SBIC Appoints Jury for 2016 Beyond Green™ Awards
Award Recipients to Be Honored Thursday, January 12, 2017 The National Institute of Building Sciences Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) announces the appointment of Illya Azaroff, Teresa Rainey and David […]
Outcome-Based Pathway Needs One More Vote to Become Optional Path in 2018 IECC
Voting via cdpACCESS™ Is Now Open Two weeks ago in Kansas City, Missouri, governmental members at the International Code Council (ICC) Public Comment Hearings considered the “Outcome-Based Compliance” proposed code […]
Smithsonian Program Executive to Keynote Building Innovation 2017
Hear about Collaborative Efforts on the Newest National Museum As the nation celebrates the opening of the recently completed National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) on the […]
BSSC Urges ICC Members to Support Seismic Safety When Voting on Code Changes
Asks Support for Earthquake-Focused Positions The National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC), developer of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) publication NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions for […]
The Building Innovation 2017 Collaborative Program Delivers Sessions Worth 24 CEUs
Building Innovation 2017: The National Institute of Building Sciences Conference & Expo, to be held January 9-12, in Washington, D.C., is a great way to earn continuing education units (CEUs) […]
More than a Decade after Study’s Release, Institute to Begin “Mitigation Saves Version 2”
Will Look at Disaster Mitigation Efforts, Use of Codes to Reduce Risk The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC), with the financial support of the Federal Emergency […]
Learn How Business Continuity Can Contribute to Community Resilience
Many experts believe that, as the heart of each community’s economic base, private-sector businesses need to be a significant part of each community’s resilience efforts. The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard […]
October 6 Webinar to Focus on Outcome-Based Pathway to Achieve Energy Performance
The National Institute of Building Sciences will host a free webinar Thursday, October 6 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET, to highlight an emerging energy performance concept—outcome-based pathways. This new approach […]
Institute Briefs Congressional Staff on Using Incentives to Improve Resilience
Releases Addendum to Incentivization White Paper, Offers Recommendations for Action Representatives from the National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) and Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate […]
National BIM Guide for Owners Now Available for Public Review
Comments Due by October 31 The National Institute of Building Sciences has completed development of a new guideline to help building owners and their design teams utilize building information modeling […]