IIBEC Educates Florida City About Problems Associated with Job-Order Contracting September 26, 2024 Earlier this month the city of Tampa, Florida, released an internal audit of its recently enacted cooperative purchasing job-order contracting (JOC) program. IIBEC, in a letter signed by its Executive Vice President and CEO Brian Pallasch, and IIBEC Florida Chapter President Ricardo Moncada, took the opportunity to educate the Internal Audit Department about problems associated with JOC for design and construction services. Along with the letter, the RCI-IIBEC Foundation report, An Analysis of Unit-Price Procurement, and IIBEC’s Safeguarding Taxpayer Funds During Procurement of Design and Construction Services policy recommendations also were sent to the department. Read More
Michigan Panel Passes IIBEC-Backed QBS Bill June 23, 2024 On June 18, 2024, a Michigan legislative panel approved legislation that would expand the use of qualifications-based selection (QBS) for the selection of architect and engineering design (A/E/D) professionals, sending it to the full House for a vote. Read More
Building Innovation Conference Builds on 50 Years of the Built Environment May 26, 2024 An audience of architects, engineers, and other building enclosure professionals at this year’s Building Innovation Conference, May 22–24, 2024, in Washington, D.C., heard from speakers spanning the private sector, contractors, and government agencies on issues including resilience, technology, and building performance and sustainability. Read More
From the CEO: The Importance of Educating Building Owners May 09, 2024 From the CEO IIBEC exhibited at the last two BOMA conventions in 2022 and 2023 and we had numerous conversations about the need for owners to engage with IIBEC members and view them as trusted partners. The IIBEC International Member Directory, which was distributed at the shows, was a huge hit and resource for these […] Read More
Keynote Address, Opening of Trade Show Mark Day Two of the 2024 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show March 10, 2024 A keynote address from futurist Nikki Greenberg and the opening of the trade show were among the second-day highlights of the 2024 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show, with education sessions and region meetings rounding out the day’s events. During the morning general session, “Our Fragile World: Resilient Building Systems and Infrastructure Preparedness against Natural Disasters,” […] Read More
IIBEC Interface – Digital Edition October 19, 2023 Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content. Read More
IIBEC Expresses Appreciation to Washington’s Building Code Council for Improved Secondary Drainage Requirements August 17, 2023 By John Boling In an August 16 letter to Washington’s State Building Code Council, IIBEC Executive Vice President and CEO Brian Pallasch joined with IIBEC Puget Sound Chapter Vice President Darbi Krumpos to express appreciation for including more robust requirements for design of secondary drainage in a package of expedited rules expected to go into […] Read More
