March 2018 HQ Update March 5, 2018 Next in our series of updates from RCI’s staff is an update from Director of Membership Programs Alec Jeffries. This is part of our new initiative to keep our members better informed about what’s going… IIBEC Members
Evaluating RCI’s Brand March 5, 2018 RCI has partnered with an independent third party, CCS Innovations, to assess our brand. We are collaborating with Bonnie Taylor. She has developed two surveys to… About IIBEC
Houston, We Have an Overflow Hotel March 5, 2018 By WhisperToMe (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.We have one of those “problems” that’s kind of a good thing. Our primary convention hotel is running low on rooms for some of the nights… General Interest
Foundations’ Auction Catalog Now Available March 5, 2018 Do you like to plan ahead? To date, the RCI Foundations have received over 145 items and packages for the upcoming auction in Houston during the… General Interest
Air Intrusion Impacts in Seam-Fastened, Mechanically Attached Roofing Systems February 28, 2018 By Suda Molleti, PEng; Bas Baskaran, PEng; and Pascal Beaulieu Editor’s Note: This article presents the summary of a research study. A peer-reviewed paper on the study was published at the 15th Canadian Conference on… Interface
New Tax Rules Affect Expensing of Roofs February 28, 2018 Photo credit: © Can Stock Photo / docent The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has expanded the definition of Section 179 expensing to effectively include improvements to nonresidential roofs, while raising the… Industry News
RCI’s Code Expert Named to NIBS Coordinating Council and IBC-S Committee February 27, 2018 Wanda Edwards, RCI’s Senior Director of Technical Services, has been appointed to an international building committee and a national building coordinating council that will give RCI a vital voice at the table concerning building… News/Advocacy
Tariffs on Foreign Solar Panels Could Cost U.S. Jobs, Raise Costs February 27, 2018 Photo credit: © Can Stock Photo / zstockphotos A tariff of 30% will be applied to imported solar panels, most of which come from China, after the International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that imports… General Interest
