Foundations Fund Attendance of 25 Students at Building Enclosure Symposium in Milwaukee December 7, 2022 The RCI-IIBEC Foundation and RCI Foundation Canada provided funding for 25 full-time college students from all over the US and Canada to attend the 2022 IIBEC/AEI Building Enclosure Symposium, November 14–15, 2022, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Students
IIBEC Scores a Victory as Alabama DOT Changes Procurement Regulation December 1, 2022 By John Boling IIBEC is pleased to report that the Alabama Department of Transportation (AL DOT) agreed to modify regulations implementing changes to the state’s procurement law. The revised regulation that becomes effective on January… News/Advocacy
IIBEC Chapter News – December 2022 December 1, 2022 IIBEC Mid-Atlantic Chapter Ends the Year with Education, Golf, and Crabs By Sherre L. Bartlett, Chapter Treasurer IIBEC Mid-Atlantic has had a busy couple of months this fall! The chapter hosted their… Regions and Chapters
Low-Rise Foam Adhesive Research Project December 1, 2022 IIBEC Interface December 2022 Low-Rise Foam Adhesive Research Project By Randy Adams and Richard S. Koziol This article describes a testing and research project to determine how the bond… Technical Article
Giving Tuesday 2022 November 30, 2022 Foundations Receive Record Gifts for Giving Tuesday Both RCI-IIIBEC Foundation and RCI Foundation Canada reached their highest level of giving on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, as part of the global Giving Tuesday. Specifically, $114,072.53 was… General Interest
TAC and Codes and Standards Committee Seek Your Input November 30, 2022 The IIBEC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Codes and Standards Committee (CSC) need your input. A major TAC objective is to identify building enclosure technical issues important to IIBEC membership. As you encounter topics, issues, or concerns, please notify the TAC so they may be considered for possible advisory development. Technical Advisories are developed and approved by the TAC, reviewed and approved by the IIBEC Board of Directors, and then posted to the IIBEC website for use. Codes and Standards
IIBEC Puts Its On-Demand Education and Select Digital Publications on Sale Through December 31, 2022 November 28, 2022 IIBEC has launched an end-of-the-year sale on its on-demand education and select digital publications. Act by December 31, 2022, to get your discounted education courses and digital publications! Publications
ICC Governmental Members Approve IIBEC Secondary Drainage Proposals November 21, 2022 Results of the International Code Council’s (ICC’s) online governmental consensus vote—including the passage of both of IIBEC’s code change proposals (CCPs) submitted for the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC)—were posted last week. This step finalizes results from the ICC’s Public Comment Hearings in Louisville, Kentucky, where IIBEC Senior Director of Technical Services Emily Lorenz, PE, was joined by IIBEC Secretary/Treasurer Chris Dawkins, PE, in defending IIBEC’s two CCPs related to minimum slope and secondary drainage during reroofing. Codes and Standards
