Comments Due by October 31
The National Institute of Building Sciences has completed development of a new guideline to help building owners and their design teams utilize building information modeling (BIM). The National BIM Guide for Owners (NBGO) draft is now available for public review and comment until Monday, October 31.
Responding to the industrywide need for increasingly savvy and project-involved building owners, the National Institute of Building Sciences, with the support of... + continue reading
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Monday, September 12, 2016 - 08:54 - 0 comment(s)
Project Spearheaded by the National Institute of Building Sciences
Following a two-year effort, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a report, Bridge Information Modeling Standardization, which sets a path to implement the use of computer modeling for bridge construction in the United States.
Over the past several decades, many industries have improved efficiencies by moving from document-based information exchanges to integrated data models. The construction industry,... + continue reading
Friday, September 2, 2016 - 11:21 - 0 comment(s)
The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) 2015 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions for Buildings and Other Structures, as well as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) ASCE/SEI 7-16, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, contain updated requirements to both the Response Spectrum Analysis (RSA) method and Linear Response History (LRH) analysis method. Highlighting these updates, the National Institute of Building... + continue reading
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 12:08 - 0 comment(s)
Input Wanted from Stadium and Arena Operators and Managers
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Green Sports Alliance and National Institute of Building Sciences launched a survey today to get the input of sports venue owners and operators about their facilities’ energy and water usage. The purpose of this ground-breaking initiative is to identify opportunities to reduce energy and water use, save money and lead the way towards the... + continue reading
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 11:46 - 0 comment(s)
Following its first-ever call for abstracts for its Building Innovation Conference Series, the National Institute of Building Sciences has developed a program schedule to engage the entire building community and foster collaboration during Building Innovation 2017: The Institute’s Fifth Annual Conference and Expo, to be held January 9-12, 2017, at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, D.C.
This was the first time the Institute had issued an open call for presenters to Building Innovation... + continue reading