IIBEC Member Profile – Chris Dawkins February 2, 2021 By IIBEC Foundation Development Officer Rick Gardner Tell me about your background and how you got involved in IIBEC (RCI)? I spent my first 12 years after college in the US Navy Civil Engineer Corps. I thoroughly… IIBEC Members
IIBEC Member Profile – Robért Hinojosa February 1, 2021 By IIBEC Foundation Development Officer Rick Gardner How did you get involved in IIBEC? The first company I worked for out of college was in Houston, Texas. My work there involved building sciences and roofing. IIBEC Members
Experience Music Project — A Different Sort of Waterproofing Challenge February 1, 2021 Photo Credit: Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Ray Wetherholt, F-IIBEC, RBEC, PE This article is also available in audio format as a podcast. Search your favorite podcast app for “IIBEC,” visit … Interface Highlight
Solar Panels at High Altitude on Hawaii’s Big Island February 1, 2021 Photo by Mark Devenot. In an effort to reduce their carbon footprint and in line with their desire to be “good stewards of the planet,” the W. M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii’s Big Island… Interface Highlight
Billerica Memorial High School February 1, 2021 Billerica Memorial High School’s designers, Perkins&Will, of Boston, Massachusetts, set out to create a space where students and their teachers could see things in a different way. The target of LEED… Interface Highlight
Roofing Fatalities Up 15% in 2019 February 1, 2021 A report released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in December of 2020 shows that the number of roofing fatalities reported in 2019 was up 15% from 2018. The National Census… Interface Highlight
Blast From IIBEC’s Past: 1999 February 1, 2021 Member Darryl Rodgers played the bagpipes to lead attendees to the trade show opening in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1999. In 1999, the first issue of RCItems was published. This newsletter took member news, the… Interface Highlight
Roofing Coalition Urges Widespread COVID-19 Vaccinations January 29, 2021 A coalition of roofing trade associations representing contractors, manufacturers, distributors, and consultants urges eligible individuals to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccinations when available and recommended by local health officials and medical professionals. The… News/Advocacy
