Water Tank Morphs Into Library for Kenyan Kids December 1, 2018 Children wait to use their new library. Photo courtesy of Stanley Saitowitz. An abandoned rainwater collection tank was transformed into a children’s library in a small farming community in the Nyeri West region of Kenya. Interface
Why Historic Buildings? December 1, 2018 By Trevor Vilac This article is for information purposes and is not intended to replace the advice of a heritage professional or other conservation specialists. Figure 1 – The Gulf of Georgia Cannery National… Interface
Ural Philharmonic Concert Hall to Mimic Sound Waves December 1, 2018 Photo courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects. Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The venue will contain a 1600-seat concert hall and a smaller 400-seat… Interface
Termite Mounds Hide Secrets to Sustainable Buildings of the Future December 1, 2018 The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has been awarded $475,000 from the National Science Foundation to study how termites construct mounds with the idea that humans might one day adapt the energy-efficient homebuilding… About IIBEC
Laser Etching of Building Artifacts December 1, 2018 By Don Kilpatrick On a recent assignment where the owner opted to replace rather than lift and re-lay the existing materials, our staff was afforded the opportunity to experiment with slate that was otherwise destined… Interface
RCI Chapter News – November 2018 November 28, 2018 News by Chapter : Chicago Area Chapter | Georgia Chapter | Mid Atlantic Chapter | New England Chapter | Ontario Chapter | Southern California Chapter Upcoming Chapter Events… Regions and Chapters
Choctaw Academy Donations Were Doubled Tuesday, November 27. November 27, 2018 Update: Thank you to everyone who donated on #GivingTuesday. With your help, we raised nearly $2,000 for The Choctaw Academy. Watch this great video on the project: RCI is kicking off an initiative… RCI-IIBEC Foundations
RCI Member News – November 2018 November 16, 2018 Notice of Death Received for Steven Hutmacher Steve Hutmacher at the 2017 RCI Convention.Steven R. Hutmacher, CDT, died of a heart attack November 12, 2017, at the age of 55 in Hammondsville, OH. Hutmacher was… IIBEC Members
