RCI 2008 International Convention To Be Held In Phoenix, Arizona

The 23rd RCI International Convention and Trade Show will be held Feb. 28 to Mar. 4, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix Hotel and Phoenix Convention Centre in Phoenix, Ariz.

The annual event will feature over 15 hours of educational seminars, live product demonstrations, and a two-day trade show with over 120 exhibitors. This year’s event marks the association’s 25th anniversary.

RCI Inc. is an international, non-profit association of professional consultants, architects and engineers who specialize in the specification and design of roofing, waterproofing and building envelope systems.

The array of educational programs at the 23rd RCI International Convention & Trade Show will include:
  •    Energy Efficient Roof Designs for Single-Ply Roofing Systems – Mike Ennis, RRC, CDT – Ennis Associates, Reynoldsburg, OH; Andre Desjarlais, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
  •  Structural Assessment and Repair of Concrete Structures – Matthew Banville, PE, Gale Associates, Weymouth, MA.
  •  Integrating Thin Film Photovoltaics onto Building Envelope Surfaces – Michael Gumm, Corporate Roof Consultants, Seminole, FL.
  •  Eco-efficiency: Adding Life Cycle Analysis to LEED – Jim Hoff, Firestone Building Products, Indianapolis, IN.
  •  Building Envelope Condition Assessment and Commissioning – William Hicks, Hicks Architectural Group, Chicago, IL.
  •  Wind/Roof Calculator on Internet: Feel the Wind on Your Laptop – Bas Baskaran, Ph.D., P.Eng., Institute for Research in Construction, NRCC, Ottawa, Ont.
  •  Fluid-applied Flashings for Bituminous Roof Systems – Douglas Stieve and Remo Capolino, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, New York, NY.
  •  Air Barriers of Low-Sloped Roofs – Peter Kalinger, Canadian Roofing Contractors Association, Ottawa, Ont.
  •  Are Ballasted Roof Systems Cool? – Andre Desjarlais, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
  •  Wind Design for Single-Ply Roofs – Mike Ennis, RRC, CDT, Ennis Associates, Reynoldsburg, OH; Robert LeClare, WP Hickman Company, Asheville, NC.
  •  Analyses of Roof Failures – John Wells, RRO, Wells Klein Consulting, Victoria, BC.

For more information about RCI and its programs, visit www.rci-online.org or call 1-800-828-1902.