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2024 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day to Highlight Standards for Climate Change Amidst "A Shared Vision for a Better World"

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaboration is the key to achieving shared goals. The U.S. standardization system has the greatest impact when all stakeholders work together. Particularly as our climate continues to change, the standards community and the whole of the built environment must be resilient and ready to face the challenges ahead. Recognizing the progress that the standards community makes together for the greater good, the 2024 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) will celebrate the theme, "A Shared Vision for a Better World: Standards for the Changing Climate."

Key Points: 
  • Particularly as our climate continues to change, the standards community and the whole of the built environment must be resilient and ready to face the challenges ahead.
  • Recognizing the progress that the standards community makes together for the greater good, the 2024 U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day (WSD) will celebrate the theme, "A Shared Vision for a Better World: Standards for the Changing Climate."
  • In 2024, the standards community will reflect on how we can achieve more through collaborative standardization efforts, developing solutions for complex global challenges.
  • The celebration will highlight how working together can counter the negative impacts of climate change for a better, more resilient, and more equitable world for the next generation.

Data Center Leaders from Compass Datacenters and Schneider Electric to Keynote Data Center BUILD

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Data Center World , the leading global conference for data center facilities and IT professionals and AFCOM’s annual global gathering, today announces that Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer at Compass Datacenters, and Phanney Brevard, Head of Strategy and Business at Schneider Electric, will deliver the keynote address “How to Truly Integrate Your Supply Chain” at Data Center BUILD on April 17.

Key Points: 
  • Data Center World , the leading global conference for data center facilities and IT professionals and AFCOM’s annual global gathering, today announces that Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer at Compass Datacenters, and Phanney Brevard, Head of Strategy and Business at Schneider Electric, will deliver the keynote address “How to Truly Integrate Your Supply Chain” at Data Center BUILD on April 17.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240227760515/en/
    Data Center Leaders from Compass Datacenters and Schneider Electric to Keynote Data Center BUILD (Photo: Business Wire)
    Data Center BUILD is a construction and design summit that brings together operators, decision-makers, experts and implementers to help drive smart decisions for data center growth.
  • The executive-level summit provides information and connections needed to design and build data centers and takes place on April 17-18 in Washington, D.C. during Data Center World 2024.
  • We look forward to their presentation,” said Bill Kleyman, Data Center & Technology Executive, Neu.ro Board Member, Data Center World Program Chair and Data Center Knowledge Contributing Editor.

National Institute of Building Sciences Celebrates 50 Years of Service to the Nation

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 2024 marks five decades of significant contribution and service by the National Institute of Building Sciences to the U.S. built environment.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 2024 marks five decades of significant contribution and service by the National Institute of Building Sciences to the U.S. built environment.
  • NIBS was officially established in August 1974, by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community Development Act, Public Law 93-383.
  • "This is our chance to honor the relationships we have formed, research we have developed, and stakeholders we continue to serve.
  • Two years later, the commission revealed a national labyrinth of building codes and standards lacking uniformity and modernization and identified the need for a national resource to provide solutions.

Triple-I Releases Panel Lineup for its Nov. 30 Town Hall in D.C.

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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“Resource constraints, legal system abuse, economic pressures, and political intricacies further complicate matters.”

Key Points: 
  • “Resource constraints, legal system abuse, economic pressures, and political intricacies further complicate matters.”
    Triple-I has long been a participant in the climate-risk conversation.
  • The Town Hall is part of the organization’s effort to turn this discussion into action, a role Triple-I played this year when contributing its insurance insights to the National Institute of Building Sciences’ (NIBS) Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0 report.
  • To be held at The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, the Town Hall will start with a reception at 1 p.m. EST and conclude at 6 p.m. EST.
  • “Hear and share insights and – perhaps most important – get involved in attacking the risk crisis.”
    Visit Triple-I’s registration site if you would like to attend the Town Hall in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Swiss-Belhotel International Debuts in The Kenyan Capital and With It in Africa

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Senior, News, Family, Business studies, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, NIBS, Tourism, Finance, Swiss-Belhotel International, Hotel, Security (finance)

The hotel also offers an all-day dining restaurant and a delightful rooftop bar with panoramic views of Nairobi's skyline.

