Each year, the National Institute of Building Sciences recognizes individuals and organizations that have provided outstanding service to the Institute, the building community and the nation. The Institute honored its 2013 award winners at an Annual Reception and Awards Banquet held Wednesday, January 8, during Building Innovation 2014—The National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Conference & Expo. The 2013 recipients included Wagdy A.Y. Anis, FAIA; Martin Weiland, PE; and Jimmy W.... + continue reading
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 05:57 - 0 comment(s)
The 2014 National Institute of Building Sciences
Board of Directors is now in place. The Executive Team includes James "Tim” Ryan
as chair, Stephen Ayers as vice chair, John Kelly as secretary and Wally Bailey
as treasurer. New members to the Board include Eric Lamb, Brian Larson and Jerry
Shaheen.
James "Tim” Ryan, CBO, is the code administrator
for the city of Overland Park, Kan. A certified building official, he was
elected to the Board in 2006 as a local agency official in the public... + continue reading
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 12:24 - 0 comment(s)
Attendees who were able to visit each of the 22
exhibitors during Building Innovation 2014 –
The National Institute of Building Sciences Second Annual Conference and
Expo in Washington, D.C., last week, not only got the opportunity to witness
the latest in product technologies and industry services, they also had a chance
to win technology. We congratulate Matt Taylor with MCM, who visited each
exhibitor and had his Exhibitor Check List entry form initialed for the drawing.
His entry was... + continue reading
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:37 - 0 comment(s)
Today, Day 5 of Building
Innovation 2014—The National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Conference
and Expo, the conference wrapped up with a look at how academia is
teaching building information modeling (BIM) to the next generation of building
industry professionals. The BIM Academic Symposium: Advancing BIM in the
Curriculum featured four panels totaling 12 speakers who presented papers
on the various approaches educational institutions are taking to incorporate BIM
into... + continue reading
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 04:05 - 0 comment(s)
Above: Bob Prieto Kenotes the Thursday Lunch On Day 4 of Building Innovation 2014—The National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Conference and Expo, the symposia continued with the buildingSMART alliance (bSa) Symposium, Commissioning Symposium, Building Enclosure Technology & Environment Council (BETEC) Symposium and Low Vision Design Committee (LVDC) Symposium.The day began with a focus on building information modeling (BIM) at the bSa Symposium: Improving Life-Cycle Performance with... + continue reading
