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National CAD Standard
The NCS V7 Steering Committee is calling upon current owners and users of the United States National CAD Standard® (NCS) to participate in the development of the latest version of the nation’s leading CAD standard. Owners of the NCS V6 are encouraged to get involved in the development of the next edition by joining the NCS V7 Project Committee.… more
BI2022 Early Bird Registration is Closing!
The deadline for early bird registration for Building Innovation 2022 is tomorrow, July 26! The National Institute of Building Sciences team is finalizing BI2022 preparations, including the conference schedule. Conference programming is built around three tracks: resilience, technology, and building performance and sustainability. BI2022 takes… more
Join Us for Net Zero Buildings Week
NIBS is participating in Net Zero Buildings Week with the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and many building industry organizations. Today, buildings account for nearly 40 percent of carbon emissions in the U.S. The #NetZeroNow campaign takes place June 13-17 and aims to showcase and promote the benefits of net zero buildings for a clean energy… more
NIBS Award winner, Robert Ivy
Since 2011, the National Institute of Building Sciences has recognized a single built environment leader – the highest honor we have in our awards collection – during the Building Innovation Conference. The Mortimer M. Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award goes to someone who has demonstrated a lifetime of dedication to the mission and goals of… more
Scientific Resolution Panels (SRPs) convene for the purpose of reviewing and resolving conflicting scientific and technical data, submitted by a community, challenging the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) proposed flood hazard data.
The National Institute of Building Sciences seeks qualified scientific and technical professionals from the public, private and academic sectors to serve on independent scientific panels. These Scientific Resolution Panels (SRPs) convene for the purpose of reviewing and resolving conflicting scientific and technical data, submitted by a community… more