IIBEC Online Education

Course Overview This session was originally presented at the 2025 IIBEC International Convention & Trade Show in Orlando, Florida.  This course includes the following components: recording of the live session a summative assessment consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions two surveys required to claim continuing education credit   Description Building enclosures often include new innovations, technologies, and sustainability. However, while dealing with complex unitized curtainwall, it is equally important to understand the vendor’s design, fabrication, and install process. In this session, we’ll shift the perspective to the life cycle of unitized curtainwall systems, diving into the world of unitized curtainwall. Presenter will explore the obstacles and significant milestones that vendors face and how understanding these concepts will help architects and building consultants make informed decisions that lead to a successful project delivery. Closing the divide between expectation and actual delivery is essential for ensuring unitized curtainwall building enclosure project success, managing costs, and avoiding schedule delays. The presenter will draw from project experience working for a unitized curtainwall vendor, outlining challenges faced at each stage of the project that led to cost and schedule overruns. This session will discuss how a deeper understanding of unitized curtainwall life cycle nuances empowers architects, building consultants, and general contractors to navigate the design, fabrication, and install of unitized curtainwall more effectively, ultimately leading to improved project delivery.   Speaker/Author Neha Verma, BECxP, CxA+BE Branch Manager Facilities for Florida ECS Limited Neha Verma has over 17 years of interdisciplinary experience across the construction industry, managing multiple projects simultaneously. Over the years, Verma has been involved in unitized curtainwall design, building enclosure design (non-curtainwall), project management, construction administration, and BECx. Career highlights include the management of at least six high-profile unitized curtainwall projects from design to completion, costing up to $200M; working on new construction and retrofit projects, from residential high-rise towers to commercial campus-style/high-rise buildings; and exhibiting resiliency from change management to strategically taking risks as value engineering opportunities.   Course Access Courses are accessible in LearnUpon for one year from the date of purchase. Credit Start Date   01/15/25            Credit Expiration Date   01/15/28 Course Recommended Prerequisite(s) N/A IIBEC Core Competencies: Exterior Walls Knowledge Level: Introductory Continuing Education Credit Statement This course is approved for 1.0 IIBEC CEH This course is approved for 1.0 AIA LU/HSW AIA Course Number: CONV25_06_OD AIA Provider Number: G024 Continuing Education Credit Claim Information To claim IIBEC CEHs, learners are required to: Achieve a passing score of 70% on the summative assessment (learners are provided unlimited attempts) Complete the course Evaluation & Attestation Survey After completing the Evaluation & Attestation Survey, learners will be able to download a Certificate of Completion.  Learners are responsible for self-reporting IIBEC CEH credit by uploading their Certificate of Completion to their IIBEC Portal. For assistance in self-reporting CEHs, please reach out to: cehs@iibec.org To claim AIA LU, learners are required to complete the above requirements, as well as: Complete the AIA Survey (AIA member number is required) AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members.   AIA CES Provider statement IIBEC is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider G024. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs.  Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. Read more

This Building Enclosures and Resiliency bundle consists of seven (7) sessions originally presented at the 2025 IIBEC Convention and Trade show in Orlando, Florida. Each course includes the session recording and a summative assesment (consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions). Please refer to the specific session course for additional details, including continuing education credit information. Sessions Included Initial Use Cases for Artificial Intelligence in Building Enclosure Consulting (M. Ramos) Understanding the Complex world of Unitized Curtainwall (N.Verma) House of Cards. Blind Connection Failures. Who Knew? (P. Gaynor) Maximizing Building Enclosure Performance with BECx: A Comprehensive Approach (S. Shanks, K.Simon) All-in-One Cladding Systems: A Cautionary Tale (L. Ruther, B. Tognetti) Strong, Sustainable, and Safe: Precast Concrete Enclosure Systems (J. Schneider) Strategies for Improving Air Leakage, Thermal Resistance and Moisture Control in the Building Enclosure (R. Haley, R. Dazel) Read more

