Tag: Whole Building Design Guide
November Is Critical Infrastructure Security And Resilience Month
Emphasizing how essential America’s critical infrastructure is to national security and economic growth, President Barack Obama has proclaimed November to be Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month.
National Institute of Building Sciences Celebrates 40 Years
Forty years ago, the United States Congress authorized the establishment of the National Institute of Building Sciences when President Gerald Ford signed the Housing and Community Development Act into law on August 22, 1974.
New Performance-Based Design Guide Now Available
National Institute of Building Sciences makes free tool available to the public via the WBDG.
NCGBCS Releases Taxonomy of Building Codes and Standards
This compilation of codes and standards relating to the built environment is intended to serve as a resource when educating the industry, government, and the public about the regulations and referenced documents that are used when constructing buildings and facilities. Comments are due March 8, 2013.