IBA Consultants now AIA Continuing Ed Registered Provider
Miami, FL - IBA Consultants is pleased to announce that we are now an American Institute of Architects Registered Provider of Continuing Education programs. Please contact Mr. Anthony Porcello for additional information or to schedule a program in your office.

"IBA Enters the Chicago Market by Securing Two Major Contracts in the Windy City", PR-Canada.net, November 5, 2008. - IBA Consultants, one of the country’s leading building envelope authorities, announces its engagement with two Chicago architectural firms to provide services for the city’s newest high-rise construction projects: 465 North Park Drive and Avalon South Clark. For complete article, click here.

"IBA Consultants Secures Contracts for Two Prominent South Florida Projects: New Camillus House Center", PR-Canada.net, October 21, 2008. -Mark Baker, president of IBA Consultants, one of the premier building envelope engineering firms in the country, announces the firm has been chosen to provide its services for two South Florida projects: the new Camillus House Center in Miami and 111 Broward Boulevard Tower in Ft. Lauderdale. For complete article, click here.

"Reconstruction Plan - As Development Dries up, IBA Focuses on Diagnosing Defects", South Florida Business Journal, October 10, 2008. - Mark Baker started his engineering career to investigate why building design, construction and materials fail. But, he spent much of his career advising owners and developers on how to make sure they don’t. Now, the fallout from the national building boom has Baker sharpening his investigation skills. As demand for engineering and design consultants wanes for new construction, it’s mounting for experts to investigate existing construction failures.For complete article, click here.

"IBA Consultants Celebrates First Year in Pensacola with a Growing Customer Base", PR-Canada.net, September 18, 2008. - One year ago, Mark Baker, president of IBA Consultants, opened the company's sixth office in Pensacola. One year later, the office celebrates a year of success and growth. For complete article, click here.

"People on the Move - IBA announces new hires", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 17, 2008. - IBA Consultants hired Paul Lavasseur, Kevin Nolan and Steven Wadding as consultants.For complete article, click here.

"News and Events - IBA launches new division", Glass Magazine, January 2008. - IBA Consultants Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., launched a division for existing building forensics and diagnostics, according to a Jan. 2 company release. The new division, comprising five investigative specialists, will provide inspections and advice when building exteriors begin to deteriorate or fail. Wayne Offerman will lead the team as senior vice president. For complete article, click here.

"Megaprojects, Transportation Sector Keeping Design Industry Busy", New York Construction, October 2007. - Architects, engineers and consultants in the New York area say that with the exception of a declining residential market, all sectors have been at peak levels in the last few years...

Mark Baker, president of Boca Raton, Fla.-based IBA Consulting, says he opened a New York office last year despite his initial perception that the building boom was coming to a close. IBA focuses almost exclusively on building envelope design .For complete article, click here.

"News & Events - People - Promotions and New Employees", Glass Magazine, August 2007. Boca Raton - Officials from IBA Consultants made two personnel announcements. Don Degroot was hired to provide building envelope consulting services out to the Seattle office... Brian Keane was retained as a senior roofing and waterproofing consultant and will work out of the New York office... For complete article, click here.

"IBA Adds New Consultants to Its Team", USGlass News Network, May 22, 2007. IBA Consultants Inc., recently announced the addition of three members to its consulting team. Don DeGroot, a curtainwall expert, will be working out of Seattle, Wash.; James Cassell, a senior glazing consultant, will be working out of Las Vegas and serving the southwest areas; and Brian Keane, a registered roofing consultant, will be serving the northeast from New York to Washington D.C. For complete article, click here.

"Names in the News", New York Construction, April 2007. IBA Consultants, a high-rise building envelope, glass, and glazing consulting firm in Boca Raton, Fla., has opened a New York office to serve the Northeast region. Jon Snyder will head the office as regional vice president. For complete article, click here.

