Mitigate Seismic Risk Through Earthquake-Resistant Buildings

By Charles Carter, BSSC Board Chair and President of AISC and Jiqiu (JQ) Yuan, Executive Director of Multi-Hazard Mitigation and Building Seismic Safety Councils, NIBS Earthquakes are a serious threat, […]
Lead the Conversation on the U.S. Built Environment. Join the NIBS Board of Directors!

The National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Directors is accepting board nominations for the next term. The three-year term begins October 1, 2022. A nomination form must be completed […]
Lead the Conversation on the U.S. Built Environment. Join the NIBS Board of Directors!

The National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Directors is accepting board nominations for the next term. The three-year term begins October 1, 2022. A nomination form must be completed […]
Webinar: Introduction to the 2020 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions: Design Examples

The 2020 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended Seismic Provisions: Design Examples, Training Materials, and Design Flow Chart (FEMA P-2192) have been developed by the NIBS Building Seismic Safety Council for the Federal […]
Webinar: Introduction to the 2020 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions: Design Examples

The 2020 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended Seismic Provisions: Design Examples, Training Materials, and Design Flow Chart (FEMA P-2192) have been developed by the NIBS Building Seismic Safety Council for the Federal […]
Tremco Construction Products Group Joins NIBS as 2022 Leadership Sponsor

The National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Directors meets this week in San Diego (WASHINGTON, DC, January 13, 2022) – The National Institute of Building Sciences is pleased to announce that […]
NIBS Building Seismic Safety Council to Launch Earthquake Design Webinar Series

The series is organized by the eight chapters of the 2020 NEHRP Recommended Provisions: Design Examples, which published today (WASHINGTON, DC, January 12, 2022) – The National Institute of Building Sciences […]
Building Resilient Communities by Incentivizing Investments

With wildfires in the West, hurricanes in the Southeast, tornados in the nation’s midsection, and flooding endemic to the entire nation, disasters have become all too common in the United […]
Building Resilient Communities by Incentivizing Investments

With wildfires in the West, hurricanes in the Southeast, tornados in the nation’s midsection, and flooding endemic to the entire nation, disasters have become all too common in the United […]
National Institute of Building Sciences to Launch Infrastructure 2022 Series

The quarterly series is being sponsored by the Consultative Council (WASHINGTON, DC, January 10, 2022) – There has been a lot of movement, talk, and news coverage around infrastructure. This […]