2020-10-30T11:05:39-05:00 2019-12-31 MICHAEL BERRY CPA PO BOX 5045 CULVER CITY CA 90230 990 2019-01-01 821341190 FACADE TECTONICS INSTITUTE INC FACA 8609169174 240 PANE ROAD NEWINGTON CT 06111 ATTILA ARIAN TREASURER 8609169174 2020-10-30 1 MICHAEL BERRY P00179412 3107454027 X 23.241.196.243 2020-10-30 11:04:56 PD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 F0D1D7F3213C11ECE9BDE5D4E232E99CC46FDEA6 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z HELEN SANDERS 240 PANE ROAD NEWINGTON CT 06111 250993 0 X HTTPS://FACADETECTONICS.ORG/ X 2017 CA THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THE FACADE TECTONICS INSTITUTE, INC. ( REFERRED TO AS FTI) (SCH O CON) INCLUDE ORGANIZING CONFERENCES, FORUMS AND SIMILAR DISCUSSIONS AMONG BUILDING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ACADEMICS, ARCHITECTS, DEVELOPERS, OWNERS, MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AND FACADE FABRICATORS; CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE LATEST BUILDING FACADE TECHNOLOGIES; AND PUBLISHING JOURNAL, SCHOLARLY ARTICLES, TECHNICAL GUIDES, RESEARCH REPORTS AND BOOKS. FTI'S CONFERENCES, ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE IN ORDER TO BENEFIT THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, AND TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, COMFORT, FUNCTION AND SAFETY OF BUILDING FACADES AND FACADE SYSTEMS. 14 14 0 16 0 0 58000 66662 276597 184331 0 0 0 0 334597 250993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127346 286805 127346 286805 207251 -35812 344988 309176 0 0 344988 309176 X 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 (CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O) TECHNOLOGY CAN MAKE BUILDINGS SAFER, MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE, MORE FUNCTIONAL AND COMFORTABLE FOR OCCUPANTS, AND MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING. 0 0 195515 184331 1. FTI CONVENED SIX FACADE TECTONICS FORUM EVENTS IN 2019, FIVE OF WHICH TOOK PLACE ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES. THESE INCLUDED FULL-DAY EVENTS IN MIAMI AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ON MARCH 22, MINNEAPOLIS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ON APRIL 15, TORONTO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ON MAY 3, SEATTLE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ON JULY 16, HOUSTON AT RICE UNIVERSITY ON OCTOBER 10, AND A HALF-DAY PROGRAM IN NEW YORK CITY AT THE PRINCETON CLUB ON NOVEMBER 5. THESE EVENTS HAD REGISTRATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 50, 75, 120, 100, 50 AND 175 RESPECTIVELY. POST-EVENT SURVEY DATA COLLECTED FOR EACH EVENT WAS EXTREMELY FAVORABLE.2. THE FTI RESEARCH COMMITTEE POSTED A REQUEST FOR (CONTINUE ON SCH O) RESEARCH CONCEPT BRIEFS TO EVALUATE INDUSTRY NEEDS AND CHALLENGES SURROUNDING FOUR KEY TOPIC AREAS: INDUSTRY STANDARDS, INTEGRATED FACADE DESIGN AND DELIVER, CALCULATION OF EMBODIED CARBON, AND HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND PRODUCTIVITY. THE REQUEST WAS MET WITH 8 PROPOSALS THAT WERE SUBJECTED TO AN INTENSIVE REVIEW BY THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF 24 PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS ACROSS THE AECO INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA. FTI WILL WORK WITH THE SELECTED RESEARCH TEAM TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PROPOSAL FOR RESEARCH INVENTORY FOR CIRCULAR FACADE DESIGN IN 2020.3. FTI ANNOUNCED A CALL FOR PAPERS IN PREPARATION FOR THE 2020 WORLD CONGRESS, WHICH WAS MET WITH OVER 200 ABSTRACT SUBMITTALS. THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS WERE SUBJECTED TO AN INTENSIVE BLIND PEER REVIEW PROCESS ADMINISTERED BY TWO UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PROFESSORS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE. THE REVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY AN INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF OVER 300 PRACTITIONERS AND ACADEMICS ASSEMBLED BY FTI FOR THIS PURPOSE. APPROXIMATELY 100 PAPERS WERE ULTIMATELY QUALIFIED FOR ACCEPTANCE AND PRESENTATION. 4. TO HOUSE THE DIVERSE BODY OF 300+ TECHNICAL RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED AT PAST WORLD CONGRESS EVENTS (2016, 2018, AND THE UPCOMING 2020), FTI DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED A ROBUST NEW WEBSITE IN 2019. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES A MOBILE FRIENDLY DATABASE FOR THE PAPERS AND AN ADVANCED SEARCH FEATURE BOTH CREATING BETTER ACCESS TO THE PAPERS. 