"News & Events - IBA Consultants Continues to Grow", Glass Magazine, January 2007. Boca Raton - Officials from IBA Consultants, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based building envelope consulting firm, announced in a Jan. 11 release that the company opened an office in New York City. The New York location marks the third opening in the last two years, with the Seattle office opening in

and Las Vegas office in 2005, according to the release. The company operates other locations in Miami and Tampa Bay, Fla. For complete article, click here.

"There's a New Kid in Town - Advertisement", Crain's New York Business, January 15, 2007. New York - IBA, the country’s leading engineering and consulting firm that specializes in the design, inspection, and repair of exterior envelope construction has opened a New York office. For complete article, click here.

"IBA Consultants Launch New York Office to Serve Growing Northeast Client Base", January 2, 2007. New York - IBA Consultants, a premiere high-rise building envelope, glass and glazing consulting firm, is continuing its accelerated and planned growth with the launch of its New York office that will service the northeast region, the company's sixth regional location in the country. For complete article, click here.

"News & Events", Glass Magazine, January 2007 - Officials at IBA Consultants Inc. of Miami named John Snyder regional vice president. He will oversee the launch of the New York office and expansion of IBA services in the Northeast including New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington and Boston. He will manage the budgets, sale activities and day-to-day operations of the new office. For complete article, please click here.

"IBA Consultants to Answer Call for Third Party Inspections", USGlass News Network, December 8, 2006 - IBA Consultants, exterior wall, roofing and waterproofing specialists, launched its Seattle office earlier this year and has announced that since then, its services have been retained by The Hanover Company and Schnitzer Northwest. For complete article, click here.

"Snyder Named Regional VP of IBA Consultants", USGlass News Network, November 11, 2006 - John Snyder has been named regional vice president of IBA Consultants Inc., a firm specializing in curtain-wall consulting, inspection and testing. Snyder will oversee the launch of the New York office and the expansion of IBA services in the northeast region including New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington and Boston. He will manage the budgets, sale activities and day-to-day operations of new office. For complete article, click here.

"Condo Developers count losses in Vegas, Glaziers still call Sin City a Good Bet", E-Glass Weekly, September 5, 2006 - In 2004, developers flooded Las Vegas with plans to build about 90,000 luxury high-rise condominium units. But more than half may never be built due to high construction costs, rising interest rates and a labor shortage, according to an Aug. 3 report from Applied Analysis, a Las Vegas-based financial advising and consulting firm. For complete article, click here.

"People, Promotions, New Employees", Glass Magazine, June, 2006 - When Mark Baker completed his undergraduate degree, he planned to build his resume until he could do what he really wanted: failure investigations.

IBA Consultants Inc., based in Boca Raton, FL hired two consultants. Doug Foust and Michael Louis-Rene Saulnier will serve as senior consultants in the company's roofing and waterproofing department. For complete article, click here.

"Miami-Based IBA Consultants is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year", USGlass, May 2006 - Miami-Based IBA Consultants is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. The company offers full-service consulting, inspection and testing services for all aspects of the exterior skin of a building, from waterproofing and roofing to cladding and glazing systems. For complete article, click here.

"IBA Launches New Company, IBA Consultants West", USGlass News Network - March 20, 2006 - IBA Consultants, which is headquartered in Miami, has announced it has launched a new company called IBA Consultants West, which will be based in Las Vegas and owned and operated by Mark Baker.. For complete article, click here.

"Groundbreaking planned for Trump Tower", Tampa Bay Business Journal - February 28, 2006. Tampa- The long-awaited groundbreaking of the 52-story Trump Tower Tampa project in downtown Tampa has been scheduled for an invitation-only event March 2. It's unclear whether Donald Trump himself will be at the groundbreaking, but Tampa city officials, Trump Tower owners and guests, as well as members of the development team will be on hand to break ground on the $260 million luxury condominium tower at 111 S. Ashley Drive. For complete article, click here.

