Consultative Council to Host Briefing During High Performance Building Week
Will Highlight Its Findings, Recommendations to Improve Built Environment The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council will host a briefing during High Performance Building Week to highlight its 2016 Moving […]
Institute Spearheads Resilience Chapter in New Architectural Graphic Standards
Earlier this spring, Wiley released the twelfth edition of Architectural Graphic Standards, its seminal reference for building design and construction professionals. Among the updates and features in the edition is a […]
Civil Engineer Joins National Institute of Building Sciences Team
The National Institute of Building Sciences has added a civil engineer to its employee roster. JiQiu (JQ) Yuan, PhD, PE, comes on board as a project manager. He will be […]
Webinar Looks at Creating High-Performing Education Facilities
This upcoming free webinar from The Gordian Group, in partnership with Sightlines and the National Institute of Building Sciences, will address the funding challenges faced by those in K-12 and […]
First OSCC Webinar Will Look at Getting the Most Out of Off-Site Construction
The National Institute of Building Sciences Off-Site Construction Council (OSCC) is launching a new webinar series designed to share knowledge and improve industry efficiency, productivity and speed to market through […]
Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure Calls for Presenters at 2017 Forum
Theme to Focus on Creating a High-Performing Environment for Healthcare The National Institute of Building Sciences Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure (AHI) is beginning to prepare its program for the 2017 AHI […]
Next BSSC Webinar to Focus on 2015 NEHRP Design Examples
The National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) will host a free webinar, “2015 NEHRP Design Examples,” Tuesday, June 28, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET. The third […]
Institute Testifies About Using Incentives to Reduce Cost of Disaster Response
The way to achieve resilience in U.S. communities is through an approach that incorporates input, consensus, leadership and action from a broad spectrum of stakeholders, ranging from insurance and finance-related […]
Resilience Building Coalition Releases Progress Report
Introduces Set of Resilience Principles The American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and 38 other leaders of America’s design and construction industry today released a report […]
Institute Supports White House Effort to Advance Resilience and the Building Codes
The National Institute of Building Sciences is proud to support the White House in its efforts to advance the nation’s resilience through the application of codes and standards. The White […]