Tag: National Institute of Building Sciences
NIBS Names 2024 Built Environment Award Winners
The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) recognized building industry leaders and scholarship recipients at its Building Innovation 2024 Conference (BI2024).
National Institute of Building Sciences Celebrates 50 Years
The National Institute of Building Sciences supports public and private building technology to advance the nation’s built environment.
Resilient Buildings: Standing In The Face Of Disaster
Buildings and communities can look to codes, standards, and financing to achieve sustainability and resilience goals.
National BIM Standard-US Version 4: Open For Public Comment
Three years in the making, NBIMS-US V4 will be unveiled at Building Innovation 2023 in September.
NIBS Report Looks At Decarbonization For The Built Environment
The decarbonization of the building sector will require a massive, strategic, and coordinated effort by the public and private sectors.
Building Executives: Social Equity Key To Boosting Workforce
The National Institute of Building Sciences will release a report on diversity, social equity and inclusion in May 2023.
Maintaining A Resilient Building
Given the state of climate change, along with an increased focus on building safety and security, building resiliency is more top of mind than ever.
NIBS Partnership To Develop Risk Mitigation Roadmap
The roadmap will help Americans and the nation’s built environment manage risk to mitigate the devastating effects of climate change.
NIBS Appoints Stephen T. Ayers Interim CEO
The former Architect of the Capitol will lead National Institute of Building Sciences beginning January 2022.
Built Environment CEOs Sign Diversity Commitment
Association leaders commit to greater diversity, equity, and inclusion within the leadership of their organizations.
Resilience And The Built Environment
Much of the discussion in the construction community about how to withstand one-time devastating events as well as repeated lesser events that take a toll on the built environment have been centered around the concept of resilience.
Built Environment Leaders Meet To Discuss Social Equity
The National Institute of Building Sciences recently held an executive Social Equity Roundtable to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in the built environment.
Healthy Buildings Is The Focus Of NIBS’ 2020 Moving Forward Report
The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council recommends three components of healthy buildings to President Biden and policymakers.
UK, U.S. To Collaborate On Improving The Built Environment
The National Institute of Building Sciences will work with the Centre for Digital Built Britain on the development of the U.S. National Building Information Management (BIM) Program.
NIBS Opens Call For Speakers For Building Innovation 2021
The National Institute of Building Sciences' September virtual conference will feature tracks on Resilience, Technology, and Workplace.
National Institute Of Building Sciences Joins Global BIM Network
The National Institute of Building Sciences joined more than 2,000 public sector representatives from 100 countries to form a new Global BIM Network.
Building Seismic Safety Council Honors Built Environment Leaders
BSSC recognized individuals and organizations that support its mission of enhancing public safety through improved seismic planning, design, construction and regulation in the building community.
NIBS Convenes Building Information Management Executive Roundtable
Nearly 40 business and government leaders discussed the need for a National Building Information Management Program to improve the relationships, performance and profitability of the increasingly digitalized U.S. AECO industry
FEMA Projects Implementing I-Codes Could Save $600B By 2060
As the frequency and severity of natural hazards continue to increase year-over-year, a new FEMA study reaffirms that building codes continue to be the best first line of defense.
NIBS Rebrands Council To Focus On Building Information Management
The BIM Council will lead the development of U.S. information management standards and building processes.