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Resilience 2021: The Pandemic’s Impact on Technology in the Built Environment

The COVID-19 crisis presented architecture, engineering and construction companies, and code departments with an enormous challenge: transitioning an industry long reliant on personal relationships and in-person connections to a remote, […]

Resilience 2021: The Pandemic’s Impact on Technology in the Built Environment

The COVID-19 crisis presented architecture, engineering and construction companies, and code departments with an enormous challenge: transitioning an industry long reliant on personal relationships and in-person connections to a remote, […]

#ThisIsNIBS: Yuqing Hu, Assistant Professor and Director, DII Lab, Penn State College of Engineering

Yuqing Hu joined the National Institute of Building Sciences last year to maximize connections with the industry. NIBS has built many relationships with members, including numerous agencies and organizations. Our […]

#ThisIsNIBS: Yuqing Hu, Assistant Professor and Director, DII Lab, Penn State College of Engineering

Yuqing Hu joined the National Institute of Building Sciences last year to maximize connections with the industry. NIBS has built many relationships with members, including numerous agencies and organizations. Our […]

NIBS CEO Lakisha A. Woods to Chair ASAE Research Foundation Board

Woods joins other nominees, who will serve on the ASAE and ASAE Foundation boards of directors, beginning September 1, 2021 (WASHINGTON, DC, July 7, 2021) – National Institute of Building Sciences President […]

NIBS Consultative Council Issues Moving Forward Report on Healthy Buildings

The report to the President of the United States examines how buildings can protect and promote public health (WASHINGTON, DC, July 13, 2021) – The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council […]

2020 MOVING FORWARD: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL

The National Institute of Building Sciences is authorized by the U.S. Congress to serve the public interest as the essential forum for…

Resilience 2021: What’s in Store for 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season?

n June 1 and runs through November 30. Storms are forming as early as May, so it’s never too early to start preparing. On June 23, we held the fourth […]

Resilience 2021: What’s in Store for 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season?

Will this year’s hurricane season be a record breaker? Meteorologists from Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science anticipate a highly active season, predicting 17 named storms and eight hurricanes—four […]

National Institute of Building Sciences Names First Female Board Chair

Anne M. Ellis, Executive Director with the Charles Pankow Foundation, recently was elected with a new slate of officers (WASHINGTON, DC, June 25, 2021) – The National Institute of Building Sciences, […]

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