Interest Groups

The Institute classifies members in one of the following twelve groups in order to ensure an appropriate representation of the various interests of the building community in the makeup of NIBS' project committees. Below is a list of those groups based on a Member's primary trade, occupational or business affiliation.

Member Interest Groups

• Consumer and General Interest — Consumers, users, academia, media, and public interest groups.
• Architects — Architects and related professionals in private practice.
• Engineers — Engineers and related professionals in private practice.
• Federal Government — Officials and representatives of federal government agencies.
• State and Local Government — Officials and representatives of state and local government including code officials.
• Building Construction — Building construction contractors, subcontractors and utilities.
• Labor Organizations — Building trade unions.
• Housing — Builders, developers and housing producers.
• Building Materials and Products — Producers, manufactures and distributors of materials and products used in the building process.
• Standards — Standards writing or producing organizations.
• Real Estate, Finance or Insurance — Realtors, owners, financial and insurance organizations.