BCBEC MESSAGE Shakir Rashid, President, BCBEC Follow us on Twitter @ BCBECCouncil Join us on LinkedIN Have an article, news or an event for BCBEC Elements? Contact our editorial board online at www.bcbec.com Another Year of Dedication W elcome to the Spring/Summer issue of BCBEC Elements magazine. Still going strong in its fifth year, I extend my appreciation to the advertisers; without their financial support we would not have made it this far. My appreciation also goes out to individuals who have contributed informative and interesting articles. We are always looking for new articles, so please reach out to us if you have any ideas or features that you would like to contribute. It is great to see the dedication and passion of the committee members, who put in their effort and time to serve the mandate of BCBEC. At the AGM in October 2018, the following members were nominated to the Board of Directors: Shakir Rashid (SR Engineering Ltd.) – President Samer Daibess (LDR Engineering Group) – Past President Kevin Pickwick (Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.) – Vice President and Vancouver Island Jeff Dye (TEC Agencies) – Membership and Assistant Sponsorship Denisa Ionescu (BC Housing) – Building Research Committee Josh Jensen (All Round Restorations) – Sponsorship Richard Kadulski (Richard Kadulski Architect) – Member at Large Carolina Maloney (Morrison Hershfield Ltd.) – Program Nichole Brackett (Sense Engineering Ltd.) – Treasurer and Privacy Officer Kurtis Topping (JRS Engineering) – Website, Elements Ron Krpan (BCIT) – Assistant Education, Elements Lorne Ricketts (RDH Building Sciences Inc.) – Education, Assistant Program We have had a great year so far, with a successful half-day conference organized in collabora- tion with BC Housing in February. We also have many monthly luncheons that have attracted high attendance. If you happen to have missed any of the past events, you can still benefit by visiting our website and browsing through Past Events under the Events tab. BCBEC has started working on this year’s AGM and Conference, which is scheduled to be held at JW Marriott Parq Vancouver for the second year in a row on November 8, 2019. Please make sure to save the date, as we expect this to be one of our best conferences. We received excellent feedback regarding the venue from both the attendees and the sponsors last year, so I am sure you will not want to miss it. I hope you enjoy this issue. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or any of the board members if you have any questions about BCBEC. Thank you, Shakir Rashid, P. Eng. BCBEC President 6 BCBEC ELEMENTS A BCBEC PUBLICATION