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12th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology
The Quebec Building Envelope Council will present the 12th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology at the Montreal Convention Center in Montreal May 6-8, 2009. Early registration ends March 15, 2009. Read moreJoin Us for FEDCon® '08
The National Institute of Building Sciences will present FEDCon® '08 on December 9, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. FEDCon will be co-located with AEC-ST® Fall and Ecobuild® Fall conference and exhibition. Read morePublic Briefing on the Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction
The Hazards Caucus Alliance and the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction invite you to attend a public briefing on Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction. Read moreCERL Researchers Honored for Technology Transfers
Dr. Bill East and Jeff Kirby received the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer for developing ProjNetSM, a set collaborative tools that improve the facility delivery process. Read moreDemonstration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBIE)
The buildingSMART alliance and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is co-hosting a BIM demonstration of Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBIE) from July 23-25, 2008 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Software vendors will demonstrate their ability to meet generic BIM specifications for space planning, design coordination, and construction handover. Register or view the agendaSBIC Announces its 2008 Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building Awards Program
The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) is now accepting applications from both the public and private sector for the 2008 Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards. Read moreNew Report Presented at High Performance Building Congressional Caucus
NIBS was one of seventeen association sponsors of the briefing to the new High Performance Building Congressional Caucus on Wednesday June 18th. Read moreHigh Performance Federal Buildings: Meeting EISA Requirements Through 2030
The Federal Facilities Council and coordinating private sector organizations are pleased to provide the initial venue for an ongoing dialogue on the EISA requirements. Read moreBIMStorm Hits LA
On January 31, 133 design professionals from 11 countries participated in BIMStorm LAX, a 24-hour, online design charrette in which another 700 people participated as observers. Read moreNew Version of the United States National CAD Standard Now Available
AIA, CSI and NIBS unveil version 4.0 with greater efficiency, updated symbols, and other improvements. Read moreSBIC Announces the Winners of the Beyond Green 2007 High Performance Building Awards
The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC), along with our sponsors, is pleased to announce the winners of the Beyond Green2007 High Performance Building Awards Program. The Beyond Green awards recognize initiatives that shape and catalyze the high performance building market, as well as the real-world application of high performance design and construction practices. Read moreNew National BIM Standard Released
The NBIMS Executive Committee has released National BIM Standard Version 1 - Part 1: Overview, Principles, and Methodologies for public use. This document, which includes contributions by more than thirty subject-matter experts in the capital facilities industry, incorporates industry comments and now contains new and expanded information about the NBIMS production and use process. Read moreRegistration Opens for First Conference on Building Enclosure Science and Technology
The National Institute of Building Sciences, Building Enclosure Council, American Institute of Architets and Oak Ridge National Laboratory will sponsor the BEST 1 Conference to be held June 10-12, 2008 in Minneapolis, MN. Read moreFour New Design Guides on Facility Security Released
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have released new critieria manuals to provide the design team with standards on the range of strategies available for physical security and natural hazard protection for new and existing buildings. Read more
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