Key Points: 
  • The hotel also offers an all-day dining restaurant and a delightful rooftop bar with panoramic views of Nairobi's skyline.
  • Lizzie Wanyoike, the famous Kenyan entrepreneur and founder of Nairobi Institute of Business Studies (NIBS) blessed the ceremony with her presence for her family.
  • It is the first operating hotel for our group in Africa and therefore marks a significant milestone for us."
  • Swiss-Belhotel International will soon begin implementing its international standards and enhancements, targeting a complete rebranding of the Swiss-Belinn Nairobi by 15 January 2024.

Triple-I Panelists to Focus Oct. 18 on Building Resilience to Floods

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Building Systems, Professional Services, Construction & Property, Insurance, Urban Planning, Fannie Mae, Chapter Five, Risk management, NIBS, Hurricane Ida, NFIP, Hurricane Ian, Education, River, Insurance Information Institute, EDT, National Institute of Building Sciences, Water, Management, Engineering

The two Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) contributors to Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0 , a new National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) study, will participate in the NIBS webinar on it on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at noon, EDT.

Key Points: 
  • The two Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) contributors to Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0 , a new National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) study, will participate in the NIBS webinar on it on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at noon, EDT.
  • “With a 300-year history in risk management, the insurance industry is well-positioned to drive education and investment in resilience,” Kevelighan stated.
  • New York City faced this scenario last month as did inland communities which received significant rainfall in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian (2022) and Hurricane Ida (2021).
  • The one-hour session is sponsored by NIBS’s Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council and is open to the public at no charge.

Emerging BIM Standards Promise to Bolster AEC Efficiency

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Friday, October 6, 2023
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BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AEC firms would be wise to adopt standardized approaches to building information modeling (BIM) now that it is becoming an expected—or even government-mandated—part of their projects, advised BIM specialists from HFA Architecture + Engineering.

Key Points: 
  • It is just one more way in which AEC firms can maximize the efficiency of their projects and operations, said HFA BIM Director Brittany Pylant , who co-hosted the webinar (" Data Integration, BIM + AEC Evolution ") on Sept 28.
  • Against that backdrop, AEC companies would do well to embrace the BIM process and stay in step with its evolution.
  • Pylant and Reyna offered tips and resources for AEC firms aiming to maximize efficiency with BIM, data integration and cultural change.
  • "If you don't have documentation of your standards," Reyna said, "you probably don't have very good standards."

National Institute of Building Sciences to Host Housing Affordability Hearing

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Consultative Council will hold a public hearing on November 6 at the National Press Club to discuss the state of housing affordability for middle- and working-class Americans.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Consultative Council will hold a public hearing on November 6 at the National Press Club to discuss the state of housing affordability for middle- and working-class Americans.
  • "Housing affordability is a serious issue for many American families," said Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA, Interim CEO of NIBS.
  • Hearing speakers include officials with the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Urban Institute, National Association of Home Builders, and the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
  • The day-long hearing will take place in three parts:
    Affordable housing generally is defined as housing where the occupant pays no more than 30 percent of gross income for housing costs, including utilities.

National Institute of Building Sciences and Fannie Mae Release Disaster Mitigation Roadmap

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Building Sciences and Fannie Mae have developed the Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0 on mitigation investment to help people in America prepare for and respond to natural disasters.

Key Points: 
  • The Resilience Incentivization Roadmap was unveiled at NIBS' annual meeting in Washington, DC
    WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Building Sciences and Fannie Mae have developed the Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0 on mitigation investment to help people in America prepare for and respond to natural disasters.
  • On a national average, natural hazard mitigation saves $4-$11 in avoided future losses for each $1 invested, as found by the NIBS Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves study.
  • "Climate resilience will be key to sustainable homeownership as the impacts of climate change increase," said Tim Judge, Head of Modeling & Chief Climate Officer with Fannie Mae.
  • The Resilience Incentivization Roadmap 2.0 recently was unveiled at the NIBS Building Innovation conference in Washington, DC.

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

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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WASHINGTON, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council has issued its 2022 Moving Forward Report, looking closely at the climate emergency and the path toward decarbonization of the U.S. built environment.

Key Points: 
  • The building sector is a significant contributor to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both in the U.S. and globally.
  • Among the Consultative Council's recommendations:
    The federal government should leverage the significant experience of the design and construction industries, prioritizing private sector input in ongoing Council on Environmental Quality coordination of federal actions around decarbonization.
  • The Consultative Council assembles high-level building community representatives to investigate key challenges facing the building industry and make recommendations directly to the executive and legislative branches of government.
  • The 2021 Moving Forward Report, which was released in May 2022, examined the critical area of driving workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion in the built environment.