Building Innovation: Who Gets Your Vote for the 2024 Future Leaders Award?
Every year, NIBS takes pride in the built environment awards nomination and selection process leading up to the Building Innovation conference. We have seven awards up for grabs (and two […]
National Institute of Building Sciences Announces Building Innovation 2024 Schedule
BI2024 opens May 22 with a panel featuring several agency partners and members to discuss building sciences in the U.S. and NIBS’ 50th anniversary (WASHINGTON, DC, April 23, 2024) – The National […]
National Institute of Building Sciences to Serve as Administrating Organization of U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day
The U.S. celebration takes place November 14 (WASHINGTON, DC, April 19, 2024) – The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is proud to announce service as the administrating organization of the U.S. Celebration […]
Building Innovation: Who’s the 2024 Exceptional Woman in Building?
For decades, the National Institute of Building Sciences has recognized outstanding members of the built environment. During the pandemic, NIBS opened several new awards categories to winners. These include the […]
The Return of BEST
After a six-year hiatus, NIBS brought back the in-person Building Enclosure Science and Technology conference on March 19-20. Building enclosure experts and BEST6 attendees didn’t miss a beat. The conference took place […]
Reducing CO2 Emissions with Green Cement and Concrete
As the most commonly used human-made resource on the planet, cement and concrete production accounts for approximately 6% of the world’s CO2 emissions.1 With demand rising and the global construction industry […]
Earthquake and Wind Storm Programs: Saving Lives and Livelihoods
Nearly half of Americans live and work in high seismic regions throughout the United States. These regions currently have $108 trillion of national building assets. The work of the National Earthquake […]
NIBS to Brief Legislators on Earthquake and Wind Damage Risk
Congressional briefing with industry partners on March 7 will cover resilience requirements to protect the nation from major disasters (WASHINGTON, DC, March 5, 2024) – To protect American lives and […]
Future-Proofing Our Built Environment
Architecture and engineering firms face the daunting task of creating enduring structures amidst uncertain future climate conditions. Planning for the coming decades necessitates integrating climate science as a pivotal component […]
NIBS Receives Nonprofit Awards and Research Recognition
It’s been a busy and celebratory last several months at NIBS HQ. 2024 marks our 50th anniversary as an organization created by Congress. But on top of that, we’re swimming in […]