"IBA, waterproofing specialists, moving upward", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 2, 2006. Sarasota - With four offices in Florida and Las Vegas, including one in Sarasota, IBA Consultants is considered one of the most respected specialty engineering firms in the country. Capping its work waterproofing dozens of skyscrapers, IBA's local office has been selected to work on the $220 million Trump Tower Tampa, a 52-story condo project slated to begin construction later this year. For complete article, click here.

"Business Buzz" Sarasota Herald-Tribune, December 22, 2005, Sarasota - IBA consults on Atlanta Manhattan project. The Sarasota office of IBA Consultants Inc., an engineering firm with three offices in Florida and one in Las Vegas, will provide the consulting services for the Manhattan project in Atlanta, 27-story
condo with 224 units. For complete article, click here.

"NewsNow", US Glass, September, 2005, Three Promoted to Vice President Status at IBA Consultants David Becher, Wayne Offerman and Anthony Porcello have all been promoted as vice presidents at IBA Consultants. Becher, who now serves as vice president of West Coast operations, has been with the company for eight years and was promoted from project manager. Offerman, who works from the Sarasota, Fla., office was promoted to vice president, consulting services from
senior consultant. Porcello previously served as vice president of sales and marketing. He is now the vice president of operations and works from the company’s Boca Raton office. For complete article, click here.

"CONDOS - Rain finds way into high-rises", Miami Herald, September 10,2005. Miami- Susan Pierres couldn't believe it: The water was gushing in around her patio doors and windows of her high-rise Miami condo on Biscayne Bay like ''Niagara Falls'' during Hurricane Katrina. ''We just had an amazing amount of water,'' she says. Her mother, who also owns a condo in the Palm Bay Yacht Club, had the same problem: storm water that flooded her carpets.
For complete article, click here.

"Names in the News", SouthEast Construction, August 2005, IBA Consultants, a glass and glazing consultant with offices in Sarasota and Boca Raton, Fla., recently promoted David Becher, Wayne Offerman and Anthony Porcello to vice president. For complete article, click here.

"With IBA Purchase Complete, Baker Promotes Three to Vice President", May 27, 2005. Boca Raton, Sarasota - IBA Consultants, Inc., one of the country's premiere glass and glazing consulting firms, is pleased to announce the promotions of David Becher, Wayne Offerman and Anthony Porcello to vice president.
"These promotions are both well deserved and long overdue," says Mark Baker, CEO of IBA Consultants. "With my purchase of the firm complete, I felt it was important to reward these dedicated and hard-working employees who have helped us grow into the success we are today. I know they will continue to be great assets to IBA as they carry out their new responsibilities.". For complete article, click here.

"High-rise boom spurs secondary growth", In Business Las Vegas, May 20, 2005. - As new high-rise projects are being announced almost every week, it is having a side effect for Nevada's economy -- it is bringing in new businesses to cater to the growing boom. Mark Baker, principal of IBA Consultants, which specializes in the engineering and inspection of high-rise buildings, opened an office in Las Vegas this spring and is consulting on at least 10 high-rise projects throughout the valley. For complete article, click here.

"IBA Consultants Opens Las Vegas Office", Rocky Mountain Construction, April 11 2005. Las Vegas - To serve the booming Southwest and West Coast construction market, IBA Consultants announced that it has opened a full-service office in Las Vegas. This IBA's the first location outside Florida and fourth office overall (Miami, Boca Raton and Sarasota). For complete article click here.

"IBA Consultants Opens Las Vegas Office", USGlass, March 2005.
IBA Consultants of Miami has announced the opening of a new full-service office in Las Vegas that will serve the West Coast construction market. "The Las Vegas market is one of the fastest growing areas in the country," said Mark Baker, IBA president. "Local developers and others brought us out here because our Florida and international high-rise building experience is relevant to their projects. Since our project list grew so quickly it made sense for us to open a full-time office to serve this market, as well as the West Coast." For complete article click here.

