Nibs Blog

Centralized BIM Transportation Library (CBTL) Report

Thu, September 18, 2025

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

Wed, September 17, 2025

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 SmartMarket Report

Thu, July 17, 2025

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

Mon, May 12, 2025

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

Thu, June 20, 2024

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

2023 Annual Report

Thu, May 30, 2024

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

Wed, May 8, 2024

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.