Lindsay Lewis

Building Enclosure magazine is proud to announce Amy Baker as the recipient of our 2024 Leadership Award. Founder of Amy Baker Architect, she has made significant contributions to the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, advancing the practice of building enclosure design.

Now more than ever, it’s critical that we’re committed to embodied carbon reduction. To do this, AEC professionals need to focus on reducing the embodied carbon of materials and construction processes, which is often overlooked but crucial for overall carbon reduction

We were joined by the presenters of our webinar “Building Science for Architects", Elizabeth Grant, Building & Roofing Science Research Lead at GAF | Siplast, and Andrea Wagner Watts, the Building Science Education Manager for GAF | Siplast, to chat about the webinar.

Justin Koscher, President of PIMA, joins us to discuss tapered roof insulation and how it can help improve drainage and reroofing challenges.

Next month, the roofing industry will show up with one voice to call on Congress to talk to them about issues of interest to the industry. This year, the event runs from April 16-17 at the Grand Hyatt Washington.

We sat down with PIMA president Justin Koscher to discuss the role of polyiso insulation in increasing energy efficiency, and the role polyiso plays when used in below-grade for thermal resistance.

This month, we celebrate all women; but also highlight industry experts who are forging equality, sharing their knowledge, and creating change in the design and construction markets.

Women in AEC give their opinions on the state of the industry in celebration of Women's History Month.