New ASHRAE Publication Outlines Standard to Reduce Risk of Disease Transmission in Indoor Spaces
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has released the ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols, a new publication detailing airborne infection risk mitigation for buildings. The […]
Recognizing the Contributions of Innovators in the Building Industry
Every year, the National Institute of Building Sciences bestows the Innovator Award to a corporation, organization, individual, or project within the built environment. The award is given for groundbreaking advances […]
National Institute of Building Sciences Board Welcomes Five New Members
New slate of board officers also recently was elected to serve one-year terms, starting October (WASHINGTON, DC, July 17, 2023) – The National Institute of Building Sciences has added five new members […]
NIBS Launches Building Innovation: The Podcast
The podcast will bring an array of stakeholders, providing a holistic view of what is happening in the built environment (WASHINGTON, DC, July 13, 2023) – The National Institute of Building […]
Resilience incentives advance
All too often we focus on what the federal government is doing to build disaster resilience. Federal grant funding, though sizable and growing is only one piece of the resilience […]
Recognizing a Lifetime of Work in the Building Industry
Each year, NIBS honors a building industry icon with the Mortimer M. Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award. Established in 2011 and named after the first member of NIBS, this award is […]
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 […]