2018 Moving Forward Report Looks at Existing Buildings

Consultative Council Releases Report at Building Innovation 2019 Today, the National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council released its 2018 report, Moving Forward: Findings and Recommendations from the Consultative Council, during its […]
National Institute of Building Sciences Issues Interim Report on the Value of Mitigation

Looks at Benefits that Can Be Achieved by Designing Buildings to Up-to-Date Codes Today, the National Institute of Building Sciences issued the next report in its multi-year study on the […]
Attend Building Innovation 2019; Stay for the BECx Workshop

Two New Commissioning Modules to Be Presented Building Innovation 2019: The National Institute of Building Sciences Seventh Annual Conference and Expo, January 7-10, 2019, has a compelling schedule of educational […]
NCBCS Looks at Pros, Cons of Jurisdictions Changing Length of Code Adoption Cycles

White Paper Helps Explain Why a Consistent Cycle Is Important Today, the National Institute of Building Sciences National Council on Building Codes and Standards (NCBCS) issued a new white paper, Benefits […]
NCBCS Sees Engaging Code Officials Early as Way to Streamline Building Process

White Paper Proposes New Code Official Role of Collaborator and Facilitator Today, the National Institute of Building Sciences National Council on Building Codes and Standards (NCBCS) issued a new white […]
NIBS, NBI Issue Guidance to Help Jurisdictions Achieve Energy Goals

Outcome-Based Path for Codes Focuses on Results, Looks at Building’s Actual Performance A number of cities and states across the United States have begun to recognize that the current code-based […]
August 25 BSSC Webinar Will Look at Seismic Design of Masonry

The National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) will host the sixth webinar in its 2017 series sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The free […]
Next BSSC Webinar Will Look at New Ground Motion Requirements of ASCE 7-16

The National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) will host a special webinar to address the newest ground motion requirements of the American Society of Civil Engineers […]
National Institute of Building Sciences Becomes ICC Preferred Provider

The National Institute of Building Sciences has earned recognition as a Preferred Education Provider by the International Code Council (ICC). As an authoritative source of innovative solutions for the built […]
BOMA China to Translate Institute’s National BIM Guide for Owners

This January, following a year-long development process, the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) released its new guideline to help building owners utilize building information modeling (BIM). Now, only a […]