Learn about a significant new effort by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), through its Community Resilience Program, to improve the resilience of communities to natural, technological and human-caused hazards. The National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) will host a webinar, “NIST Resilience Initiatives,” on Wednesday, July 29, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm EDT, to provide a brief overview of the Community Resilience Program and its activities... + continue reading
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Monday, June 29, 2015 - 11:14 - 0 comment(s)
Nominate One for a Beyond Green™ Award
Now is the time to highlight those buildings, initiatives and innovations that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance planning, design, construction and operations processes. Today, the National Institute of Building Sciences Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) issued the Call for Entries for its 2015 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building and Community Awards. The Beyond Green™ Awards are a great way to recognize projects and... + continue reading
Friday, June 26, 2015 - 09:52 - 0 comment(s)
During Building Innovation 2016: The National Institute of Building Sciences Fourth Annual Conference & Expo, January 11-15, 2016, in Washington, D.C., the Institute will engage the entire building community in developing solutions for Achieving a Resilient Future. Through two collaborative tracks, the Conference will examine efforts underway within multiple segments of the industry to facilitate discussions on different facets of the built environment and develop coordinated strategies for... + continue reading
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 11:43 - 0 comment(s)
Dial in to weigh in on the next generation of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hazard and engineering design value maps. The National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are in the formative stages of Project 17, the project related to updating the seismic design maps to be included in the next edition of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program’s (NEHRP) NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and... + continue reading