Fall 2025 Student Updates: Where Are They Now? October 03, 2025 In an effort to continue nurturing these nascent building enclosure professionals, we caught up with several students who attended our 2024 IIBEC/OBEC BES in Toronto and our 2025 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. Where are they currently working or continuing their studies, and how have they reflected on their IIBEC experiences? Read More
Drive Change. Fuel the Future. September 25, 2025 The RCI-IIBEC Foundation and RCI Foundation Canada are once again working to advance research, education, and the future of the building enclosure industry. This fall, the foundations are asking individuals and companies to take part in two powerful giving opportunities: Cartober, a vehicle donation program specifically for members in the US, and Giving Tuesday on December 2, 2025. Read More
Where Are They Now? June 02, 2025 Past recipients of the Joe Hale Student Sponsorship update the foundation on where they are now and what they remember most about attending an IIBEC convention or BES. Read More
Foundations Offer Student Sponsorship for 2025 IIBEC BES May 30, 2025 The RCI-IIBEC Foundation and RCI Foundation Canada are pleased to announce that they will be providing funding for full-time college students to attend the 2025 IIBEC Building Enclosure Symposium. Read More
RCI Foundation Canada Supports Vanier College Architectural Field Trip April 17, 2025 By Rick Gardner RCI Foundation Canada Fifty architectural technology students from Vanier College spent April 4, 2025, touring the Canadian Museum of Nature and Parliament’s West Block, both architecturally significant landmarks in Ottawa. The trip was made possible through a grant from the RCI Foundation Canada. Martin Leclerc, director of facilities at the Museum […] Read More
Foundations Set Goal of $200,000 for Student Programs on Giving Tuesday 2024 December 03, 2024 Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2024, and the foundations, RCI-IIBEC Foundation (US) and RCI Foundation Canada, invite you to join us in making a significant impact on the future of our industry and lives of our student scholarship and sponsorship recipients. This year, our goal is to raise $200,000 to support important programs such as the Joe Hale Student Sponsorship and the Bob Lyons and Lew Newlan scholarship funds. Read More
Application for Student Sponsorship Now Available for the 2025 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show November 04, 2024 The student sponsorship application for the 2025 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show is now available. Read More
RCI Foundation Canada Approves Grant to Help Establish Aerial IR Assessment Guidelines October 10, 2024 The RCI Foundation Canada has approved a grant proposal from the University of Victoria to review infrared (IR) thermal assessment of roof assemblies via stationery and dynamic measurement and to establish a best practices guideline for thermographers, researchers, and IIBEC consultants. Read More
Student Sponsorship Applications Being Accepted for 2024 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show November 30, 2023 The RCI-IIBEC Foundation and RCI Foundation Canada are pleased to announce that they will be providing funding for full-time college students to attend the 2024 IIBEC International Convention and Trade Show, March 8–11, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. Through the Joe Hale Student Sponsorship Fund, registration, hotel, and up to $750 USD in travel expenses are covered for students. Read More
Foundation Participating in ‘Cartober’ September 27, 2023 We all have the power to drive change, and this October, you can too. Let the RCI-IIBEC Foundation take your old or unwanted vehicle off your hands as part of “Cartober.” When you donate your car, truck, motorcycle or boat as part of Cartober, the proceeds from your vehicle’s sale go directly to support the […] Read More
