Women Supporting Women in the Built Environment – and Beyond

We’ve all got unconscious biases. Some companies do better to keep it in check. Amazon Web Services takes it to a new level: Before every interview, AWS managers and directors […]
Women Supporting Women in the Built Environment – and Beyond

We’ve all got unconscious biases. Some companies do better to keep it in check. Amazon Web Services takes it to a new level: Before every interview, AWS managers and directors […]
Podcast: Female Association Leaders Discuss the Work Ahead to Fuel Recovery

The pandemic has forced many companies into recovery and resilience. National Institute of Building Sciences CEO Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, recently spoke with ASAE Stronger By Association podcast host Mary […]
Podcast: Female Association Leaders Discuss the Work Ahead to Fuel Recovery

The pandemic has forced many companies into recovery and resilience. National Institute of Building Sciences CEO Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, recently spoke with ASAE Stronger By Association podcast host Mary […]
Firefighters Can’t Save Every Home: Report Covers Protecting Your Property From Disasters

National Institute of Building Sciences report addresses updating buildings to withstand flood, wind, wildfires, and earthquakes (WASHINGTON, DC, September 15, 2020) – Images of smoky, apocalyptic skylines from the West […]
2020 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions

The following publications were prepared for the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency by the…
U.S. Cement CEO on Working in a Man’s World: “If You Are Driven, You Can Go Anywhere.”

Jamie Gentoso was young when she got her first taste of construction. It was her architecture class at East Lansing High School in Michigan. One of the class projects involved […]
U.S. Cement CEO on Working in a Man’s World: “If You Are Driven, You Can Go Anywhere.”

Jamie Gentoso was young when she got her first taste of construction. It was her architecture class at East Lansing High School in Michigan. One of the class projects involved […]
COVID-19 Town Hall Panel: Healthy Buildings Play Critical Role in Public Health

Don’t expect school reopening to be “business as usual,” experts say (WASHINGTON, DC, August 27, 2020) – Reopening schools this fall will require a multi-faceted plan that involves healthy building […]
BI2020 Day 2: Resilience, Mitigation and Technology Keep the Building Industry Moving Forward

Building professionals and officials from across the industry met virtually to close out the second day of Building Innovation 2020 on August 19. The National Institute of Building Sciences received […]