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Construction Jobs Rise While Employers Struggle with Labor Shortage

A major increase in construction jobs has employers struggling to find enough crew workers to handle projects. In March, reports showed a plunge in construction opportunities. Now, a little over a […]

NIBS BIM Program Executive Director Talks Standards on Future Construct Podcast

National Institute of Building Sciences BIM Program Executive Director Johnny Fortune recently was featured on the Future Construct podcast, discussing building information management (BIM) and construction solutions for the AEC Industry. Fortune […]

Rebuilding Together to Lead Over 1,000 Repair Projects For National Rebuilding Month

Each April, Rebuilding Together brings together volunteers across the nation for National Rebuilding Month, an annual call to service, to help solve the urgent need for safe homes and communities […]

Celebrating NIBS Volunteers During April’s National Volunteer Month

April is National Volunteer Month, and NIBS spoke with some of the volunteers who are helping to make a difference in the advancement of building sciences. A Passion to Align Two […]

BIM Executives Discuss CAD, BIM Standards Release & Program Development Plans

An executive roundtable of industry leaders met this month to discuss project updates related to building information management (BIM). National BIM Program Executive Director Johnny Fortune led the meeting which […]

BIM Executives Discuss CAD, BIM Standards Release & Program Development Plans

An executive roundtable of industry leaders met this month to discuss project updates related to building information management (BIM). National BIM Program Executive Director Johnny Fortune led the meeting which outlined the upcoming release of the U.S. National CAD Standard (NCS) and the National BIM Standard-United States (NBIMS-US), as well

National BIM Standard-US Version 4 Nears Balloting Period

The National Institute of Building Sciences, Building Information Management (BIM) Council, partners, industry experts, and members have been working hard to complete the core modules of the next version of […]

NIBS Releases Report on Collaborative Digital Delivery in the Age of Information Privacy and Cybersecurity

The demand for more efficient and collaborative digital delivery in building information management (BIM) continues to grow within the industry. However, cybersecurity concerns and threats to the built environment pose […]

United States National CAD Standard® Ballot Comment Period to Open April 28

The NIBS Building Information Management Council (BIMC) National CAD Standard Steering Committee (NCS SC) responsible for overseeing the development of the latest version of the nation’s leading CAD standard is […]

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Women in Construction

Women in construction today make up just 10.9 percent of the entire U.S. construction workforce, according to a 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, a monthly survey of households […]

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