IIBEC Southern Ontario hosted the online course, Vegetative Roofing for the Design Professional, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m. on October 21 and 22, 2021.  The online live course was attended by 18 people and was presented by Doug Fishburn, RRO, Green Roof Professional (GRP).

The two-day course was structured for those who design vegetated green roofs or who are responsible for correcting vegetated green roof thermal or moisture protection performance problems. Vegetated green roof design is a technically demanding and evolving growth industry. The course provided guidance in the areas of design criteria, system selection, reference standards, and flashing principles and discussed the influences of Factory

Special thank you to the education committee and our presenter for putting this event together.

Upcoming Events:

• IIBEC Course: Exterior Wall Technology & Science on November 18, 2021
• Annual Christmas Luncheon on December 9, 2021

IIBEC Southern Ontario hosted the online course, Building Enclosure Quality Assurance, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. on October 7, 2021.  The online live course was attended by 13 people and was presented by Jennifer Hogan, RRO.

The course for professionals provided in-depth information for in-field inspections and application quality.  The course covered the diverse and challenging aspects of roofing, waterproofing, and exterior walls encountered in the field.

Highlights of the course included:

• The role and responsibilities of the quality observer
• Contract administration
• Construction contract documents

Special thank you to the education committee and our presenter for putting this event together.

Upcoming Events:

• The next event is the Vegetative Roofing for Design Professional online course on October 21, 2021.
• IIBEC Course: Exterior Wall Technology & Science on November 18, 2021

The Southern Ontario Chapter of IIBEC got together on July 28 for its annual golf tournament at the beautiful Lionhead Golf Club in Brampton, Ontario. A total of 104 golfers were treated to a fantastic day on the links to properly enjoy the summer season.

The chapter would also like to extend a special thanks to our very generous sponsors:

• Accu-Plane Enterprises
• Atlantic Roofers Ontario
• Atlas-Apex Roofing
• Bothwell-Accurate
• Can-Sky Roofing and Sheet Metal Inc.
• Douro Roofing and Sheet Metal
• Contractors
• Fishburn Sheridan & Associates
• IKO Commercial
• International Leak Detection
• Learmont Roofing
• Nusens Niche Contracting Services
• Provincial Roofing
• Sika Group
• Siplast
• Soprema Canada

We would also like to congratulate the prize winners which were drawn at random:

Sponsor: IIBEC SOC

Three foursome vouchers at one of Kaneff Group Golf Clubs:
• Andrew Ramsay
• Brandon Hexham
• Wali Majd

Nusens Niche Contracting Services provided 7 jackets to lucky draw winners on the golf
course.

Upcoming Events:

The Education Committee is holding the following upcoming courses:

• Building Enclosure Quality Assurance course on October 7, 2021
• Vegetative Roofing for Design Professionals on October 21 & 22, 2021
• Exterior Wall Technology and Science on November 18 & 19, 2021

IIBEC Southern Ontario hosted our second continuing education webinar of the year on May 26, 2021 on the topic of the CCDC 2 – 2020.

The webinar was well attended by 22 people. The webinar covered the most crucial changes in the new version of the CCDC 2 including payment terms, Ready for Takeover and Early Occupancy, safety, companion documents and contracts, and best practices including supplementary conditions. The webinar was presented by Michael Swartz, Partner at WeirFoulds LLP, Krista Chaytor, Partner at WeirFoulds LLP, and moderated by Meagan Kikuta.

Special thank you to the education committee for putting this event together.

Upcoming Events:

The next event is the Golf Day on July 28, 2021.

IIBEC Southern Ontario hosted our first continuing education online course, Roof System Thermal and Moisture Design, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m. on both May 13^th and 20^th, 2021.  The online live course was attended by 18 people and included speakers Michael Hensen and Burt Carver and moderators Connor James and Jim Detz.

The course for consultants and industry members provided in-depth thermal and moisture design information spanning from basic thermal terminology and calculations to cooling-load calculations, annual energy consumptions and payback calculations, cool roofing, and temperature calculations within cross sections. Additional topics included vapor retarders, the effects of moisture on insulation, air barriers, and mold issues.

Special thank you to the education committee for putting this event together.

Upcoming Events:

The next event is the Golf Day on July 28, 2021.