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 building occupants, but they can also be easy targets for hackers and people with malicious intent. Attackers can exploit these systems to gain unauthorized access to facilities; cause physical destruction of building equipment; be used as... + continue reading
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Friday, March 28, 2014 - 11:28 - 0 comment(s)
Calls Regulatory Members to Provide Input
Within many sectors of the building industry, there is growing concern that an insufficient number of new participants are entering the buildings workforce. In particular, code officials and others that serve the building regulatory segment of the industry are concerned.
The National Institute of Building Sciences, on behalf of the International Code Council (ICC), is conducting a nationwide survey of participants in the building regulatory process to... + continue reading
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 14:56 - 0 comment(s)
The National Institute of Building Sciences will host a free webinar April 10, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm EST, to introduce an emerging energy performance concept—outcome-based pathways. This new approach to achieving efficient energy use addresses the needs and challenges of numerous stakeholders in the building industry. Between their design and operation, buildings are responsible for 40 percent of the nation’s total primary energy use. Policymakers recognize that addressing building sector... + continue reading
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 10:10 - 0 comment(s)
A new, free, quarterly webinar series on mitigation from the National Institute of Building Sciences Multihazard Mitigation Council (MMC) will address social considerations; governance, including building codes and zoning ordinances; the built environment; hazard and risk assessment; and economics. Keith A. Porter, PE, PhD, a research professor with the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Principal with SPA Risk LLC, will deliver the first webinar. Entitled, “Safe Enough? How the Building... + continue reading
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 06:44 - 0 comment(s)
National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Past Chairman Jimmy W. Sealy, FAIA, has been selected by the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day Planning Committee to be the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Ronald H. Brown Standards Leadership Award. Sealy will be honored by members of the U.S. standards and conformance community during the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day, to be held Thursday, October 23, 2014, at the Fairmont Washington in Washington, D.C. Named for the late U.S.... + continue reading