Enhancing Building Efficiency and Resilience with Solar-Reflective Walls June 6, 2023 Feature Enhancing Building Efficiency And Resilience With Solar-Reflective Walls CITIES ARE TYPICALLY hotter than surrounding suburban and rural areas. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, daytime temperatures… Technical Article
Best Practices for the Design and Installation of Thermoplastic Roofing Systems – Part 3 of 4 June 6, 2023 IIBEC Interface May/June 2023 Best Practices for the Design and Installation of Thermoplastic Roofing Systems Part 3 of 4: Roof Pipe Penetration Flashing Details Feature Interface articles may… Technical Article
Canadian Government Allocates Funding to Improve Energy Efficiency and Reduce Carbon Emissions June 2, 2023 On May 29, 2023, Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s minister of natural resources, and Scott Pearce, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, announced more than $900,000 for six feasibility studies through the Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Community Buildings Retrofit initiative to help cities and towns across Ontario find the best approach to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions at municipally owned buildings. Government Relations
RCI-IIBEC Foundation Releases Research Questioning Use of Cooperative Procurement for Design Services June 2, 2023 The RCI-IIBEC Foundation hosted a release event and discussion May 31, 2023, of a new study on the use of unit-price procurement for design and construction services. “An Analysis of Unit-Price Procurement & Cooperative Purchasing” is based on interviews with vendors, cooperative purchasing list owners, regional cooperative purchasing agents, public owner facility managers, and public procurement staff. RCI-IIBEC Foundations
Member Profile: Ali Fahimipour June 1, 2023 Ali Fahimipour is a graduating senior in the George Brown College School of Architectural Studies in Toronto, Canada. Fahimipour attended the IIBEC/AEI Building Enclosure Symposium last fall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show this past March in Houston, Texas, as an RCI Foundation Canada student sponsorship recipient. Students
IIBEC Opposes Cooperative Purchasing Programs in Two States, Scores Victory in Virginia May 26, 2023 IIBEC sent two separate letters last week opposing the use of cooperative purchasing programs to sidestep qualifications-based selection (QBS) requirements. These letters reflect IIBEC’s commitment to oppose solicitations for design services that negatively affect consultants—and they are producing results. Government Relations
IIBEC Members and Staff Visit NIST’s Engineering Laboratory May 26, 2023 Members of the IIBEC Executive Committee along with staff and other members traveled May 23, 2023, to Gaithersburg, Maryland, the home of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST has chief responsibility for maintaining the US measurement system and enhancing the competitiveness of US industry through scientific and technical support. Chief among the major operational functions of NIST are five laboratories, including its Engineering Laboratory, which hosted IIBEC as part of a “meet and greet” that allowed both parties to discuss how the two organizations could help each other. General Interest
