Industry professionals interested in learning about the latest version of the nation’s leading computer-aided design (CAD) standard should mark their calendars for May 5, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET. That’s when the developers of the United States National CAD Standard® (NCS) Version 6—The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)—will hold a new webinar entitled “Introduction to the NCS V6.”
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 09:56 - 0 comment(s)
Get the Latest Research on Nonlinear Response-History Analysis and Earn One Learning Unit
Be there for this free one-hour webinar presented by the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) on Thursday, April 28, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET. You’ll hear from Curt B. Haselton, PhD, PE, professor of civil engineering at California State University, Chico. Dr. Haselton will present his research on “Chapter 16, Nonlinear Response-History Analysis for the Design of... + continue reading
Monday, April 4, 2016 - 10:29 - 0 comment(s)
Approach Will Help Communities Achieve Expected Energy Performance
Building on a multi-year, industry-wide effort to include an outcome-based pathway for energy compliance into the 2015 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the National Institute of Building Sciences has introduced a similar proposal to be considered for inclusion in the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) (CE37-16). The International Code Council (ICC) Committee Action Hearings to review proposed changes to... + continue reading
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 10:44 - 0 comment(s)
Visit the Institute’s Booth at the USA Science & Engineering Festival
Come visit the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) in Booth 1252 at the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., April 16-17, and take a virtual walk through Mars City. Tour the research facility, sleeping rooms, bathrooms, food production station, manufacturing area and even the Mars Rover garage, all by wearing three-dimensional (3D) oculus rift goggles while virtually walking through... + continue reading
Monday, March 28, 2016 - 13:42 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) will host a webinar Thursday, April 28, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET, highlighting content in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program’s (NEHRP) 2015 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions and ASCE/SEI 7-16, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures.
Curt B. Haselton, PhD, PE, professor of civil engineering at the California State University, Chico, will present his research on Chapter 16:... + continue reading