RALEIGH, N.C. — The 33rd RCI International Convention & Trade Show will be held March 22-27, 2018 at the Marriott Marquis Houston and the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

The annual event will feature over 25 hours of building envelope design educational seminars, live product demonstrations, and a two-day trade show with over 130 exhibitors. Educational programs are approved to yield continuing education credits for members of RCI, Inc. and the American Institute of Architects. "It's a great opportunity to earn a full year's worth of continuing education credit at one event," said William Myers, RCI's marketing director. "RCI's consultant members visit the trade show to discover the latest products for designing and repairing today's building envelopes."

RCI is an international association of building envelope consultants whose members specialize in design, investigation, repair, and management of roofing, exterior wall, and waterproofing systems. Over 1,300 attendees are expected at the event.

For more information, visit rci-online.org or call 800-828-1902.

The RCI Convention's educational sessions will include these topics:

  • Auxiliary Seminar: Litigation Support Services for Building Envelope Experts
  • Auxiliary Seminar: Stucco And Exterior Finish Cladding Systems
  • Remediation of Balcony Waterproofing and Structural Framing
  • The Air Barrier Circus
  • Performance Influence: Roofing Assemblies Interface With Decks
  • Waterproofing and Integration of Exposed Air Handling Unit (AHU) Cladding with the Building Envelope
  • Floodproofing New York: The City's Response to Superstorm Sandy
  • Remediation of Balcony Waterproofing and Structural Framing
  • The Air Barrier Circus
  • Performance Influence: Roofing Assemblies Interface With Decks
    Waterproofing and Integration of Exposed Air Handling Unit (AHU) Cladding with the Building Envelope
  • Floodproofing New York: The City's Response to Superstorm Sandy
  • Know Your Code Requirements!
  • Avoiding Condensation in Low-Slope Roofing Assemblies
  • SPRI Roof System Listing Service Program
  • Assessing Concrete Moisture in Unconditioned Environments
  • Onondaga County Reroofing Project: Impacts of Reflectance and Thermal Resistance
  • A Discussion on Fenestrations Testing
  • Roof Drainage Design, Roof Collapses, and Codes
  • Combination of Different Insulation Technologies to Enhance Performance of Exterior Wall Assemblies
  • New Tool to Design Above-Grade Walls For the National Building Code of Canada
  • Narrow Roof Design Challenges
  • Impact of Insulation Dimensional Stability on Conventional Roof Performance
  • Vented Cladding Assemblies Prevent Reverse Vapor Drive and Allow Vapor-Permeable Water-Resistive and Air Barrier (WRB/AB) Membranes To Enhance Wall Assembly Drying
  • Climate Change Adaptation Technologies For Roofing
  • Masonry Walls: Considerations Before Interior Retrofits and Window Replacement Projects
  • Introducing Architecture Students to The Building Envelope
  • It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity...Or Is It? Condensation Potential Before and After Envelope and HVAC Alterations
  • Diagnosing Window Condensation Using Absolute Humidity

Read full topic descriptions and speaker bios here.