Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Chicago, IL National Building Envelope Forum Recap

On February 10, StructureTec's Building Construction Technology Educational Center (BCTEC) hosted a National Building Envelope Forum in Naperville, IL. 

During the forum, three in-house experts shared some exceptional insight into paving, non-destructive testing, and roof restoration. Hanan Javetz, Retired Director of Facilities Management at School District U-46 in Elgin, Illinois also led an intriguing discussion regarding his personal experiences with facilities management over his 30+ year career.


The Pavement Management presentation focused on:

  • How to develop a pavement management program for multiple sites
  • Different pavement technology
  • Pavement maintenance
  • Pavement project management processes
  • Pavement survey considerations

The Non-Destructive Testing presentation discussed:

  • Non-Destructive Testing Applications for roof, building envelope, pavement, and structural concrete systems
  • Methods of Non-Destructive Testing
  • The use of Non-Destructive Testing for problem identification
  • Quality assurance through construction

The Roof Restoration presentation highlighted:

  • The benefits of roof restoration
  • Identifying problems and solutions related to roof restoration projects
  • Identifying roofs that are candidates for roof restoration
  • The proper means, methods, and procedures for restoration





Our special guest speaker, Hanan Javetz, gave valuable insight on:
  • Managing a public sector bid event
  • Making a case for investing more upfront to achieve lower life cycle cost
  • The criticality of attention to detail for successful project outcomes

Throughout the day, there was a lively exchange and collaboration. Attendees walked away with additional technical knowledge and project-specific answers. Here's what they had to say:
"This program was very helpful"
              "Learned some new opportunity"
"The technical content was excellent"
BCTEC will be hosting another Building Envelope Forum in Columbus, OH on May 11th, 2016 covering a wide variety of topics pertaining to facility management. Please click here for more information on the topics.

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