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Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 13:11 - 0 comment(s)
NFMT is Free to Institute Members There’s still time to register for the National Facilities Management and Technology Conference and Expo (NFMT), to be held March 10-12 at the Baltimore Convention Center.Technology Conference and Expo (NFMT). NFMT is a great place to keep up with best practices and innovations in facility management (FM) and operations, including energy management, sustainability, building technologies, communication and data infrastructure in the built environment. Plus,... + continue reading
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 12:27 - 0 comment(s)
Get a Sneak Peek at the BECx Education Workshop Preview during BEST4 As jurisdictions around the country are starting to enforce new building codes and building rating systems that require commissioning in buildings, the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC) is gearing up to launch a new building enclosure commissioning (BECx) course to help bring the building industry up to speed. Industry professionals can get a sneak peek of... + continue reading
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 13:54 - 0 comment(s)
Earn continuing education units (CEUs) while learning the latest about the soon-to-be-released National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) 2015 NEHRP Recommended Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures. The National Institute of Building Sciences Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) will host a BSSC Colloquium on “Seismic Design Technology for New Buildings—The 2015 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions,” February 11, 2015, at the Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport –... + continue reading
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 11:23 - 0 comment(s)
Institute Members Attend for Free The National Facilities Management and Technology Conference and Expo (NFMT), to be held March 10-12 at the Baltimore Convention Center, is a great place to learn about facility management (FM) and operations, as well as to keep up with related National Institute of Building Sciences activities and strategies, including the Facility Maintenance and Operations Committee (FMOC), Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie) and WBDG Whole... + continue reading
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 14:03 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences welcomes two new members, Carl Hedde and Thomas Izbicki, to its Board of Directors this January and says goodbye to retiring directors. Carl Hedde is senior vice president at Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. He manages the Risk Accumulation Department, which includes the catastrophe management, risk accumulation and geo research functions. He is responsible for oversight of corporate accumulation issues, including the use of catastrophe risk models,... + continue reading