5. FTI INDUCTED A SPECIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPRISED OF 27 INDIVIDUALS SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE INDIVIDUALS EMBODY THE DISCIPLINARY AND GEOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE INSTITUTE'S MEMBERSHIP, INTERNATIONAL MISSION AND INCLUSIONARY PRACTICES. THE COUNCIL WILL FUNCTION AS A SUPPORTIVE BODY TO THE FTI BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON STRATEGIC INSTITUTE ISSUES AND INITIATIVES.6. FTI FORMED AN ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AND SUBMITTED 3 PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THE US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL'S NEW LEED V4 ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADD A CREDIT FOR ASSESSING CONDENSATION RESISTANCE, A BUNDLING OPTION THAT ENSURES APPROPRIATE ENVELOPE PERFORMANCE, AND IMPROVED DELIVERY OF THERMAL COMFORT NEAR FACADES. 195515 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 8609169174 240 PANE ROAD NEWINGTON CT 06111 X HELEN SANDERS DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MIC PATTERSON DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT 16.00 X X 0 0 0 VALERIE BLOCK DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ATTILA ARIAN DIRECTOR, TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANA BERTUNA DIRECTOR (LEFT SEPT 2019) 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH BOSWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES DOERFLER DIRECTOR (LEFT JUNE 2019) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF HABER DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 JEFF HEYMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY HOOPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK OLSEN DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN SELKOWITZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS STUTZKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WEISMANTLE DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 ROGER FRICKE DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 AIJA AKSAMIJA DIRECTOR (START NOV 2019) 4.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE BERMAN GROUP 380 LEXINGTON AVE 19TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10168 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 112500 1 66662 66662 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611430 124535 124535 REGISTRATIONS 611430 59796 59796 184331 250993 184331 0 0 X 112500 73125 39375 10463 10463 8419 8419 62466 40603 21863 12444 6222 6222 2055 2055 4020 3618 402 991 991 CONFERENCE&EVENTS-OTHER 44419 44419 CATERING-CONF & EVENTS 27528 27528 BANK CHARGES 1055 1055 OTHER 445 445 286805 195515 91290 0 305574 252902 60294 4020 0 56274 39414 0 344988 309176 0 0 X 344988 309176 344988 309176 344988 309176 -35812 0 X 0 0 0 X 52779 58000 66662 177441 239345 276597 184331 700273 292124 334597 250993 877714 35245 73400 61000 169645 66000 6000 11000 83000 101245 79400 72000 252645 625069 56 56 292180 334597 250993 877770 X PART III THE 2017 YEAR WAS A SHORT YEAR. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 60294 4020 56274 56274 PART VI THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON LINE 1(D) (COLUMN B) IS A WEBSITE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED (STARTING IN 2018) AND PLACED IN SERVICE DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO OF THE DIRECTORS ARE EMPLOYED BY THE SAME COMPANY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED THE BERMAN GROUP TO PROVIDE DAY TO DAY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B PART VI, LINE 8(B) WAS ANSWERED NO AS THERE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTS OF THE PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. COMMENTS WERE DISCUSSED WITH THE OUTSIDE CPA AND NECESSARY CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL ITS BOARD MEMBERS TO SIGN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL PROVISIONS OF THE POLICY INCLUDING DISCLOSING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PART VI, LINE 15 (A) AND (B) WERE ANSWERED NO AS THERE ARE NO OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED IN THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS WHO WERE COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MEMBERSHIP AND EVENT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 40,603. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,863. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 62,466.