Assessment to the U.S. Congress and U.S. Department of Energy on High Performance Buildings

The United States enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world. One contributing component of this standard of living is…
Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An Independent Study to Assess the Future Savings from Mitigation Activities.

From 2000 to 2005, the MMC, commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), conducted a Congressionally mandated…
U.S. National CAD Standard Version 3.1 Now Available

WASHINGTON, DC—Three leading construction industry organizations jointly announced today the release of Version 3.1 of the U.S. National CAD Standard (NCS), which streamlines delivery of commercial and institutional building projects […]
Excellence in Facilities Management: Five Federal Case Studies

NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions 1985-2015

The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures is a series of publications developed by the BSSC and published by FEMA. The first edition […]