2022 Holiday Party and Annual Meeting

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Seasons greetings, and thank you to everyone who came out to attend our festive annual meeting & holiday party at The Reef in Long Beach on December 8th. We received an amazing amount of contributions to our annual Toys for Tots donation drive, to give to the U.S. Marine Corps for distribution to less fortunate children in low-income families. Guests enjoyed passed appetizers, open bar refreshments, and plated dinner in a cheery and warm atmosphere.

Chapter President Rick Mosco and Vice President Erica Reynolds delivered the results on the Board of Officer elections, updates on the IIBEC SoCal Chapter summarizing the year in review, and looking ahead to 2023. Rick Mosco presented special awards to chapter officers and volunteers for their hard work throughout the year and recognized and welcomed this year’s new members. The following members received awards: 

Presidents Award – Rick Mosco

Committee Chair of the Year Award – Ivan Chak

Volunteer of the Year Award – Erica Reynolds

Outstanding Sponsor Award – Axis Building Detection

Speakers of the Year Awards – Sophia Salah and Luke Niezelski

Lifetime Achievement Award – Szymon Ziekieicz

IIBEC SoCal Chapter would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our generous sponsors, who helped to deliver a successful and enjoyable event: 

Event Sponsors: Axis Leak Detection, Soprema, and Specified Sales, Inc. 

We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season, and best wishes in the New Year. We look forward to seeing some of you in Hawaii at our upcoming annual Hawaii Winter Workshop on Jan 26-27, 2023! 

-Erica Reynolds

Vice President

The IIBEC Southern California Chapter was pleased to host a Technical Dinner Meeting with an educational presentation about roof assemblies on October 27th at the Boathouse on the Bay in Long Beach. 

Participants were able to mingle prior to the presentation and dinner. Approximately 32 attendees were present. We were able to provide this Technical Dinner meeting thanks to our event sponsors Axis Building Leak Detection, Vaproshield, and Pacific Architectural Concepts!

Guests were greeted by our Chapter President Rick Mosco who kicked things off with local Chapter updates along with upcoming IIBEC event reminders. 

Our technical speaker for the evening was Scott Wood of Vaproshield and SWA Consulting. Mr. Wood reviewed the history of roofing underlayments and the modern advancements. Mr. Wood reviewed many studies performed on vapor permeable systems and how to design a durable roofing assembly.  Following the presentation, the attendees and speaker had a very in-depth discussion with many questions and responses.

Guests enjoyed a delicious dinner right along the marina at Long Beach. Guests earned 1 hour of continuing education approved by IIBEC and AIA. We would like to extend our appreciation to Mr. Wood for his efforts in providing an informed presentation and Axis Building Leak Detection, Vaproshield, and Pacific Architectural Concepts for their support of our chapter and thanks to all of those who took the time to attend.

-Erica Reynolds

Chapter Vice President

 The IIBEC Southern California Chapter was pleased to host a Technical Dinner Meeting with an educational presentation about building movement joints on August 25th at the Boathouse on the Bay in Long Beach. 

Participants were able to mingle prior to the presentation and dinner. Approximately 52 attendees were present, one of our most attended technical dinner meetings. We were able to provide this Technical Dinner meeting thanks to our event sponsors Axis Building Leak Detection, Encore Building Products, Angelus Waterproofing & Restoration, Inc., and Emseal!

Guests were greeted by our Chapter Vice President Erica Reynolds who kicked things off with local Chapter updates along with upcoming IIBEC event reminders. 

Our technical speakers for the evening were Sophia Salah PE and Luke Niezelski of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH). Ms. Salah and Mr. Niezelski reviewed the basics of structural movements across and how to maintain continuity of the building enclosure. Through some great project examples, the presenters were able to review the basics of building movement joints design and specifications. Following the presentation, the attendees and speakers had a very in-depth discussion with many questions and responses.

