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Community Resilience is Now at the Center of Modern Model Building Code Development

By Sara Barrett, Building Seismic Safety Council The Building Seismic Safety Council’s Functional Recovery Planning Committee has published a report detailing the recommended scope, organization, and deliverables for developing functional recovery code […]

NIBS Opens Up Building Innovation Webinar Series

Every year, hundreds of built environment professionals descend upon Washington, DC, to attend the Building Innovation conference of the National Institute of Building Sciences. As part of our mission to […]

NIBS to Host Housing Affordability Hearing November 6

By Christine Cube On Monday, November 6, the National Institute of Building Sciences will host a day-long public hearing to discuss the state of housing affordability and solutions to bring […]

Webinar: Team Discusses Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0

By Christine Cube In September, NIBS and Fannie Mae unveiled the Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0 – a continuation of a 2020 study that called for public and private incentives that allow owners […]

NIBS Joins U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day

Standardization offers practical solutions that integrate contributions from nearly every sector—business, local and national governments, and individuals. In October, the world celebrates the importance of standards. The global celebration took […]

NIBS October Events Heat Up

It’s a busy October! NIBS is hosting three webinars this month, starting tomorrow at noon EST with The Intersect of Resilience, Low-Embodied Carbon and LCCA in Materials Selection. In this webinar, […]

NIBS and Fannie Mae Release Mitigation Investment Roadmap

With the support of Fannie Mae, the National Institute of Building Sciences has developed a roadmap on mitigation investment to help Americans and the nation’s built environment prepare for and […]

NIBS Announces BEST6 Call for Abstracts

The National Institute of Building Sciences Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council has opened the call for abstracts for the Building Science and Technology (BEST6) conference. BEST6 will be held […]

Building Innovation 2023 Sessions: Digital Transformation, Workforce, and Resilience

The NIBS annual meeting – Building Innovation 2023 – saw hundreds of built environment professionals descend on the Washington Hilton in DC. Educational sessions started Wednesday, September 6, and they covered four […]

NIBS Wins a Bronze Stevie Award

We’re celebrating at NIBS HQ in Washington. The National Institute of Building Sciences took home a Bronze Stevie Award in the Organization of the Year – Non-Profit or Government Organizations-Small […]

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