The National Institute of Building Sciences Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) recognized the 2015 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building and Community Awards winners today at the Beyond Green™ Awards Luncheon, sponsored by the Illuminating Engineering Society and held during Building Innovation 2016: The National Institute of Building Sciences Fourth Annual Conference and Expo.
The Honor Award, the top prize in the High-Performance Buildings Category, went to the United Nations... + continue reading
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NIBS, RICS Project Seeks Ways to Expand Use of Public-Private Partnerships, Promote High-Performance
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 14:43 - 0 comment(s)
Initial Report Released at Building Innovation 2016 in Metro Washington, D.C.
As federal agencies deal with ongoing budget challenges, especially for capital projects, and aging assets facing significant maintenance backlogs, they are seeking new mechanisms to make sure they can continue carrying out their missions. Coupled with these funding constraints, agencies are under increased pressure to improve performance around energy... + continue reading
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 11:11 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences, through its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Program, kicked off a fundraising effort yesterday during Building Innovation 2016: The Institute’s Annual Conference and Expo, being held this week in Metro Washington, D.C., to engage the building community to support the future generation of building professionals.
Within 10 minutes of the call to action, industry professionals surpassed the STEM Program’s initial... + continue reading
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 15:09 - 0 comment(s)
As renewable-energy sources and sustainable building technologies grow, the functionality, financial performance and resilience of the built environment in the United States is increasingly linked to the energy sector. Today, during Building Innovation 2016: The National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Conference and Expo, held in Metropolitan Washington, D.C., the Institute’s Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) released a new report: Financing Energy-Efficiency and... + continue reading