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ABOUT NIBS

- Our Story
- Board of Directors
- Leadership/Staff
- Services
- Work at NIBS

COUNCILS

- Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council
- Building Seismic Safety Council
- Consultative Council
- Digital Technology Council
- Facility Management and Operations Council
- Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council
- Off-Site Construction Council

INITIATIVES

- Strategic Planning
- Legislative Agenda
- Natural Hazard Adaptation, Mitigation and Resiliency
- Transformational Building Sciences & Technologies
- Awards and Honors

MEDIA/PRESS

- Blog
- Newsroom
- NIBS Quarterly Connection
- Building Innovation: The Podcast
- Solutions

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP

- Consultative Council
- Off-Site Construction Council

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

- Building Seismic Safety Council
- Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council
- Lifeline Infrastructure Hub

BUILDING PERFORMANCE

- Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council
- Facility Management and Operations Council

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

- Digital Technology Council
- Whole Building Design Guide
- Building Research Information Knowledgebase
- High Performance Buildings Guide
- Donate
- Events

EVENTS

- Building Innovation Webinar Series
- June 26: Congressional Briefing
- Elevate 2025
- Building For Tomorrow
- Digital Twins 2024
- Women Executives in Building
- Building Innovation Conference
- BEST Webinar Series
- NIBS NEHRP Congressional Briefing
- Facing the Heat Webinar Series

REGISTER NOW

- Jan 28-29: Building For Tomorrow
- Nov 12: What Should Drive the Sustainability Bus, IEQ or Energy? Webinar
- May 18: Building Innovation 2026
- Dec 9: A Cooling Conundrum: Setting the Stage for Resilient Cooling
- Dec 11: Understanding the Challenges of Preventing Construction Site Fires
- Dec 16: Clearing the Air: Advancing IAQ Policy for Healthier Communities

INDUSTRY

- CALENDAR
- Our Work

RESOURCES

- Standards
- Reports
- Continuing Education

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

- Mitigation Saves
- National BIM Standard-United States ®
- BEST PRACTICES FOR ANTI-TERRORISM SECURITY (BPATS) FOR COMMERCIAL FACILITIES

QUICK LINKS

- WBDG
- National BIM Standard-United States ®
- United States National CAD Standard
- ProjNet
- High Performance Buildings Guide

## Empowered

We’re building a system where incentives are aligned between public and private actors — where breakthroughs aren’t slowed by bureaucracy but scaled through it.

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## Stronger by Design

High-performance strategies shape stronger communities and a more competitive nation.

Smarter choices today protect people, resources, and taxpayer dollars.

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## Reflections on Hurricane Katrina

Has our built environment learned
the resilience lessons Katrina taught us?

A first-hand account from NIBS President and CEO George Guszcza

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## America Was Built to Lead

250 years of progress. 50 years of innovation guided by NIBS. The future starts here.

An open letter from NIBS President and CEO George Guszcza

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## Resilience Is Patriotic

From weather threats to public safety, NIBS equips America to stand strong—generation after generation.

Building innovation is American innovation.

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## Making an Impact for the Benefit of All Americans

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## Making a Lasting Impact on Our Nation

### Outreach, Engagement, and Policy Leadership

Advancing building innovation by convening cross-sector stakeholders, fostering national knowledge-sharing events, and strengthening networks across government, industry, and academia to accelerate best practice adoption.

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### Independent National Authority & Standards Development

Serving as the nation’s independent authority for building standards, managing WBDG, UFC/UFGS updates, and advancing resilience through landmark studies, infrastructure hubs, and digital standards.

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### Architecture, Engineering & Applied Research

Delivering nationwide A&E and cost engineering expertise, leading in enclosure performance and lifecycle analysis to optimize facility investments and guide capital planning.

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### End-To-End Technology Innovation and Solutions

Driving end-to-end technology innovation-advancing BIM, Al. and digital twins-while delivering predictive insights, roadmaps and change management to accelerate adoption across the built environment.

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### Strategic Project & Program Management

Delivering proven program management for complex federal initiatives, leveraging ready-made public-private partnerships and sole-source authority to streamline procurement and accelerate outcomes.

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## Upcoming Events

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November 19 @ 7:30 am - November 21 @ 5:00 pm

### SBC 2025: Accelerate Readiness!

Phoenix Convention Center

Dec 9

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

### A Cooling Conundrum: Setting the Stage for Resilient Cooling

Virtual Event

Dec 11

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

### Understanding the Challenges of Preventing Construction Site Fires

Virtual Event

Dec 16

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

### Clearing the Air: Advancing IAQ Policy for Healthier Communities

Virtual Event

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DON’T MISS…

###### Building for Tomorrow

January 28-29, 2026

In the wake of the devastating Southern California wildfires, this summit stands as both a call to action and a catalyst for national resilience. Using Southern California as a case study, this summit aims to establish a national model for lifeline infrastructure resilience and smart capital investment.

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## From Research to Resilience

###### Empowered: Building Innovation Is the Foundation of American Innovation

October 30, 2025

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) presents Empowered — a short film that captures how America’s progress is built, quite literally, on innovation in our infrastructure, construction, and building sciences. Through the voices of NIBS CEO George Guszcza, industry leader Nancy Novak, and NIBS

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###### Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of Katrina

August 28, 2025

George Guszcza, D.Eng., CPEM, CCMPresident and CEO, National Institute of Building Sciences   My first visit to New Orleans was four years after Hurricane Katrina and 3 years after I left Iraq for the second time.  Having been a part of large-scale reconstruction and rehabilitation programs

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###### Building Tomorrow Today: America’s Innovation Through the Built Environment

July 4, 2025

From colonial cabins to AI driven skyscrapers, America’s commitment to building innovation has shaped our identity. Discover how the National Institute of Building Sciences is translating that history into tomorrow’s resilience, efficiency, and prosperity.

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