Institute Participates in White House Forum on Smart Finance for Disaster Resilience
Discussion Focuses on Incentivization The White House Council on Environmental Quality hosted a forum this morning on innovative insurance, mortgage, tax and finance-based strategies to support pre-disaster mitigation and community […]
Live August 3: White House to Stream Forum on Smart Finance for Disaster Resilience
Institute to Join Discussion on Incentivization The National Institute of Building Sciences will participate in the White House Forum on Smart Finance for Disaster Resilience, to be held tomorrow, August […]
Institute Testifies About Using Incentives to Reduce Cost of Disaster Response
The way to achieve resilience in U.S. communities is through an approach that incorporates input, consensus, leadership and action from a broad spectrum of stakeholders, ranging from insurance and finance-related […]
Resilience Building Coalition Releases Progress Report
Introduces Set of Resilience Principles The American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and 38 other leaders of America’s design and construction industry today released a report […]
White House to Stream May 10 Conference on Resilient Building Codes
Institute to Moderate Panel on Incorporating Resilience Measures The National Institute of Building Sciences will be participating in the White House Conference on Resilient Building Codes, to be held tomorrow, May […]
Opening Keynote Calls Building Industry to Meet Nation’s Resilience Challenges Head On
The National Institute of Building Sciences kicked off the first day of educational programs Wednesday, January 13, at Building Innovation 2016: The Institute’s Fourth Annual Conference and Expo with a […]
Institute White Paper Spotlights Incentives as the Way to Achieve Resilience
Promotes Stakeholder Buy-in for Economic-Based Strategies The National Institute of Building Sciences, through its Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) and Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE), has released a […]
August MMC Webinar to Spotlight Florida’s Flood Resiliency and Incentives Program
Florida recently created a Community Rating System (CRS) – Community Assistance Visit (CAV) pilot program to support the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard […]
Building Innovation 2016 Conference Track Two to Focus on Preparation, Performance
Will Examine Incentives as a Means to Realizing Resilience Achieving community resilience relies on the engagement and action of numerous stakeholders—from commercial and residential building owners to utilities and government […]
