Cobb County Procurement Decision is Win for Industry May 22, 2019 By Director of Industry Affairs Brian Gardner IIBEC Georgia Chapter members from Cobb County, GA (Past Presidents Pat Downey and Arthur “Chip” Ward), IIBEC First Vice President Scott Hinesley, and Director of Industry Affairs Brian Gardner met in April with Cobb County purchasing administrators to discuss the county’s procurement of construction via cooperative purchasing. On […] Read More
Continuous Insulation: Research, Applications, and Resources for Walls, Roofs, and Foundations May 15, 2019 Continuous Insulation: Research, Applications, and Resources for Walls, Roofs, and Foundations Jay H. Crandell, PE ABTG/ARES Consulting 1236 Bast Lane, Shady Side, MD 20764 Phone: 301-466-7420 • E-mail: jcrandell@aresconsulting.biz RC I I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n a […] Read More
Foam Plastic Insulation: Fire Safety for Exterior Walls on Commercial Buildings May 15, 2019 Foam Plastic Insulation: Fire Safety for Exterior Walls on Commercial Buildings Justin Koscher Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association 1220 N. Fillmore St., Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-224-2289 • E-mail: jkoscher@pima.org and Lorraine Ross Intech Consulting, Inc. 2642 Tifton St. S., Gulfport, FL 33711 Phone: 727-510-1941 • E-mail: intech.ross@gmail.com RC I I n t e […] Read More
Construction Industry Misconceptions on Building Enclosure Commissioning May 15, 2019 A pril 2019 IIBEC Interface • 19 Building enclosure commissioning (BECx) has been deemed additional work and added cost by many general contractors. Unfortunately, many haven’t had the opportunity to work with a Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP) who was brought in at the right time, for the right reasons, and by the right […] Read More
Fire Performance of Low-Slope Roof Assemblies: Codes and standards for the U.S. and Canada May 15, 2019 Every year, fires occur in thousands of buildings in North America, resulting in property damage, injuries, and sometimes even the tragic loss of life.1,2 According to statistics from the National Fire Data Center, from 2014 to 2016, an estimated 100,300 nonresidential building fires per year were reported to United States fire departments and caused an […] Read More
Reading Between the Contour Lines of the Wind Speed Maps: Giving Tornadoes Their Due May 15, 2019 INTRODUCTION In the United States, extreme wind events occur each year, causing substantial physical harm to people and damage to the buildings they occupy. This article will provide design and construction-related professionals with U.S. inland historical data and suggested design options via possible future wind speed maps. In the last 50 years, expenses related to […] Read More
Welcome to IIBEC Interface April 01, 2019 You are now reading articles from the first issue of IIBEC Interface: the Journal of the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants. We have a new masthead, a new logo, and a new name. Our institute and our journal have come a long way. Originally incorporated in 1983 as the Roof Consultants Institute (RCI), the […] Read More
Volunteers Honored at Final RCI Awards Luncheon March 17, 2019 The final annual Awards Luncheon of RCI, Inc. honored scores of volunteers who have given tirelessly of their time and talents to the association over the last year and prior to the institute’s new rebranding as IIBEC. Lifetime Achievement Awarded with the association’s ultimate honor for a “lifetime of service and contributions to the success […] Read More
Reading Between the Contour Lines of the Wind Speed Maps: Giving Tornadoes Their Due January 01, 2019 Read More
