The National Institute of Building Sciences is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that brings together representatives of government, the professions, industry, labor and consumer interests, and regulatory agencies to focus on the identification and resolution of problems and potential problems that hamper the construction of safe, affordable structures for housing, commerce and industry throughout the United States. Authorized by the
U.S. Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is Bicameralism, bicameral, composed of a lower body, the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, and an upper body, ...
in the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, (12 U.S.C. 1706e), is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, amended the Housing Act of 1937 to create Section 8 housing, authorizes "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awa ...
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Councils and Workgroups
* Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC)
* Building Information Management (BIM) Council (formerly the buildingSMART alliance)
* Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC)
* Consultative Council
* Facility Management and Operations Council (FMOC)
* Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council (MMC)
* Off-Site Construction Council
* Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) Workgroup
Technology programs
* HAZUS
* ProjNet
* Whole Building Design Guide WBDG
News
* NIBS Member Quarterly Newsletter
Standards and publications
* National BIM Standard - United States
* United States National CAD Standard
Former councils include:
* Facility Information Council (FIC)
* International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI)
Charter members
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Mortimer M. Marshall Jr., FAIA
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Homer Hurst
See also
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National CAD Standard The National CAD Standard (NCS) is a collaborative effort in the United States among computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) users. Its goal is to create a unified approach to the creation of building design data. Devel ...
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Whole Building Design Guide
The Whole Building Design Guide or WBDG is guidance in the United States, described by the Federal Energy Management Program as "a complete internet resource to a wide range of building-related design guidance, criteria and technology", and meets ...
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Building engineering organizations
Professional associations based in the United States
Institutes based in the United States
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