NIBS Scholarship Winner Hopes to Bring Broader STEM Education to Saint Lucia
Since 2022, the National Institute of Building Sciences has awarded the Betty and Mort Marshall Memorial Scholarship to students with exceptional promise who attend a historically Black college or university […]
2022 Annual Report
Enclosed in this Annual Report to the President of the United States you will find an overview of everything the National Institute of…
DOE Seeks Proposals for Residential Retrofit Projects
Building America, a program of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, seeks proposals for multidisciplinary expert teams to tackle reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or decarbonizing, existing homes […]
Construction Jobs Rise While Employers Struggle with Labor Shortage
A major increase in construction jobs has employers struggling to find enough crew workers to handle projects. In March, reports showed a plunge in construction opportunities. Now, a little over a […]
National BIM Standard-US Version 4 Opens for Public Comment
NBIMS-US V4 has been three years in the making; it will be unveiled at Building Innovation 2023 in September (WASHINGTON, DC, May 3, 2023) – The National Institute of Building Sciences, […]
NIBS BIM Program Executive Director Talks Standards on Future Construct Podcast
National Institute of Building Sciences BIM Program Executive Director Johnny Fortune recently was featured on the Future Construct podcast, discussing building information management (BIM) and construction solutions for the AEC Industry. Fortune […]
Rebuilding Together to Lead Over 1,000 Repair Projects For National Rebuilding Month
Each April, Rebuilding Together brings together volunteers across the nation for National Rebuilding Month, an annual call to service, to help solve the urgent need for safe homes and communities […]
Celebrating NIBS Volunteers During April’s National Volunteer Month
April is National Volunteer Month, and NIBS spoke with some of the volunteers who are helping to make a difference in the advancement of building sciences. A Passion to Align Two […]
BIM Executives Discuss CAD, BIM Standards Release & Program Development Plans
An executive roundtable of industry leaders met this month to discuss project updates related to building information management (BIM). National BIM Program Executive Director Johnny Fortune led the meeting which […]
BIM Executives Discuss CAD, BIM Standards Release & Program Development Plans
An executive roundtable of industry leaders met this month to discuss project updates related to building information management (BIM). National BIM Program Executive Director Johnny Fortune led the meeting which outlined the upcoming release of the U.S. National CAD Standard (NCS) and the National BIM Standard-United States (NBIMS-US), as well as planning activities for the U.S. National BIM Program (NBP).