Board of Directors on matters related to these items. This committee has… News/Advocacy
Roofing Day in DC 2019 September 6, 2018 Mark your calendars, the date has been set! The NRCA-organized Roofing Day in DC will take place on April 3-4, 2019. Last year NRCA, RCI, and other members of the construction industry… News/Advocacy
Staff News – Taylor Lobbies for Building Envelope; van der Walt earns U.S. Citizenship September 6, 2018 Taylor Helps Building Envelope Industry Connect with Congress Front row, left to right: Jeff Taylor, RCI President Michael Clark, RCI Director of Industry Affairs Brian Gardiner, and RCI CEO Lionel van der Walt. Back… About IIBEC
RCI Interface Featured Article: Construction Litigation Issues: An Update September 1, 2018 By Derek Hodgin, PE, RBEC, CCCA Over the past 25 years, I have investigated numerous issues that have been the subject of construction litigation. Some of the issues have been related to product failures, while… Interface
First 3-D-printed Housing Project Planned in Netherlands September 1, 2018 The city of Eindhoven, Netherlands, will be the site of what developers are claiming will be the first 3-D printed concrete homes. Project partners are the municipality of Eindhoven, Eindhoven University of Technology, contractor Van… Interface
Which Side of the Envelope Does One Open? Upside-Down House Disorients September 1, 2018 Photo by Tomasz Sienicki. Wikimedia Commons.This upside-down house in Szymbark, Poland, was designed by Polish businessman and philanthropist Daniel Czapiewski and was originally created as art, meant to represent the communist era in Poland. The… Interface
AIA to Vote on Addition to Code of Ethics Banning Sexual Harassment September 1, 2018 “Code of Ethics” by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 ImageCreator.A resolution calling for an amendment to the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA’s) code of ethics would include… Interface