"Condos may put focus on laws", Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 18, 2005. - Most people have never heard of the state and federal laws governing conversions of apartments to condominiums and they haven't really been tested in court, said Scott Canepa, a Las Vegas attorney who represents homeowners associations in construction litigations. For complete article click here.

"Names in the News - John Mauldin joins IBA Consultants," Southeast Construction, August, 2004, - John Mauldin has joined the Sarasota office of IBA Consultants Inc. as a senior consultant. In this position, Mauldin will review architectural plans for new structures and forensic investigations of existing structures. IBA Consultants is a Miami-based exterior wall, roofing and waterproofing specialist offering review, inspection and testing to architects, developers, owners and construction managers in the high-rise construction industry.

"Newsmakers - Dave Becher on the Move," USGlass, June 2003, - New to IBA Consultants’ Sarasota, Fla., office is Dave Becher, who will serve as a senior consultant. Becher has more than 15 years industry experience and will be involved in all phases of consulting, inspection and testing of projects.

IBA Consultants Grows Roofing and Waterproofing Division, Bradley Kempthorne to Head Division, Miami, FL, February 15, 2003.
Mark Baker, president of IBA Consultants, announced today that the company has unveiled a full-service roofing and waterproofing division, adding to its internationally-renowned inspection, consulting and testing capabilities. Bradley Kempthorne, director of roofing and waterproofing, will lead the division. For additional info...

From One Person to the Largest Firm in the Southeast U.S., IBA Consultants Celebrates a Decade of Success, January 22, 2003. - IBA has grown from a one-man operation doing business in the Miami area to the largest firm in the Southeastern United States specializing in building envelope consulting. Conducting business in both domestic and international markets, IBA is currently working on an extensive project list in Florida, as well as on major projects in Mexico City, Las Vegas, and the Caribbean.

"Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Orlando," Thea Awards, Themed Entertainment Association , September 28, 2002 - The TEA is pleased to announce the 2002 Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement. The Awards will be presented September 28, 2002 at the world famous El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, CA.Over the next few months, we will be gathering and making public the lists of credits for the projects acknowledged this year. Our hope in doing this is to allow our membership (and non-members as well) to know who contributed to these examples of outstanding achievements and to verify the accuracy of the listed credits. For complete article click here.

"Industry Briefs," Glass Magazine, September 2002
IBA Consultants, the Sarasota, FL, based consulting firm specializing in curtainwall construction, has launched a mobile test laboratory. Designed for on-site failure investigation, the IBA Mobile Lab services the southwest Florida region. It is equipped to evaluate the performance of existing window systems through a variety of field tests, the company reports.

"Hurricane Andrew’s Legacy: Better Windows... Better Code," By Mark Baker, Naples Daily News, August 18, 2002.
The construction industry has learned a great deal from Hurricane Andrew. As we look back at the storm and the devastation it caused, personally and economically, it is important to know that the outcome of the storm’s wrath will probably save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in saved insurance claims and home repairs. Without the storm, the two most important safety related issues in Florida construction, impact-resistant windows and the new Florida Building Code, may never have come to fruition.

"Free Gifts and Rubber Stamps: The Importance of Learning from Past Mistakes," By Mark Baker, Construction Specifier Magazine, May 2002.
The construction industry is seeing a steady rise of glazing systems failures in the past decade, including windows, curtain walls and storefront systems that are leaking, unstructurally sound and do not meet code. Mark Baker, P.E., president of IBA Consultants, Inc., states that inadequate specifications and improper glazing submittals are often the culprits behind many glazing system failures. Baker warns architects to "Be Wary of Suppliers Bearing Gifts" since many material suppliers freely recommend products that are inappropriate for a project. In addition, architects must adequately review submittals, which are supposed to confirm adequate design pressures, water resistance and product descriptions, to avoid using the "Approval Stamp as a Loaded Gun." Baker offers four case studies as support, as well as several solutions to set architects in a new direction.