Guests enjoyed a delicious dinner right along the marina at Long Beach and watched a beautiful sunset. Guests earned 1 hour of continuing education approved by IIBEC and AIA. In October we will be hosting another Technical Dinner Meeting titled Extending the Life of the Roof Assembly presented by Dr. Scott Wood. We would like to extend our appreciation to Ms. Salah and Mr. Niezelski for their efforts in providing an informed presentation Axis Building Leak Detection, Encore Building Products, Angelus Waterproofing & Restoration, Inc., and Emseal for their support of our chapter and thanks to all of those who took the time to attend.

-Erica Reynolds

Chapter Vice President 

The IIBEC Southern California Chapter was pleased to host our Summer Social and annual Membership Drive, on July 14th at Ballast Point Brewing in Long Beach. 

Guests were greeted by our Chapter President Rick Mosco who kicked things off with local Chapter updates along with upcoming IIBEC event reminders. 

Guests enjoyed a delicious dinner and brews right along the marina in Long Beach and watched a beautiful sunset. We raffled off some wonderful prizes including registration for the upcoming 20thAnnual Golf Tournament, registration for the 2023 Hawaii Winter Workshop, a pair of AirPods Pro, and a Ballast Point Brewing Company gift basket. We encouraged non-members to attend by providing discounted registration to the event for non-members and for members who brought a non-member. Also if any non-members registered as an IIBEC member by July 22 we refunded their registration fee to the Membership Drive. Happy to report we signed up at least one new member!

We look forward to providing more in-person meeting opportunities to our region. In August we will be hosting a Technical Dinner Meeting titled Building Movement Joints presented by Sophia Salah PE and Luke Niezelski PE of Simpson Gumpertz and Heger. We would like to extend our appreciation to Axis Building Leak Detection and Soprema for being sponsoring our refreshments for this event. We would also like to especially thank our Event Sponsor, Specified Sales. Thanks to all of those who took the time to attend.

-Rick Mosco 

Chapter President 

The IIBEC Southern California Chapter was pleased to host a Technical Dinner Meeting with an educational presentation about methane mitigation, a serious building enclosure issue here in Southern California, on May 24th at the Boathouse on the Bay in Long Beach.  

Participants were able to mingle prior to the presentation and dinner. Approximately 26 attendees were present. We were able to provide this Technical Dinner meeting thanks to our event sponsors Axis Building Leak Detection and Epro! 

Guests were greeted by our Chapter President Rick Mosco who kicked things off with local Chapter updates along with upcoming IIBEC event reminders.  

Our technical speaker for the evening was Sean Kaligi PE of SWAY Features.  Mr. Kaligi presented on the complicated and little discussed methane mitigation for buildings in Southern California. Much of Southern California is built on old oil deposits. These old oil deposits have since been depleted, leaving behind volatile methane gas. This methane can build up within buildings and cause devastating explosions putting both people and property at risk. Mr. Kaligi walked attendees through the step by step process to determine if your project site is within a methane zone and the various mitigation strategies. Following the presentation, the attendees and Mr. Kaligi had a very in-depth discussion with many questions and responses. 

Guests enjoyed a delicious dinner right along the marina at Long Beach and watched a beautiful sunset. Guests earned 1 hour of continuing education approved by IIBEC and AIA. We look forward to providing more in-person education opportunities to our region. In July we will be hosting a Membership Drive and Summer Social and in August we will be hosting another Technical Dinner Meeting titled Building Movement Joints presented by Sophia Salah PE and Luke Niezelski PE of Simpson Gumpertz and Heger.  We would like to extend our appreciation to Sean Kaligi for his efforts in providing an informed presentation, Axis Building Leak Detection, and Epro for their support of our chapter and thanks to all of those who took the time to attend. 

-Rick Mosco 

Chapter President 

The IIBEC Southern California Chapter was pleased to host its first in-person meeting of 2022 and joint meeting with the RCA of Southern California on April 19th, 2022. 

The Chapter joined up with RCA of Southern California. Participants were able to mingle prior to the presentation and dinner.   Approximately 54 attendees, 18 IIBEC So Cal members and 36 RCA So Cal members, were present. We were able to provide this Technical Dinner meeting thanks to our event sponsors Axis Building Leak Detection and Caliber Building Solutions! 

