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Current News Stories:

• International Code Council Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Support buildingSMART

• NIBS' BETEC, Cosponsors Launch Building Enclosure Conferences

• OGC® and BuildingSMART® alliance Tackle Interoperability Across
  the Building Life Cycle

• National BIM Standard Version 1 - Part 1 Released

• New Version of the United States National CAD Standard® Now Available

• buildingSMART National Conference Presentations Available Online

• David Harris Announces Plans to Retire as NIBS President

• NIBS FEDCon 07 Meeting in Washington, DC Presentations Available Online

• National BIM Standard Version 1, Part 1 - Out for Industry Review

• NIBS Presentations on the IEQ Report to the U.S. Access Board

• New buildingSMART Alliance Unifies Support For Technology

• First Annual buildingSMART Awards Highlight Week's Events

• New Study: Disaster Mitigation Is Cost Effective and Reduces Future Losses

• AIA, CSI, and NIBS Invite Software Developers to Implement National CAD Standard

NIBS News & Information Resources:

Winter 2008 edition now available:
Journal of Building Enclosure Design — This BETEC biannual publication focuses on the latest developments in building energy conservation, security, and improved building envelope design and performance. It is distributed to all BETEC and other NIBS’ councils’ members. To subscribe at no cost, email your name and address to jbed@nibs.org or read the first issue online.

Spring 2008 edition now available:
Journal of Building Information Modeling — This official biannual publication of the Facility Information Council's National BIM Standard (NBIMS), the buildingSMART Alliance and NIBS focuses on all aspects of building information modeling for ensuring the movement to the full use of BIM successfully. To subscribe at no cost, email your name and address to jbim@nibs.org or download a copy.

Upcoming NIBS Events:

BEST 1: Building Enclosure Science
& Technology -
June 10-12, 2008, Minneapolis, Minnesota.