Dorian is gaining strength in the Atlantic
News reports say Hurricane Dorian is expected to be a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds and could land in Florida as early as this evening. If this happens, […]
NIBS Wins Award for Major Study to Reduce the Effects of Natural Disasters
The Mitigation Saves report highlights safety and strategies to prevent injury and property loss The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) earned a 2019 Power of A Silver Award for its Mitigation Saves […]
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 […]
Building Innovation 2019 Opening Keynote to Talk about Resilience in NYC
Eric Wilson, Deputy Director at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Resiliency, will serve as the Opening Keynote Speaker at Building Innovation 2019: The National Institute of Building Sciences Seventh […]
Building Innovation 2018 Opening Keynote to Highlight Ways to Sustain, Strengthen, Secure
Daddazio to Focus on Resilience and Infrastructure The president of Thornton Tomasetti, Raymond P. Daddazio, EngScD, PE, will serve as the Opening Keynote Speaker during Building Innovation 2018: The National Institute […]
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 […]
Spotlight a Cutting-Edge Project that Goes Beyond Green™
Across the United States, designers, builders, owners, government agencies, manufacturers and others are going beyond the status quo to achieve high-performing, resilient buildings and communities. Now is the time to […]
“The Well-Tempered City” Author to Keynote Building Innovation 2017
Rose Will Discuss Ways to Advance Resilience, High Performance in Nation’s Urban Areas The author and man who “repairs the fabric of cities,” Jonathan F.P. Rose, will serve as the […]
Learn How Business Continuity Can Contribute to Community Resilience
Many experts believe that, as the heart of each community’s economic base, private-sector businesses need to be a significant part of each community’s resilience efforts. The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard […]