Foundation Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications January 8, 2024 Academic scholarship applications are now being accepted through April 4, 2024, for the Robert W. Lyons and RCI Lewis W. Newlan awards. Each year the RCI-IIBEC Foundation awards up to $30,000 in scholarships to… RCI-IIBEC Foundations
Mind the Gap: Waterproofing Considerations in Property Line Construction January 5, 2024 10 • IIBEC Interface January 2024 Mind the Gap: Waterproofing Considerations in Property Line Construction By Xiu Li, PE; Jesse Sipes, PE; Caitlyn Kallus, PE; and John Stuart, PE… Technical Article
Assessment of Thermal Bridging of Fasteners Through Insulated Roof Assemblies January 5, 2024 16 • IIBEC Interface January 2024 Interface articles may cite trade, brand, or product names to specify or describe adequately materials, experimental procedures, and/or equipment. In no case does such… Codes and Standards
Case Study: Thermal Contraction of a PVC Membrane and EPS Insulated Roof Assembly in Alaska’s North Slope Borough January 5, 2024 28 • IIBEC Interface January 2024 By Grace Wong, AIA, PE, LEED AP BD+C; and Christian Gorry, RRC, RRO, PE SINGLE-PLY POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) roof membranes have been in use in… Technical Article
All Thermoplastic Rolls are Not Equal January 5, 2024 38 • IIBEC Interface January 2024 All Thermoplastic Rolls Are Not Equal By Colin Murphy, RRC, FIIBEC, LEED BD+C, PRA THE MANUFACTURERS OF wide-width single-ply rolls make marketing claims… Technical Article
Michael Hoecherl, August 11, 1959–December 15, 2023 January 4, 2024 Longtime IIBEC member Michael Hoecherl, RRC, RWC, RRO, died December 15, 2023, after a brief illness. According to a published obituary, “Mike was a highly successful salesman in commercial roofing winning multiple sales awards throughout a career that spanned over 40 years with different companies across Texas. … Mike was a natural salesman, and his outgoing personality will be missed by those who knew and loved him.” IIBEC Members
January 2024 President’s Message: Join Me in Phoenix! January 3, 2024 Happy new year! 2023 was a milestone year for IIBEC in which we celebrated our 40th anniversary, welcomed our first female president, and achieved our first ANSI-accredited credential, the Certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Provider (CBECxP).