Guests were greeted by our Chapter President Rick Mosco and RCA’s Chapter President Dave Chapman, who kicked things off with local Chapter updates along with upcoming RCA and IIBEC event reminders. Prior to the presentation, RCA played a video and thanked their Project Re-Roof program which provides re-roofing services to non-profit organizations.  

Our technical speaker for the evening was Trent Cotney, Attorney of Cotney Attorneys and Consultants in Tampa, FL.  Mr. Cotney presented virtually on the legal implications of the recent material volatility in the construction market. Mr. Cotney presented many real world scenarios of the impact the supply chain issues are having for contractors, manufacturers, and consultants. He provided several recommendations for contract provisions and best practices to help protect against the market forces. Many attendees commented on the timeliness of the presentation and appreciated how Mr. Cotney was able to present complex legal information in an interesting and understandable manner.  

This was the So Cal Chapter’s very first in-person meeting since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic was a success. Guests earned 1 hour of continuing education approved by IIBEC and AIA. We look forward to providing more in-person education opportunities to our region. Next month on May 24th, 2022 we will be hosting another Technical Dinner Meeting titled Methane Mitigation presented by Sean Kaligi, PE or Sway Features.  We would like to extend our appreciation to Trent Cotney for his efforts in providing an informed presentation, Axis Building Leak Detection for their support of our chapter, RCA of Southern California for joining us, and thanks to all of those who took the time to attend.  

-Rick Mosco 

Chapter President 

On September 11th, 2020, the IIBEC SoCal Chapter hosted its 18thAnnual Golf Tournament at Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point, CA.  Despite the unprecedented challenges of 2020, the event served great as always with the attendance of 144 golfers who made it out to enjoy the course with its coastal scenic views. Our event could not be possible without the generous support of our industry partners, including the following: 

Platinum Sponsor: Carlisle Syntec

Premier Tabletop Sponsors: Best Contracting and EPRO

As always, we also had many other industry sponsors who came out to contribute tees, golf balls, snacks, beverages and raffle giveaways, and line the course with their company tee signage and tabletop displays.

Out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our players, our Golf Committee and volunteers worked tirelessly to transform our annual tournament into contact-free event, including lunch and swag bags set up with pre-assigned cart seating prior to guest arrivals.  This year’s goodies included golf balls, markers, tees, towels, and travel-size hand sanitizer. We also included custom SoCal IIBEC logo face masks as part of our IIBEC re-branding efforts and to encourage social distancing best practices while on the course.

Other tournament format changes included starting off three separate groups of golfers at staggered tee times, to reduce how many players would congregate at a given time.  Waiting players were able to partake in a delicious spread of breakfast burritos, coffee, juices and refreshing cocktails while catching up with colleagues and sponsors, perusing our membership drive booth, and enjoying the morning air on the manicured club house green. 

Lastly, we used the golf cart satellite touchscreens to announce raffle prizes remotely throughout the day. Along with the lucky raffle prize recipients, the tournament winners are as follows:

1st Place Team: Joe Buffolino, Ralph Dion, Corey Actis, Marty Schinker

2nd Place Team: Kevin Taylor, Bob Bligh, Rick Santos, Garrett Smith

3rd Place Team: Josh Bailey, David Byun, Cliff Welch, Brent Hereda

Longest Drive: Thomas Hayward

Longest Putt, Distance of 50 ft. 4 in. Tod Fritts

Closest to the Pin, Distance of 1 ft. 3 in. Lopez 

Special thanks go out to the Golf Committee, event volunteers and especially Danielle Ward and Moira Howmann for all their hard work, as we could not have completed such a well-executed, safe, and enjoyable event without their leadership and dedication. 

-Arturo Ortiz, Jr.

