Facade Tectonics Institute Inc.

“There are no committees that have the authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“A draft return was reviewed by the current executive committee which consists of the president, vp, sety, treasurer, and a representative from the accounting firm overseeing the books. Comments were discussed with the outside cpa and necessary changes were made to the returns prior to filing.”

“The organization requires all its board members to sign a written statementthat they have read the conflict of interest policy and has complied withall provisions of the policy including disclosing any possible conflicts.”

“Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are available uponrequest.”

“adjustment to change from modified cash to accrual basis = $30005”

“FORM 990, PART I - SUMMARY MISSION==================================FACADE TECTONICS INSTITUTE, INC. (REFERRED TO AS FTI) WAS FORMED TO EDUCATE BUILDING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC OF BUILDING FACADES AND FACADE SYSTEMS. BUILDING FACADES COMBINE CONSIDERATIONS OF PERFORMANCE AND APPEARANCE, AND ENHANCEMENTS TO BUILDING FACADE TECHNOLOGY CAN MAKE BUILDINGS SAFER, MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE, MORE FUNCTIONAL AND COMFORTABLE FOR OCCUPANTS, AND MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONFERENCES, FORUMS, AND DISCUSSIONS AMONG BUILDING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ACADEMICS, ARCHITECTS, DEVELOPERS, OWNERS, MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AND FACADE FABRICATORS; CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE LATEST FACADE TECHNOLOGIES; AND PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL GUIDES, AND BOOKS. FTI'S CONFERENCES, ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE IN ORDER TO BENEFIT THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHEMENTS==============================================================The first event of 2024 was a virtual program, All Things Facades #2: Learning from the Experts, held on February 23, 2024. The event featured four esteemed guest speakers, including leading experts and academics from the facade industry and the FTI College of Fellows. We had approximately 250 participants, including both FTI members and non-members.In March, the LA Hub hosted The Architect's Perspective and the Great InternationalFacade System Smackdown! in Los Angeles. This educational program, held at TruArchitectural offices, featured a panel of renowned architects and facade design experts based in the Los Angeles area. Over 50 people attended, including members and non-members.In May, FTIs Education Committee and LA Hub organized the FTI Forward: Student Forum on Facades and Carbon, hosted at SCI-Arc. Students from SCI-Arc, USC, Woodbury, and CalPoly led a half-day discussion on the intersection of facades, carbon, and circularity. The event saw strong participation from students, faculty, and local FTI members and non-members.The LA Hub also hosted a Downtown LA Facade Walk, which attracted around 30 studentsand professionals. The event explored the facades in the heart of Los Angeles, providing valuable insights to the attendees.The final 2024 LA Hub event, CircuClarity, was focused on the latest innovations in glass circularity. This event brought together a diverse group of architects, facade designers, contractors, and developers, totaling around 60 attendees. The discussions centered on architectural glass recovery, reuse, and recycling, followed by a panel on adaptive reuse of buildings and facades.In October, the FTI 2024 World Congress was held at the University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning in Salt Lake City from October 7-10. The conference hosted approximately 50 authors who presented their papers over two days. The event drew 250 attendees, including participants in tours held on the first and last days of the conference. Ten new FTI College of Fellows were also appointed during the event.On November 14, the San Francisco Hub hosted FTI SF-Hub Event: San FranciscosAdvanced Facade Innovation at the SFMoMA. Five local leaders in facade developmentpresented their work to a diverse crowd of over 50 attendees, including architects, engineers, contractors, and fabricators.Throughout the year, the SKINS newsletter was distributed electronically, covering a broad range of topics such as embodied carbon in facades, decarbonization of historic buildings, retrofit strategies for carbon reduction, and innovations in terracotta, glazing, and facade systems for net-zero-carbon buildings. The SKINS newsletter reached approximately 19,000 readers.The Advocacy Committee, led by FTI leadership, completed the Department of Energy (DOE) research on "High-Performance Faades: Barriers to Widespread Adoption”