Tesla do you have any references to back all that up.
What can IGs do that a equipment ground can not do.
That building you describe probably had some bad wiring, and the fortune spent installing IGs could probably have been better spent correcting the existing wiring.
In my opinion IGs are useless in almost all cases, even if we say they can do some good they become connected to the equipment grounding conductor in no time at all.
Bob Badger Construction & Maintenance Electrician Massachusetts