Each year, the National Institute of Building Sciences recognizes an outstanding individual or organizational member who has made a substantial contribution in support of the mission, goals, and objectives of […]
Statistics show that improvement is needed to increase representation across the built environment. In 2021, the NIBS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award was inaugurated into the built environment awards, […]
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has released the ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols, a new publication detailing airborne infection risk mitigation for buildings. The […]
Every year, the National Institute of Building Sciences bestows the Innovator Award to a corporation, organization, individual, or project within the built environment. The award is given for groundbreaking advances […]
All too often we focus on what the federal government is doing to build disaster resilience. Federal grant funding, though sizable and growing is only one piece of the resilience […]
Each year, NIBS honors a building industry icon with the Mortimer M. Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award. Established in 2011 and named after the first member of NIBS, this award is […]
The National Institute of Building Sciences recently brought together leaders from across the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industries for the Women Executives in Building Symposium. One presentation, “Resiliency: A […]
In 2022, the U.S. experienced 66,255 wildfires, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The firefighters and support personnel who work to fight these fires are rarely recognized. For […]
June’s Pride Month honors and celebrates the movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) rights and culture. Since 2017, Build Out Alliance has pursued its mission to promote and […]
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