News and Press | IIBEC - Part 9

The Most Common Problems With Residential Counterflashing

March 1, 2020

This article is also available in audio format as a podcast. Search your favorite podcast app for “IIBEC,” visit https://anchor.fm/iibec, or listen right here in your browser. By Derek Hodgin, RBEC, RRO,…

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Proposed New Drone Rules Would Require Live Location Reporting

March 1, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in December proposed a rule that would require all commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) or drones to report their locations while in operation. The proposed rules have logged thousands of…

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Inventor of Hard Hat Inducted Into National Inventors Hall of Fame

March 1, 2020

Edward W. Bullard, inventor of the hard hat, will be inducted (posthumously) into the 2020 class of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Originally designed for miners, hard hats are now used by millions of…

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Dune Museum is Subterranean Gallery

March 1, 2020

The UCCA Dune Art Museum is carved into sand dunes along the northeast coast in Qinhuangdao, China. Designed by Beijing-based OPEN Architecture, the 10,000 ft.2 museum is almost buried in the sand. Three terraces open…

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Blast From IIBEC’s Past: 1990

March 1, 2020

The Fifth National Convention of RCI officially opened in Chicago on Sunday, March 18, 1990, with the Certified Roof Consultant (CRC) examination (now the Registered Roof Consultant or RRC). A roomful of hopefuls labored for…

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World’s Largest 3D-Printed Two-Story Building

March 1, 2020

The Warsan municipal building in Dubai, claiming to be the world’s largest 3D-printed two-story building, opened in October 2019. It has been entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the first two-story printed…

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Being a Roofer and Supervising Roofers Are Dangerous Occupations

March 1, 2020

In 2018, there were 5,250 fatal job-related injuries in the U.S.—an average of 100 per week, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most jobs are very safe, but some hold an incidence of…

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“Shake-Style” Asphalt Shingles Design Defect Prone to Hail Damage

February 1, 2020

This article is also available in audio format as a podcast. Search your favorite podcast app for “IIBEC,” visit https://anchor.fm/iibec, or listen right here in your browser. By Dustin Smoot, RRC, RRO…

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