Will Highlight Building Science Education, U.S. Capitol Renovation, Resilience Initiatives
Each year for its conference, the National Institute of Building Sciences staff looks to enlist expert keynote speakers that will build on the event’s theme while engaging and educating conference attendees. For Building Innovation 2016: The Institute’s Fourth Annual Conference & Expo, scheduled for Monday-Friday, January 11-15, 2016, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C., the... + continue reading
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Monday, October 5, 2015 - 09:13 - 0 comment(s)
The need to achieve resilience against natural disasters is growing sharply, even as public funding and appetite for mitigation programs wane. A new approach is necessary—one focused on leveraging incentives to attract new sources of private capital for pre- and post-disaster investment. This “incentivization” approach can help the nation to achieve resilience cohesively and cost-effectively. In its next webinar, “Incentivizing Pre-Disaster Mitigation,” to be held Wednesday, October 28 from 2:... + continue reading
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 13:09 - 0 comment(s)
Institute Accepting Written Testimony until October 10
The National Institute of Building Sciences is still accepting written testimony for the Representative Hearing on Productivity and the Workforce, held this past Friday, September 25, at the Institute’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. A total of nine speakers representing a broad group of industry organizations testified at the hearing. Industry representatives and media also participated.
The purpose of the hearing, which was sponsored by... + continue reading
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 09:52 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences will host a new cybersecurity workshop Friday, October 9, to support U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) facility managers and other facilities-related personnel to better prepare against cyber threats. The curriculum of the Cybersecuring DoD Control Systems Workshop, taught by Michael Chipley of The PMC Group LLC and held at Institute’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., is designed to help architects, engineers, contractors, owners, facility managers,... + continue reading
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 11:50 - 0 comment(s)
SBIC Will Accept Award Nominations until October 31
It is not too late to submit an entry to highlight those buildings, initiatives and innovations that shape, inform and catalyze the high-performance planning, design, construction and operations processes. The National Institute of Building Sciences Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) has extended its Call for Entries for the 2015 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building and Community Awards until October 31, 2015.
The... + continue reading