Attendees of Building Innovation 2015: The National Institute of Building Sciences Conference and Expo will hear a variety of unique perspectives focused on Creating High-Performing Resilient Communities when they attend the scheduled keynote addresses during the four-day event, to be held January 6-9, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.On Tuesday, January 6, the Institute’s various councils and committees will hold their annual board and leadership meetings and James "... + continue reading
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Monday, November 10, 2014 - 13:49 - 0 comment(s)
Institute Cybersecurity Workshops Return December 3-4 Cybersecurity is a key issue for a growing number of organizations as the nation’s buildings are increasingly relying on building control systems (otherwise known as operational technology) that are Internet-enabled. These systems provide critical services that allow a building to meet the functional and operational needs of occupants, but they can also be easy targets for hackers and people with malicious intent. Attackers can exploit these... + continue reading
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 13:06 - 0 comment(s)
Emphasizing how essential America’s critical infrastructure is to our national security and economic growth, President Barack Obama has proclaimed November to be Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. This month and throughout the year, the National Institute of Building Sciences works on a number of projects that directly focus on achieving such goals.Institute programs include: The Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) – A building industry association-based council, BSSC... + continue reading
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 08:19 - 0 comment(s)
Abstracts Are Due Monday, December 1 The National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance is calling for papers and case studies focused on building information modeling (BIM) in education. The Alliance is sponsoring its 9th BIM Academic Symposium, to be held Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in concert with a BIM Job Task Analysis Review on Wednesday, April 8, at the Institute’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. This two-day event brings together representatives of different academic... + continue reading
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 08:10 - 0 comment(s)
A decade after the release of the seminal study, Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: An Independent Study to Assess the Future Savings from Mitigation Activities, this Special Session, Ten Years after "Mitigation Saves”: An Examination of the Value of Private-Sector Investment in Mitigation, will bring together experts to discuss development of a second, complementary work. The Special Session will be held Friday, January 9, 2015, 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm, as part of Building Innovation 2015: The... + continue reading