National Preparedness Month - Resiliency: Future Proofing Your Building Enclosure
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Resilient building enclosures protect assets from environmental stressors, including potential impacts from climate change and extreme weather events, and allow structures to continue to operate during, or shortly following, an event. This session will focus on several key interventions to assist in mitigating weather-related enclosure weaknesses. A discussion on best practices for the management and maintenance processes that will help building owners/managers fortify their structures against various hazards, including extreme weather and temperature fluctuations that are becoming more frequent.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Explore Resilient Building Enclosures: Explore what constitutes a resilient building enclosure and the critical need for durability and occupant safety.
- Incorporating Resiliency into Capital Planning: Discuss strategies on how to integrate resiliency considerations into the capital planning process.
- Short-Term/Low-Hanging-Fruit Strategies: Evaluate practical, cost-effective measures that building owners implement in the short-term to enhance the resiliency of their buildings.
- Maintenance and Monitoring: Explain the importance of regular maintenance and monitoring of building enclosures to ensure long-term resilience and functionality of the building.
Groups of 2-10, take advantage of the Group Registration Discount by using the form below.
Brian Pallasch
EVP/CEO
IIBEC
Brian Pallasch joined the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) as the CEO/EVP in June 2019. Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Institute, Pallasch leads a staff of 20 headquartered in Raleigh, NC, focused on serving the needs of the building enclosure profession. Pallasch also serves as a director on the board of the RCI-IIBEC Foundation.
Prior to joining IIBEC, Pallasch served as managing director of government relations and infrastructure initiatives at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Washington, D.C. He was responsible for managing ASCE’s government relations department and was responsible for ASCE’s strategic initiative regarding infrastructure, including development of the Infrastructure Report Card.
Previously, Pallasch was director of government relations for the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), Alexandria, Va., for three years, where he was responsible for all federal and state relations.
Currently, Pallasch serves as the Chair of the Consultative Council at the National Institute of Building Sciences. He served as president of the American League of Lobbyists in 2007-2008, after holding a seat on the board of directors from 2004-2006.
Pallasch holds a Master of Arts degree in international affairs from the American University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and international affairs from the University of Southern California.
Christopher W. Giffin
Principal
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE)
Mr. Giffin is a Principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) located in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a Licensed Architect and Registered Roof Consultant who specializes in the diagnosis and repair of building enclosure problems. With over 30 years of experience, he has been involved with many roofing and waterproofing related projects relating to both historic and contemporary structures. Notable projects include the Georgia World Congress Center, The Candler Building, The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, LSU Tiger Stadium, and Fenway Park. Mr. Giffin has performed building enclosure condition assessments, failure investigations, construction peer reviews, developed construction documents for both new construction and renovations, and provided construction period services for steep slope roofing systems, low slope roof systems, waterproofing membrane and plaza assemblies, and building enclosure repairs. He has investigated and designed numerous large plaza/amenity deck waterproofing projects both for new construction and for renovations on existing structures. He is an IIBEC Fellow, was past president of the IIBEC Georgia Chapter, and was the 2022-2023 IIBEC President.
Seth Brooks
Building Enclosure Consultant
Facilities Maintenance Manager for Roofing and Waterproofing at DFW International Airport
Seth Brooks is a building enclosure consultant and the Facilities Maintenance Manager for Roofing and Waterproofing at DFW International Airport. His primary duties are to maintain the building enclosure systems of nearly 300 structures on the property and to ensure that new facilities meet the roofing and waterproofing design and construction standards of the Airport. Seth has worked as a consultant and owner’s representative since 2015 and has experience in BECx services, investigating building enclosure failures, developing details for repairs, and reviewing building enclosure designs. He has been a member of IIBEC since 2016 and served as President of the North Texas chapter in 2022. Seth has a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Eastern Illinois University.
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