October 17, 2019
The Board of Directors of the RCI Foundation Inc. voted to update their name to RCI-IIBEC Foundation, Inc. The decision was unanimously adopted and follows the transition of RCI Inc. to the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC). The name change becomes official on January 1, 2020. “The Foundation has been making an impact […]
August 05, 2019
By Foundation Development Officer Rick Gardner Members frequently ask what kind of results the Foundation gets from sponsoring students to attend the IIBEC International Convention and Tradeshow. “I can’t think of another program or grant that the Foundation has funded over the years that has had such great dividends for the profession,” says Joe Hale, […]
July 10, 2019
By Rick Gardner The RCI Foundation has approved funding for a study, titled “Laboratory Testing of Roof Assemblies for Comparison with Simulated Models: Thermal Performance Assessment of Thermal Bridges due to Roof Fasteners” at Virginia Tech. The team, consisting of Dr. Elizabeth Grant and Dr. Georg Reichard, along with their students, as well as industry […]
May 22, 2019
The RCI Foundation is excited to announce the 2019-2020 recipients of the Robert W. Lyons and Lewis W. Newlan scholarships. The Lyons scholarship is for $5,000 and is specifically for undergraduate education expenses for students studying construction sciences, architecture, or engineering. The Newlan scholarship is for $2,500 and is open to both undergraduate and graduate […]
March 18, 2019
This year the RCI Foundations sponsored 24 students from the U.S. and Canada to come to convention. Students received a travel stipend, complimentary convention registration, and a one-year student membership to RCI (soon to be IIBEC).
March 06, 2019
The RCI Foundations Auction at this year’s RCI 2019 International Convention and Trade Show will boast a number of great items, as always. The auction is sponsored by the Foundations and is not included in your Convention registration. Admission is $20, for which you will receive three Tricky Tray (raffle) tickets. Tickets and drawings: Admission […]
February 20, 2019
The deadline to submit an application and supporting documentation to apply for the Robert W. Lyons or Lewis W. Newlan scholarships is February 28, 2019 at 3 PM CST. This year, the RCI Foundation will be awarding four scholarships for $5,000 and four scholarships for $2,500. Applicants for the RCI Foundation Scholarship Program award must […]
February 13, 2019
Since 2012, the RCI Foundation has provided funding for over 128 college students in the industry to attend the RCI International Convention and Trade Show. This year, 24 students from all over the United States and Canada are attending convention, including representation from 8 new schools. We realized early on that student attendees benefit from […]
December 01, 2018
By Tara Wilson Pictured on the cover of this month’s RCI Interface is the last remaining structure of what was once the Choctaw Academy in Georgetown, Kentucky. The Academy was the first federally funded, racially integrated, non-missionary, and non-military school for Native American boys in the U.S.—an institution that brought together students from 18 different […]
September 20, 2018
The RCI Foundation has approved a two-year research grant totaling up to $50,000 to SPRI (representing the Single-Ply Roofing Industry) for research on the roofing assembly. SPRI is a collection of commercial roofing industry experts dedicated to providing an open forum for discussion, education, and innovation. The objective of this study is to measure and […]
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