The Biden Administration and Construction April 1, 2021 Photo by Andy Feliciotti on Unsplash. In his first few days in office, President Joe Biden made several executive orders related to the construction industry, many of them simply revoking executive orders created by… Interface Highlight
IIBEC Participates in Roofing Day 2021 March 26, 2021 IIBEC Participates in Roofing Day 2021 For the past few years, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has organized an annual Roofing Day in DC, and IIBEC has supported and participated in these… Industry News
Factory Mutual Revises Scope of FM 1-52 March 26, 2021 In October 2020, Factory Mutual (FM) published a revised scope for FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheet 1- 52, Field Verification of Roof Wind Uplift Resistance. The scope was changed to replace the statement… Industry News
IIBEC Member Profile – Julie Palmer March 26, 2021 By Rick Gardner Julie Palmer is a senior associate at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) in their Philadelphia office. Her area of specialty is historical roofing with a background in historic preservation. She has… IIBEC Members
Cladding and Building Enclosure Component Connections through Foam Plastic Continuous Insulation: Design and Prescriptive Code Compliance March 20, 2021 IIBEC Interface October 2022 Continuous insulation provides a means to comply with modern energy conservation codes and can provide various other building code–required functions for building enclosures. Continuous… Codes and Standards
IIBEC Welcomes John Boling as Director of Government Relations March 12, 2021 John Boling has joined the IIBEC staff as director of government relations. John Boling has joined the IIBEC team as the new director of government relations. He will focus on increasing IIBEC’s influence on… About IIBEC
IIBEC Supports Women in Construction March 12, 2021 By Katherine Springle Lempka March is Women’s History Month, and this week, March 7 through 14, is also Women in Construction week, sponsored by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). IIBEC is… IIBEC Members
International Code Council Offers Virtual Code Hearings March 11, 2021 The pandemic is causing a unique opportunity for those interested in learning more about the code-change process. In the United States, the International Code Council (ICC) codes are developed on a three-year cycle. Historically,… News/Advocacy
