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Live Webinar: Understanding & Designing for Moisture Movement

September 24, 2025October 3, 2025Matt

Update: Watch the webinar on-demand here.

Join CopelandBEC’s Matt Copeland and GAF’s Jennifer Keegan in this live webinar today, September 24, 2025.

Learning Objectives

Differentiate between how moisture moves through airflow and how it moves by way of diffusion through materials and assemblies.
Explain the code-mandated responsibilities regarding building envelope details.
Develop strategies for meeting standard of care obligations related to including details in your design documents.
Cover the new whole building airtightness testing requirements and how to be prepared for them on your next project.

A quick intro video is below and you can register here.

Online Event: The 4 Barriers in a Contemporary Context

April 8, 2025April 18, 2025Matt

Join us for a free online event on April 15, 2025.

When it comes to moisture control, what you don’t know can definitely hurt you—and your building. In a time of evolving building codes and increasingly complex facade systems, moisture management demands a sophisticated integration of building science and design.

This presentation reveals essential strategies for creating resilient exterior wall assemblies by understanding the four barriers—water, vapor, air, and thermal—within the context of 21st century building demands.

CopelandBEC at NWIR Days—Uplifting, Inspiring, and Empowering

February 28, 2025March 22, 2025Matt

Carmen Prantil (Staff Consultant), Chelsey Line (Chief of Staff), and Phoebe McCartan (Consultant) attended NWIR Days in San Antonio, Texas, this month!

Building Envelope Design: Are You Doing It Backwards?

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025Carmen Prantil

The status quo doesn’t make sense.

Think about it. A prudent architect wouldn’t design steel beam sizes and connections for the structural engineer to check later, nor design mechanical systems and then ask the MEP engineer to verify the sizing calculations. Yet somehow, we’ve normalized a process where architects draw building envelope details then ask building envelope experts to review and mark-up with corrections and recommendations.

Heidi Ellsworth — Women in Roofing, A Family Industry, Innovation (Episode #10)

November 14, 2024December 3, 2024Matt

In the latest episode, Matt Copeland and Chelsey Line are joined by industry leader Heidi Ellsworth, who brings over 25 years of experience in roofing sales, marketing, and community building. Heidi, a founding member of National Women in Roofing (NWIR) and partner at RoofersCoffeeShop, shares her career journey, insights on empowering women in roofing, and her vision for the industry’s future.