Building Innovation: Mix and Match Your BI2024 Tracks
U.S. disaster losses from floods, wind, earthquakes, and fires average $100 billion per year.
In 2017, losses exceeded $300 billion—25% of the $1.3 trillion building value put in place that year.
Fortunately, there are affordable and highly cost-effective strategies that policymakers, building owners, risk managers, and others can deploy to… more
Bringing America back to work and restarting the economy will take planning and vision.
Any movement in the direction toward reentering and repopulating buildings, businesses, and transportation systems must follow the health and safety guidelines set forth by science and data, the federal government, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,… more
May is Building Safety Month.
In this coronavirus world, building safety has taken on greater meaning as the nation’s leaders figure out how to keep citizens safe, while reopening the parts of the economy to business again.
The International Code Council is readying for its 40th annual Building Safety Month, which includes a host of virtual… more
The global pandemic has changed much of how we live, work, and operate.
So, the National Institute of Building Sciences has developed a resource for those looking for recent developments, financial assistance information, webinars and events, continuing education, and other impacts of the coronavirus on the building sector.
The Building Industry… more
All eyes are on the COVID-19 situation, watching things unfold.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), different parts of the country are seeing different levels of COVID-19 activity.
“The duration and severity of each pandemic phase can vary depending on the characteristics of the virus and the public health response… more