IIBEC/AEI Symposium a Great Success in Milwaukee November 17, 2022 Strong attendance and well received educational content marked the IIBEC/AEI Building Enclosure Symposium (BES), a two-day educational event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that wrapped up November 15, 2022. General Interest
IIBEC Organizes Opposition to Proposed Alabama Regulation Gutting QBS November 9, 2022 In early October IIBEC became alarmed after reading Alabama Department of Transportation (AL DOT) proposed draft regulations overhauling state procurement procedures. Specifically, the proposal instituted a new procedure for architecture, engineering, and design services based on price (low-bid) for state-funded projects, while maintaining the requirement that qualifications-based selection (QBS) is used for projects that use federal funds. IIBEC reached out to organizations in the state that also support QBS to raise the alarm and confirm the proposal was, in fact, gutting QBS for state funded projects. IIBEC submitted comments on November 4, 2022, opposing the proposal. News/Advocacy
IIBEC Joins Industry Letter Warning of Unintended Consequences of Low Carbon Mandates November 3, 2022 IIBEC joined the National Roofing Contractors Association and Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association on a November 3 letter responding to the US General Services Administration’s (GSA) request for information regarding construction materials with substantially lower embodied carbon. The response seeks to assure GSA that Environmental Product Declarations for materials used in the building enclosure sector are increasingly widely available and that designers base their material selection decisions on numerous factors. The letter makes this unambiguously clear by stating, “We oppose policies that restrict choice among design professionals and building owners based on environmental impacts alone.” News/Advocacy
IIBEC Encourages IRS to Use IIBEC-Credentialed Professionals to Oversee Commercial-Building Energy Efficiency Projects November 3, 2022 The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently asked for comments on a series of questions to determine how to best implement Section 179(D)—the commercial building energy efficiency tax credit that Congress recently passed. IIBEC began its comments reminding the IRS that “one of the concerns that helped convince Congress to expand and revise Section 179(D) was that the tax credit was underused and in order to achieve nationwide energy efficiency goals, the provisions needed to be more flexible and accessible.” This theme runs through IIBEC’s comments. News/Advocacy
Gifts Now Being Accepted as Part of Giving Tuesday 2022 November 1, 2022 Tuesday, November 29, is Giving Tuesday, and the RCI-IIBEC Foundation (US) and RCI Foundation Canada will be participating in this day of support for charities all over the world. This year the foundations’ goal is… General Interest
IIBEC Chapter News – October 2022 October 27, 2022 IIBEC Hosts Chapter Leaders for 2022 Leadership Development Workshop IIBEC was pleased to host 65 attendees consisting of chapter leaders, IIBEC board members, staff, and sponsors October 20—21, 2022. The day-and-a-half annual event… Regions and Chapters
Member Profile: Jordan Crump, RRO, REWO October 27, 2022 Jordan Krump holds his 2020 Emerging Professional Award of Excellence. Jordan Crump, RRO, REWO, currently serves as chair of the IIBEC Emerging Professionals Committee. He is a principal and project manager for True North Construction… IIBEC Members
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Brooks Act October 27, 2022 On this day, October 27, in 1972, US President Richard Nixon signed into law legislation providing for qualifications-based selection (QBS) of architecture, engineering (A&E), and related services, including surveying and mapping. It was 50 years ago today the Brooks Act became law. At the time of its enactment, the Brooks Act was a radical departure from the norm of lowest bid in federal procurement. It set a precedent that enabled qualitative factors to become commonplace in various contemporary acquisition procedures. In other words, A&E was for past performance and best value before it was cool. News/Advocacy
