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Report on Building Rating and Certification in the U.S. Building Community

Tue, September 1, 2009

On September 25, 2008, the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences appointed a Task Group to review the…

35th Anniversary Report

Thu, January 1, 2009

In December 1968, the United States Federal Government’s National Commission on Urban Problems sounded an alarm. The Commission had been formed in January, 1967, as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s […]

Assessment to the U.S. Congress and U.S. Department of Energy on High Performance Buildings

Tue, January 1, 2008

The United States enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world. One contributing component of this standard of living is…

Assessment to the U.S. Congress and U.S. Department of Energy on High Performance Buildings

Tue, January 1, 2008

The United States enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world. One contributing component of this standard of living is…

Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An Independent Study to Assess the Future Savings from Mitigation Activities.

Fri, November 4, 2005

From 2000 to 2005, the MMC, commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), conducted a Congressionally mandated…

Excellence in Facilities Management: Five Federal Case Studies

Fri, May 22, 1998

NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions 1985-2015

Fri, February 1, 1985

The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures is a series of publications developed by the BSSC and published by FEMA. The first edition […]

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