b'CanadianAGM COR Roofing Expo OIRCAs 2025 AnnualHow construction project owners CRCAs rebrandedGeneral Meetingcan do their due diligence while tradeshow arrives for 2025 (AGM) Day helping to improve jobsite Page 8 Page 10 health and safetyPage 12Three Decades of Scientific Advancement to the North American Roofing CommunityOn November 16, 1994, members of the roofing community met at the National Research Council Canada (NRC) and formed a group with a common focus of evaluating roofing systems under dynamic environment. .Page 14Award of Merit2025 OIRCAAward of MeritJoel Dandele of Dantech Building Technologies announced as winnerT heOIRCABoardofover12years.Hehasrepresentedrelationshipthatexistsbetween Directorsispleasedtothe consultant membership on thethe provinces roofing contractors announce that the winner ofOIRCA Board of Directors for 12andbuildingenvelopeconsul-the 2025 OIRCA Award of Merityears. In addition, the associationstants. Joel is the first consultant to isMr.JoelDandeleofDantechMembership Committee has bene- receive this prestigious award. Building Technologies Inc. fited from his service for eight years,Theawardwaspresentedat Theassociationintroducedthisand he has recently joined the Tech- theassociationsAnnualGen-membershipawardanumberofnical Committee. eralMeetingAwardsLuncheon, years ago to recognize an individualNot to be forgotten is his par- whichwasheldonThursday, from a member company who hasticipation on various OIRCA andJanuary 23, 2025, at the Old Mill madeasignificantcontributiontoindustryadhoccommitteesthatin Toronto.the OIRCA or the greater roofingdealt with important issues such asUpon receiving the award, Joel industry in this province. the Ontario Fire Code and rooftopcommented,Roofinghasbeen Joels commitment to the OIRCAgas lines, just to mention a few. part of my day-to-day life since Iand, as a result, the greater OntarioFinally,healsosupportedhiscanremember,andItakepride roofing industryspans a period ofownconsultantcommunitybyin our industry and the work we servingontheRoofConsultantshavecompletedtogether.Over Institute(RCI)OntarioChapterthe last 12 years, I have worked to-BoardofDirectors(nowIIBEC,gether with other members who theInternationalInstituteof BuildingEnclosureConsultants).volunteertheirtimeandshare 190 Attwell Drive Suite 350 Toronto, ON M9W 6H8 While a member of that board, hetheir knowledge, to elevate the as-sat as president and was largely re- sociation and the ICI industry as sponsible for rebuilding the strug- a whole. The OIRCA is only as gling chapter.strong as its members, and I have Joel Dandeles dedication to thebeen happy to contribute. Thank Please return undeliverable copies to: 190 Attwell Drive | Suite 350 | Toronto, ON | M9W 6H8 OIRCAsignifiestheimportantyou for this honour.'