"The New Florida Building Code: What It Really Means for Residents," By Mark Baker and Dave Ellwanger, Special to Naples Daily News, March 2002.
Much debate has been generated about the new Florida Building Code, which goes into effect March 1st. Some critics will say that the code has raised the cost of new homes and renovations because of the mandate for better protection of building openings, namely windows and doors. There are even advertisements in the marketplace urging residents to purchase windows now and save money before the new code begins. But the truth of the matter is that the new code is about safety, protection and peace of mind...not cost.

"Manatee Adapts to Building Codes," Bradenton Herald, February 2002.
Local building codes will be swept away Friday with the implementation of a new statewide building code, threatening to toss local builders, inspectors and homeowners into a period of adjustment and re-education. At the heart of the code are new wind zone designations based on projected wind speeds during hurricanes, according to Dave Ellwanger, vice president of IBA Consultants Inc., an expert in wall, roofing and waterproofing with offices in Sarasota, Miami and Boca Raton.

"Tougher Building Rules Take Industry By Storm," Ft. Myers News-Press, February 2002.
Starting Friday, new homes in Florida will have to use less energy, be safer in a storm and have lower windstorm insurance rates. They’ll also likely cost more. The rules apply to builders seeking permits on March 1 or later and the implications of the state’s long-delayed new building code are many for those who build, sell and buy homes. One question hanging over the change is whether the building industry will be ready to implement the new code. "One in four or five contractors may not necessarily be doing the right thing and the problem may be identifying who they are," said Mark Baker, head of IBA Consultants, a wall engineering specialist with offices in Sarasota and Miami. "I think it’s going to be the Wild West for the first couple months."

"Former Dow Corning Glazing Manager David W. Ellwanger Joins IBA Consultants," Tampa Tribune, February 2002.
Building code expert set to serve Florida’s West Coast building industry as Dave Ellwanger joins IBA as vice president of sales and marketing.

"40-Year Construction Veteran Warren Harding Joins IBA Consultants," Tampa Tribune, October 2001.
Warren Harding has joined the Sarasota staff of IBA Consultants, an internationally recognized consulting, engineering and testing firm specializing in curtain-wall construction. His position is senior consultant.

"On the Move - IBA Consultants Adds Two to Sarasota Office," USGlass, September, 2001. - IBA Consultants Adds Two to Sarasota Office
Wayne Offerman and Gary Shaw have recently joined Miami-based IBA Consultants’ Sarasota, Fla., office as senior consultants. Both will be serving Florida’s Southwest construction industry. Duties will include verifying that cladding systems specified during the design phase meet code regulations, as well as during construction to ensure contractors have installed impact-resistant products properly. They will also be responsible for investigating cladding systems in existing buildings.

"Buildings Need To Be Readied for Hurricanes," By Mark Baker, Special to the Naples Daily News, August 2001.
Each year, residents are asked to prepare a hurricane kit in the event a major storm hits the Naples area. Urged to stock up on bottled water, canned food and batteries, among others, residents ready themselves in case a storm knocks out power and makes water undrinkable. While residents ready themselves, are the buildings they reside in truly ready for hurricane conditions?

"Window on Trouble. Ill Winds Blow Through Florida Resort," Engineering News Record, February 2001
The Diplomat’s 444 ft-tall hotel tower has to be strong enough to resist hurricane-force wind loads, the impact of air-borne debris, and had to have breakaway walls at the base in case of a wave surge…Developers hired IBA Consultants to ensure the building would comply with the most stringent glazing system requirements of South Florida’s building code. "Every single variation on the curtain wall required it’s own product approval under the code," said Baker. To avoid expensive and time-consuming tests, IBA purposely minimized the types of glazing systems specified to fixed and operable windows and sliding doors…"

"Botched Plans," Engineering News Record, May 2000
"Beware of suppliers and subcontractors providing free details," warns Mark Baker in this special Report on drawings. Learn why it’s better to hire an unbiased consultant and read his compelling argument for engaging a consultant’s service at the preconstruction phase.