Presenter:  John Edgar, Senior Technical Service Manager for Sto Corp., based in Atlanta, GA Topic:    The title will have to do as the topic description, but based on past performance, his presentation should be at once entertaining, informative, and challenging - and fear not, John loves a challenge, so let the comments and questions flow. Bio:      John Edgar graduated from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute with a diploma in Architectural Technology, Building Science.  He has worked in the EIFS Industry in Canada and the United States, starting in Alberta 25 years ago.    Mr. Edgar has been active in numerous industry committees including the Standing Committee on Environmental Separation, National Building Code Canada (1991-2005); Steering Committee-CMHC Best Practice Guide EIFS; ULCanada S716 Task Group EIFS Standard development;  Chair- EIMA Building Envelope Sub Committee, ASTM E06-58 EIFS Standards development and the ANSI/EIMA Standards Development Committee.  He is a member of the OBEC and the Atlanta Building Enclosure Council. Mr. Edgar has also received a patent for the development of the first pressure-equalized rainscreen EIFS. Mr. Edgar comes from out of town and has a PowerPoint presentation, therefore he is an expert.   Attendance 43 on January 23rd for Vaughn Ford's talk on Air Barrier Systems bar sponsor BASF Canada. Please send in your renewal - for 2008: the prestige of either corporate or individual membership far outweighs our laughably small fees. Or, you could bring us cash or cheque to the February meeting.  (This will be your last reminder before I sic our Membership Director on you!)

The next Conference:  National Building Envelope Council Presents   12th Canadian Conference on Building Science & Technology 6-8 May 2009 in Montreal The Conseil de l'enveloppe du batiment du Qubec, on behalf of the National Building Envelope Council,invites practitioners, manufacturers, researchers and students to the 12th Canadian Conference on BuildingScience and Technology. The Conference Theme is: "Integrating Sustainability". Important date:  Abstracts due May 1, 2008 -    AbstractCall_CCBST-2009.pdf      Sponsors: CCBST12-SponsorOps.pdf