IMI Update
Dan Siteman, Director of Industry Development & Technical Services
NATIONAL EFFORTS LEAD TO LOCAL SUPPORT
IMI’s national webinar series has been a welcome resource to designers and contractors alike – drawing hundreds of attendees each week.
Follow up from these programs frequently gives IMI the opportunity to influence and support key projects. In New Jersey, we’ve recently helped on projects our member contractors are working on:
- An architect who initially reached out about flashing for single-wythe has followed up on several other masonry issues because of the value that IMI provides the industry. We most recently participated in a discussion about structural masonry performance for one of his projects – and how we can often replace costly materials (like steel) in part or completely – value-engineering masonry into the solution.
- Another principal at a NJ firm inquired about a tricky elevation that needed a comprehensive plan to lay out expansion joints in the clay brick veneer. We also got into theories about cavity wall performance considerations when laying out weep vents throughout the veneer.
- An architect who was expressing concerns about tricky details on an upcoming project reached out to IMI. We discussed the use of mockups to alleviate concerns during the construction phase.
Our training programs lead to partnership opportunities in the design community as well. When we update our training curriculum to the latest codes, standards, and best practices, we also update our designer education programs to reflect the same information. Additionally we promote IMI training programs and invite input and participation from the design community.
IMI SUPPORTS BAC CONTRACTORS & MEMBERS
IMI is happy to support you at any phase of your project. We can help with:
