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Home » National Institute of Building Sciences

Articles Tagged with ''National Institute of Building Sciences''

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NIBS Consultative Council Issues Report on Decarbonization of the U.S. Built Environment

March 31, 2023

Decarbonizing the building sector will require a massive, strategic, and coordinated effort by the public and private sectors, states the National Institute of Building Science's 2022 Moving Forward Report.


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National BIM Guide for Owners Available for Public Review

Comments are due by Oct. 31, 2016
October 10, 2016

The National Institute of Building Sciences has completed development of a new guideline to help building owners and their design teams utilize building information modeling (BIM). The National BIM Guide for Owners (NBGO) draft is now available for public review and comment until Oct. 31.


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National BIM Guideline to be Developed

Will provide uniformity in the delivery of BIM projects
October 26, 2015

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) announced it is kicking off development of a new guideline to help building owners and their design teams utilize building information modeling (BIM) during the building design, construction, and operations process and better support owners’ performance requirements.


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March 23, 2015: DOE and NIBS Release Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines

Guidelines Provide a National Framework for Certification
March 23, 2015

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) have announced new Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines. The guidelines, developed with feedback from industry experts, are designed to enhance and streamline commercial building workforce training and certification programs.


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June 4, 2014: Vision Task Force Predicts How Buildings Will Be Built in 2021

It Focuses on Defining, Forecasting, and in Some Cases, Guessing at the Future of the Building Industry
June 4, 2014

A task force of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) buildingSMART Alliance™ has launched a new website to offer visitors a glimpse into the not-too-distant future of the building industry.


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April 3, 2014: New Method Proposed for Implementing Green Construction Code

Outcome-Based Pathway Submitted as Proposed Code Change to International Green Construction Code
April 3, 2014

Representatives from across the building industry, including code officials, building owners, manufacturers, designers, and energy efficiency advocates, have come together under the leadership of the National Institute of Building Sciences to develop a new approach to meeting green construction code requirements.


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Nov. 13, 2013: NIBS BIM Standard Available Via eBook

First Consensus-Based Standard Governing Building Information Modeling
November 13, 2013
The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) buildingSMART alliance™ has announced the release of its building information modeling (BIM) standard via eBook for mobile access.


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NCGBCS Seeking Comments

February 25, 2013

The National Institute of Building Sciences National Council of Governments on Building Codes and Standards (NCGBCS) is calling for public comment on the content of a new code taxonomy of building codes and standards.


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June 4, 2012: Alliance Releases First Consensus-Based BIM Standard for the U.S.

June 4, 2012
The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) buildingSMART alliance™ announced that it has released the first-ever consensus-based standard governing building information modeling (BIM) for use in the United States.


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May 16, 2012: National Institute of Building Sciences Joins CABA Board

May 16, 2012
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) has announced that the National Institute of Building Sciences has joined its board of directors. Dana Kennish “Deke” Smith, FAIA, will represent the Institute on the CABA board.


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