Industry leaders are banding together to launch the Institute for the Building Envelope, a new trade group aimed at shaping public policy related to building envelopes, or the insulation in commercial and residential buildings designed to keep weather out and heat in.
— Douglas Brady of Huntsman Building Solutions and Ian Hughes of Meritage Homes will lead IBE, which will advocate for “innovative, multifunctional building materials that can increase energy efficiency” as well as better withstand natural disasters. That will include efforts to amend building codes in the states, promoting insulations like spray foam. The group also aims to serve as a resource for consumers, builders, designers and policymakers on improving the building envelope.