IIBEC Pivots to a Virtual 2020 International Convention and Trade Show June 12-14; Announces BES+ in November May 11, 2020 Building enclosure professionals across North America will participate in the first-ever IIBEC 2020 Virtual International Convention and Trade Show this coming June 12-14. The International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) has pivoted to present the unprecedented virtual meeting as a response to the postponement of our annual convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All […] Read More
Mentors Sought for Student Convention Attendees February 10, 2020 The RCI-IIBEC Foundation is currently looking for 51 IIBEC members who are willing to serve as mentors for student convention attendees. Mentors are expected to meet with students before the opening reception on Friday night, March 27, and share one meal or time on the trade show floor during the convention. If interested, please contact […] Read More
IIBEC Document Competition – Continuing to Raise the Bar and Going Digital August 01, 2019 By IIBEC Document Competition Chair Jeremy Bridwell, RRC, REWC, PE The IIBEC Document Competition was established in 1989 to showcase members’ exceptional work. The recent addition of a new category and the refocusing of the competition on the betterment of our work product in IIBEC and industry-wide is intended to encourage greater participation and revitalize […] Read More
IIBEC Thunders Onto Opening Ceremony Stage in Logo Reveal; Mythbuster Hyneman Presents Keynote May 02, 2019 The hall, packed with a record number of attendees at an RCI opening ceremony, is pitch dark. A hush has fallen. A drum beat commences from backstage. Another. And another. And another. The beat swells. Suddenly a sign, labeled “Thunder,” lights up on stage, and the silhouettes of four drummers can be glimpsed through streaks […] Read More
Photos From Convention Available March 21, 2019 Every year at its annual convention, RCI has a professional photographer present to capture the event. One of the benefits we offer to convention attendees is free download of photographs taken there. The 2019 photos are up on photographer Tony Kawashima’s website. Feel free to download and use them as you see fit. Share some […] Read More
More Education, Meeting of the Members on Monday March 18, 2019 Monday’s schedule boasts four sections of education, broken up by the Annual Meeting of the Members, which happens from noon to 2 p.m. and includes a box lunch. The morning educational sessions run from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., and then from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and attendees can choose from the following offerings. How to […] 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
More Great Education to Come March 17, 2019 Today from 2-3:30, and then again from 3:45-5:15, choose from one of the following great presentations: International Codes Updates presented by RCI’s own Senior Director of Technical Services Wanda Edwards, PE. Good Code vs. Durable Roofs – Which is the Missing Link? Where is the Sweet Spot? presented by Bas Baskaran and Dominique Lefebvre of […] Read More
Don’t Miss the Awards Luncheon March 17, 2019 Come support your fellow members as they are recognized for the many contributions they make to our organization to keep it running like a well-oiled machine. Beginning at 12:45 p.m. and featuring a meal, the awards luncheon is when we take the time to recognize new registrations earned, new fellow(s), chapters who have reached various […] Read More