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Building Tomorrow Today: America’s Innovation Through the Built Environment

From colonial cabins to AI driven skyscrapers, America’s commitment to building innovation has shaped our identity. Discover how the National Institute of Building Sciences is translating that history into tomorrow’s resilience, efficiency, and prosperity.

Podcast Episode Highlighting Mental Health Wins Award

The National Institute of Building Sciences’ Building Innovation Podcast recently won a Silver w3 Award for the Season 1 episode, “Mental Health Crisis in Construction.” Receiving thousands of entries annually from across the globe, […]

NIBS Nominates ICC CEO Dominic Sims for WSD Leadership Award

Among the first orders of business as administrating organization of this year’s U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD), NIBS was proud to nominate International Code Council CEO Dominic Sims […]

BI2024: NIBS 50th Anniversary Takes Center Stage

Just before Memorial Day, NIBS held the Building Innovation 2024 annual meeting in Washington. Hundreds of built environment professionals descended upon the Capital Hilton to attend educational sessions and network. […]

Building Innovation: Mix and Match Your BI2024 Tracks

Building Innovation 2024 is just a few weeks away, and we’re finalizing the details. BI2024 is one of the premiere meetings for all who impact the built environment to find […]

Building Innovation: We’ve Got a Good One for NIBS Distinguished Service.

You all really came through with the awards nominees, and you made the decisions around this season’s built environment awards tough. It’s a great problem to have – so many […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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