
White House coronavirus health official Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, November 12, to address virus surge and share encouraging news about vaccines.
The situation in the United States is difficult with 10 million infections, 250,000 deaths, and 60,000 hospitalizations. Health officials recently reported… more

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 must watch a 30-minute unconscious bias video to prep prior to meeting prospective candidates.
“It’s amazing how many little biases you have,” said Sandra Benson,… more

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 Kate Cunningham, CAE, about NIBS’ work for the built environment.
Woods was joined by three female leaders from the association community to… more

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 designing a home for a family on a specific plot of land, using a set budget. She loved solving a complex problem with various constraints and thought architecture would be… more

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 more than 1,000 registrants to the annual meeting, hosting representatives from 45 countries worldwide.
Day 2 of the meeting kicked offwith Billie… more