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Building Innovation: We’ve Got a Good One for NIBS Distinguished Service.

You all really came through with the awards nominees, and you made the decisions around this season’s built environment awards tough. It’s a great problem to have – so many […]

Building Innovation: Who Gets Your Vote for the 2024 Future Leaders Award?

Every year, NIBS takes pride in the built environment awards nomination and selection process leading up to the Building Innovation conference. We have seven awards up for grabs (and two […]

Building Innovation: Who’s the 2024 Exceptional Woman in Building?

For decades, the National Institute of Building Sciences has recognized outstanding members of the built environment. During the pandemic, NIBS opened several new awards categories to winners. These include the […]

The Return of BEST

After a six-year hiatus, NIBS brought back the in-person Building Enclosure Science and Technology conference on March 19-20. Building enclosure experts and BEST6 attendees didn’t miss a beat. The conference took place […]

Reducing CO2 Emissions with Green Cement and Concrete

As the most commonly used human-made resource on the planet, cement and concrete production accounts for approximately 6% of the world’s CO2 emissions.1 With demand rising and the global construction industry […]

Earthquake and Wind Storm Programs: Saving Lives and Livelihoods

Nearly half of Americans live and work in high seismic regions throughout the United States. These regions currently have $108 trillion of national building assets. The work of the National Earthquake […]

Future-Proofing Our Built Environment

Architecture and engineering firms face the daunting task of creating enduring structures amidst uncertain future climate conditions. Planning for the coming decades necessitates integrating climate science as a pivotal component […]

NIBS Receives Nonprofit Awards and Research Recognition

It’s been a busy and celebratory last several months at NIBS HQ. 2024 marks our 50th anniversary as an organization created by Congress. But on top of that, we’re swimming in […]

Register Now for BEST6

The Building Enclosure Science & Technology (BEST6) Conference is just a month away – March 18-20, at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol! Room discounts for our hotel block conclude Friday, […]

Our Golden Anniversary: NIBS Turns 50 in 2024

2024 is a big year for the National Institute of Building Sciences. NIBS officially was established in August 1974, by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community Development Act, […]

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