In January 2016, the Gypsum Association released GA-216-2016, Application and Finishing of Gypsum Panel Products. On page 3, section 2.2.12.4 should read:
Jeffrey Job, CDT, LEED AP BD+C of Johns Manville will present the webinar titled “Continuous Insulation for Code-Compliant, High-Performance Walls in Type I-IV Construction.”
The Firestop Contractors International Association collaborated with ASHE, The Joint Commission and UL to build the 1.5 day Barrier Management Symposium now offered at ASHE Regions.
The Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association, the Institute for Market Transformation, and the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing have released the Roof and Wall Thermal Design Guide: Applying the Prescriptive Insulation Standards of the 2015 I-Codes.
Michael Wich, the director of building code administration and chief building official for the South Central Planning and Development Commission in Houma, La., has been appointed to the International Code Council Board of Directors.
EIMA has joined with its industry allies in protesting the manner in which a report of Underwriters Laboratories has been allowed be used as the basis for a code change that would essentially ban the use of foam insulation for EIFS and other exterior wall cladding such as vinyl siding.