Course Overview This session was originally presented at the 2025 IIBEC International Convention & Trade Show in Orlando, Florida.  This course includes the following components: recording of the live session a summative assessment consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions two surveys required to claim continuing education credit   Description This presentation will cover the current information on roof designs over concrete decks, both new and existing. The work presented will be an expansion of the research conducted to produce Moisture in Concrete Roof Decks, published by the National Roofing Contractors Association(2020). In this updated work, the new ability to take instantaneous concrete moisture readings at depth is covered and its implications to roof design are explored.  The most recent data and techniques will be used to produce hygrothermal simulations of low-slope roof systems installed in various scenarios and conditions. Specific items explored will include concrete type, membrane reflectivity, membrane choice, insulation facers, coverboard use, shading, wet roof tear off, and concrete deck moisture content.   Speaker/Author Mathew Dupuis, PhD, PE President SRI Mathew Dupuis has a bachelor of science, master of science and doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin. With the exception of time served in the US Army, he has spent the past four decades working in roofing. Dupuis currently is the president of SRI Consultants in Waunakee, Wisconsin. He is a licensed engineer in Wisconsin and other states.   Course Access Courses are accessible in LearnUpon for one year from the date of purchase. Credit Start Date   01/15/25            Credit Expiration Date  01/15/25 Course Recommended Prerequisite(s) Basic understanding of the membranes, adhesives, insulation, and coverboards used in the current roofing industry. Basic understanding (high school-level physics/chemistry) of the concepts of heat energy, gas pressures (moisture) and wind pressures. Basic understanding of hygrothermal simulations and their inherent strengths, weaknesses, and limits are of benefit. IIBEC Core Competencies: Roofing Knowledge Level: Intermediate Continuing Education Credit Statement This course is approved for 1.0 IIBEC CEH This course is approved for 1.0 AIA LU/HSW AIA Course Number: CONV25_18_OD AIA Provider Number: G024 Continuing Education Credit Claim Information To claim IIBEC CEHs, learners are required to: Achieve a passing score of 70% on the summative assessment (learners are provided unlimited attempts) Complete the course Evaluation & Attestation Survey After completing the Evaluation & Attestation Survey, learners will be able to download a Certificate of Completion.  Learners are responsible for self-reporting IIBEC CEH credit by uploading their Certificate of Completion to their IIBEC Portal. For assistance in self-reporting CEHs, please reach out to: cehs@iibec.org To claim AIA LU, learners are required to complete the above requirements, as well as: Complete the AIA Survey (AIA member number is required) AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members.   AIA CES Provider statement IIBEC is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider G024. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs.  Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES (cessupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3). This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. Read more

This presentation was initially provided at the 2021 Annual Convention in Phoenix, AZ. Façade rehabilitation projects require design professionals to manage and balance a combination of many varied and sometimes opposing factors, including historic preservation issues and considerations, code requirements, and client expectations. This presentation will focus on the terms of preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, and the differences between each process as it relates to historic building façades and how they are interpreted relative to the other influences on a rehabilitation project. Unnecessary repairs and beautification in the name of restoration are often some of the most difficult challenges the preservation industry faces. Historic preservation is a constant balancing act of appropriate scope of repairs, justification of replacement of undamaged original fabric, when is it okay not to repair, and managing the client’s expectations with regard to a historic building not looking shiny and new. These conversations become even more challenging when incentives—including tax benefits or other financial means—are at stake.     Read more

Structural engineers consider movement joints as a separator or physical break between adjacent buildings (or portions of buildings), while building enclosure designers require movement joints to connect the thermal, moisture, air, and water control layers. Often architectural drawings include a premanufactured movement joint sized to accommodate the anticipated structural movement of the joint. A common challenge is understanding how the movement joint system, which often includes complex geometry, interfaces with the adjacent building enclosure systems that are being connected. The speakers will address how to detail, develop, and construct movement joint systems to maintain enclosure continuity and prevent leakage. The presented approach is based on the speakers’ combined experience investigating failed movement joints, and applying lessons learned to the design and construction of movement joints in new design projects. In this presentation, the speakers will review how movement joints fail from a building enclosure perspective and identify key details and requirements for movement joint systems that are required to maintain a continuous envelope across multiple enclosure systems. Luke Niezelski, PE Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. | Waltham, MA Luke Niezelski joined the building technology division of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH) in 2014. He is licensed in Massachusetts as a professional engineer and is experienced in the investigation/assessment, design, construction administration, monitoring/inspection, and field-testing of historical and contemporary building enclosure systems. Niezelski has been involved in various Boston high-rise construction projects and is routinely collaborating with architects, owners, and contractors on complex building enclosure designs. Sophia B. Salah Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. | Waltham, MA Sophia Salah is a professional engineer licensed in Massachusetts and California and has practiced building enclosure engineering for over ten years with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. Through her work, ranging from hospitals and health care facilities to commercial and residential buildings, Salah has extensive experience in both the investigation and design of complex enclosure systems, including below-grade waterproofing, plaza waterproofing, roofing, opaque cladding, curtainwall, and fenestration systems. As more buildings are being constructed in complex geometries and adjacent to existing buildings, Salah works with architects and contractors to provide a continuous building enclosure across movement joints. Read more

This presentation initially took place at IIBEC's 2022 International Convention and Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. The American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE has updated the wind design provisions in the 2022 edition of ASCE 7. Many of the provisions aim to simplify the use of the component and cladding design provisions, particularly in determining roof zoning and design pressures. The presentation reviews these revisions and discusses the reasons for eliminating the tabular methods, the basis of the new tornado design provisions, and updates to the wind speed maps. Donald R. Scott, PE, SE, FSEI, FASCE PCS Structural Solutions | Tacoma, WA Donald R. Scott is a senior principal with PCS Structural Solutions. He has nearly four decades of experience in the design, evaluation, and rehabilitation of building structures. He was the principal investigator for the American Society of Civil Engineers/Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE/SEI) Prestandard for Performance-Based Wind Design. Scott is chair of the SEI Codes and Standards Executive Committee, chair of the ASCE 7 Wind Load Subcommittee, member of the ASCE 7 Main Committee, and past chair of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations’ Wind Engineering Committee. Scott is also a member of the SEI Board of Governors and a past president of the Board of Directors of the Applied Technology Council.   Read more