This year, IIBEC and OBEC have teamed up to bring the 2024 Building Envelope Symposium to Toronto, Canada, for a live, interactive experience convening the best experts in building enclosure industry. Jill Bloom, Group Publisher for Building Enclosure, sat down with IIBEC’s CEO/EVP, Brian Pallash, to chat about what to expect during this year’s show.

We were joined by the presenters of our webinar “Building Science for Architects", Elizabeth Grant, Building & Roofing Science Research Lead at GAF | Siplast, and Andrea Wagner Watts, the Building Science Education Manager for GAF | Siplast, to chat about the webinar.

EagleView announced the launch of the The Altitude Podcast from EagleView hosted by CEO Piers Dormeyer. The podcast will feature stories of pioneers who are redefining the boundaries of their field, as Dormeyer sits down with trailblazers and thinkers to ask, "What if?"  

USGBC California has been focusing on directing education and certification to construction workers in the areas of wildfire defense and also new, extreme heat. To chat about these programs, Building Enclosure was recently joined by USGBC California’s Executive Director Ben Staptleton.

Ryan Colker, Vice President of Innovation at the International Code Council, joined us to chat about the development and impact of standards in ensuring compliance and quality in off-site construction, and how this method can contribute to affordable housing with up to 20% cost savings and 20-50% faster completion times.

Building Enclosure was recently joined by Daniel Overbey. Dan is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ball State University and the Director of Sustainability for Browning Day in Indianapolis. He joined us to chat about some trends in sustainability and how this ties into LEED v5.

Erin McDannald, CEO of Elevated, a smart building controls software company, recently joined us to chat about everything from smart buildings management to energy management and predictive maintenance.

Join us for a free webinar on July 30^th at 2pm EST as we showcase different projects and how they have successfully implemented tapered design into their roof assemblies through iterative design and specific language in their specification.