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Centralized BIM Transportation Library (CBTL) Report

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) has released Towards a Centralized Building Information Modeling (BIM) Transportation Library (CBTL): Summary of Available Resources and Technical Requirements to guide the development […]

2024 Annual Report

Enclosed in this Annual Report to the President of the United States is a comprehensive overview of the National Institute of Building Sciences’ accomplishments in 2024. This milestone year marked […]

The Data Centric Owner Smart Market Report

The Data-Centric Owner SmartMarket Report

Owners are the most influential engines of change in the construction industry, and their investments in technology and digital workflows have been increasing for the last decade. Now, the findings […]

2025 Moving Forward Report

Each year, the Consultative Council publishes the Moving Forward Report to investigate critical challenges facing the building industry and make recommendations to both industry and policymakers to help overcome those challenges.

DIGITAL TWINS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

This position paper, written and published by the NIBS Digital Twin Integration Subcommittee (DI-S), encourages the integration of…

2023 Annual Report

Enclosed in this Annual Report to the President of the United States you will find an overview of everything the National Institute of…

2024 Moving Forward Report

During this hearing by the NIBS Consultative Council, attendees learned about the causes of and the solutions to the housing affordability crisis in America. The hearing was open to the public. NIBS has published a report of hearing events and key findings.

50th Anniversary Report

Fifty years ago, the National Institute of Building Sciences was established by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community…

2024 Housing Report

As part of the 2024 Moving Forward Report, the Consultative Council examined the fundamental problem of housing affordability in the…

Clean Water, Sanitation, and the Built Environment

As part of the 2024 Moving Forward Report, the Consultative Council is exploring the topic of “Water and Sanitation Access and the…

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