News and Press | IIBEC - Part 4

IIBEC Leaders Meet with the EPDM Roofing Association

May 5, 2023

On May 4, 2023, IIBEC leaders Brian Pallasch, executive vice president and chief executive officer, and John Boling, director of government relations, met with the EPDM Roofing Association Board of Directors at its meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, to share IIBEC’s plans over the next few years and to explore areas where our respective interests overlap.

IIBEC Helps Defeat Florida Legislative Language Expanding Cooperative Purchasing

May 5, 2023

In April, IIBEC sent a letter opposing legislation expanding cooperative purchasing to the members of the Florida Appropriations Committee. IIBEC has long opposed bills that expand cooperative purchasing to include construction design services. Recently, IIBEC submitted testimony opposing a Missouri bill that crossed the threshold and notched a victory when North Dakota exempted all construction services from their cooperative purchasing bill after IIBEC had submitted testimony to the North Dakota Senate State and Local Committee in support of QBS.

Government Relations

IIBEC Celebrates First Class of CBECxP Certifications

May 2, 2023

The International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) is pleased to announce its first class of CBECxP certification holders. The group of 15 individuals who had earlier applied for IIBEC’s new credential are now officially certified in building enclosure commissioning.

Professional Registrations

Deadlines Approaching to Join ICC Code Committees

April 27, 2023

IIBEC members who are interested in playing a greater role in the International Code Council’s (ICC’s) code development process have several opportunities available to them. A call for ICC committee participation has been issued for the 2027 cycle. Applications for the Code Development Committees (CDCs), Code Interpretation Committees (CICs), and the Code Correlation Committee (CCC) are due June 1, 2023.

Codes and Standards

The Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) Process and Its Keys to Success

April 21, 2023

Historically, one of the most common and most expensive areas of building failure is the exterior enclosure. When applied systematically and geared toward the project’s specific needs, the building enclosure commissioning (BECx) process can…

Interface Highlight

Deflection and Drift Considerations for the Enclosure Design of Prefabricated Facade Panels

April 21, 2023

The structures that hold up our buildings are not infinitely rigid. Instead, building structures are intentionally designed to undergo a limited amount of movement under wind loads, live loads, seismic loads, and other forces. The…

Are Snow Avalanches from Roofs Preventable?

April 21, 2023

Forty years ago, an unprecedented avalanche occurred at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California, and caused the deaths of seven people. I recently watched the 2021 documentary film Buried,1 which is a recounting…

General Interest

Celebrating You—the IIBEC Volunteers!

April 21, 2023

Since our founding, the leaders of IIBEC (formerly RCI) have depended on volunteers to maintain and grow the organization. Forty years later, this is still true. We are truly humbled by the number of IIBEC…

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