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Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 04:08 - 0 comment(s)
Above: DPR Construction accepting the award Greg Mella from Smith GroupJJR (left) and Mike Ford from DPR Construction.On Day 3 of Building Innovation 2014—The National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Conference and Expo, activities kicked into high gear with the Integrated Resilient Design (IRD) Symposium, Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) Symposium, Facility Maintenance and Operations (FMOC) Symposium and Plenary Symposium.In the morning, the IRD Symposium: Measuring and... + continue reading
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 11:08 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) recognized the 2013 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building Awards winners today at a luncheon held during Building Innovation 2014: The National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Conference and Expo. The SBIC Jury selected six winners ranging across four categories. Each of the six award-winning projects, products, initiatives and innovations demonstrate leadership in advancing the production of high... + continue reading
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 04:19 - 0 comment(s)
 Today, Building Innovation 2014—The National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Conference and Expo continued with the Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) Symposium and the buildingSMART alliance Challenge.The MMC Symposium—Life-Cycle Performance: Moving Forward to More Resilient Communities, focused on the barriers to mitigation in the nation's local residential and commercial sectors. From managing future flood conditions to the politics of seismic codes, presenters provided... + continue reading
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 08:00 - 0 comment(s)
 Today, the National Institute of Building Sciences kicked off Day One of Building Innovation 2014—its second Annual Conference and Expo—with a number of council and committee meetings, two educational workshops and the first keynote luncheon of the weeklong event. The day began with Healthcare Facilities Life-Cycle Workshop: Moving Data through Early Planning into Design and Operations, which was filled to capacity with professionals from the public and private sectors, all interested in... + continue reading
Monday, December 23, 2013 - 06:30 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences Off-Site Construction Council (OSCC) will convene Monday, January 6, during Building Innovation 2014: The National Institute of Building Sciences Conference & Expo, for its first official meeting of the membership. All industry professionals are welcome. Off-site construction is the planning, design, fabrication and assembly of building elements at a location other than their final installed location to support the rapid and efficient... + continue reading