Chapter Vice President

The IIBEC So Cal Chapter (formerly the So Cal Chapter of RCI, Inc.), hosted the 20th Annual Hawaii Winter Workshop on January 16th and 17th2020 at the splendid Westin Hapuna Beach Resort in Waimea, HI.

Approximately 87 attendees took a break from enjoying the beautiful Big Island coastline to attend our offering of 10 informative and interesting presentations about the advancement of modern building enclosures, for up to 12.5 hours of AIA LU|HSW and IIBEC CEU approved credit. As we enter a new decade and a rapidly changing and dynamic environment, the 2020 workshop theme was appropriately entitled “Adapting to Change: Building for the Future and How to Get There.” IIBEC So Cal Chapter President Ivan Chak introduced each of the accomplished and skillful presenters, who we would like to recognize for their technical contributions and being an integral part of the event:

• Kenrick Hartman, PE, RBEC, LEED AP / WJE Associates Inc. / New York, NY
• Megan Cross-Wilkinson / RDH Building Science Inc. / Oakland, CA
• Erin Andes, PE (CA) / RDH Building Science Inc. / Oakland, CA
• Erica Reynolds, PE (CA) / McGinnis Chen Associates, Inc. / Long Beach, CA
• Jeff Chen, AIA / McGinnis Chen Associates, Inc. / San Francisco, CA
• Chad Herrick, EIT / Detec Systems / Bellingham, WA
• John R. Guill, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, IIBEC, SCIP, AIA / DTR Consulting Services, Inc. / Santa Rosa, CA
• Jeff Neilson, AIA / WJE Associates Inc. / Pasadena, CA
• Rick Mosco, AIA / WJE Associates Inc. / Pasadena, CA
• Dennis Richardson, PE, CBO, CASp / American Wood Council / Santa Rosa, CA
• Joseph Buccini, CPHC, LEED Green Associate / WJE Associates Inc. / Emeryville, CA
• Andrew Bishop / WJE Associates Inc. / Emeryville, CA
• Marc DiZinno / Westcoat Specialty Coating Systems / San Diego, CA
• Chris Tapia / Westcoat Specialty Coating Systems / San Diego, CA
• Navid Gohardani, PhD, MBA, IWE, IIBEC / Luxiero Homes Inc. / Orange County, CA

Our 2020 workshop received an unprecedented amount of sponsorship support, with 20 tabletop exhibitors and one banner sponsor. On Thursday afternoon, participants attended a hour-long “speed dating” style exhibitor tour where attendees interacted with exhibitor over a fast-paced three-minute interval to connect and discuss new or improved products. We would like to recognize our sponsors for their avid participation in facilitating networking opportunities and providing the latest industry updates on construction product developments.

Thursday evening ended with a lovely ocean view networking reception, sponsored by our Platinum event sponsor Versico. This year’s raffle prize drawing was awarded to one of technical presenters and IIBEC So Cal Chapter Consultant Director, Rick Mosco! We hope you enjoy your new Bose SoundLink Revolve+ Bluetooth smart speaker. 

On both days, attendees started their mornings off with a delicious breakfast spread including delectable pastries, energy bars, fresh tropical fruit, granola and yogurt, coffee, tea and fruit juices, sponsored in part by Evonik Corporation.

We appreciate everyone that made the time to attend and help make the 20th Annual Hawaii Winter Workshop a wonderful and truly memorable experience! We would like to thank each of event sponsors for helping to make our event possible:

• Platinum Sponsor - Versico Roofing Systems 
• Silver Sponsor – Evonik Corporation
• Bronze Sponsors – BASF-Senergy Wall Systems, Dorken Systems Inc., Drexel Metals Inc., EPRO Inc., GE Silicones, Henry Company, Hydro-Gard, Malarkey Roofing Products, Polyglass USA, Sika Sarnafil, Strategic Building Products Hawaii, Tremco Commercial Sealants and Waterproofing
• Tabletop Sponsors - AVM Industries, Fibertite Roofing, General Coatings, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, Prosoco Inc., Rockwool
• Banner Sponsor – Situra Inc.

-Erica Reynolds

Secretary