National Institute of Building Sciences and Shadow Partners to Build Strategy with Industry Leadership
The partnership involves the delivery of NIBS research and education programming through high-level collaboration (WASHINGTON, DC, July 5, 2023) – The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) launched a collaboration with Shadow Partners to […]
Embedding Legal Frameworks into ESG Resiliency Within the Built Environment
The National Institute of Building Sciences recently brought together leaders from across the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industries for the Women Executives in Building Symposium. One presentation, “Resiliency: A […]
National Wildland Firefighter Day Enters Second Year
In 2022, the U.S. experienced 66,255 wildfires, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The firefighters and support personnel who work to fight these fires are rarely recognized. For […]
Build Out Alliance Gives LGBTQ+ Community a Place in the Industry
June’s Pride Month honors and celebrates the movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) rights and culture. Since 2017, Build Out Alliance has pursued its mission to promote and […]
Workforce Development Workshop Discusses Education and Promoting Building Careers
NIBS recently held a workshop for building industry executives to discuss social equity and workforce goals. Three breakout groups of 10-15 individuals convened and discussed problems and solutions. The conversation […]
National Institute of Building Sciences and buildingSMART International Sign Agreement to Support Open Standards
The goal is to mutually support the digital transformation of the U.S. and global construction industry (WASHINGTON, DC, June 15, 2023) – The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and buildingSMART International (bSI) have […]
Women Executives Discuss Imposter Syndrome, Mentoring, and Personal Branding at Symposium
NIBS recently hosted an invitation-only Women Executives in Building symposium. More than 40 women attended, and speakers included NIBS board members and women executives from both corporate and nonprofit built […]
New Workforce Report Shows 63% Believe It’s Important to Increase Diversity
The National Institute of Building Sciences has released its 2023 Built Environment Workforce Survey, an update to the 2021 survey, which collected thousands of responses on issues related to diversity, […]
Ballot Comment Period Now Open for the NBIMS-US Project Committee
The National BIM Standard – United States® (NBIMS-US™) Public Review (PR) and Project Committee (PC) Ballot Comment Period are open. During this period, anyone can comment on the ballots; however, voting is […]
Recent Federal & State Flood Mitigation Grants Awarded Prior to Hurricane Season
The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is here, and Colorado State University released its forecast. Some states recently were awarded flood mitigation grants by the federal government as well as some state governments. […]
