The National Institute of Building Sciences is authorized by the U.S. Congress to serve the public interest as the essential forum for discussing issues and identifying opportunities within the building community. The NIBS Consultative Council assembles high-level building community leaders to make collective recommendations directly to policymakers – and by NIBS to the President of the United States – to improve our nation’s buildings and infrastructure.

Each year, the Consultative Council publishes the Moving Forward Report to investigate key challenges facing the building industry and to make recommendations to policymakers to help overcome those challenges.

The 2020 Moving Forward Report examines the critical area of “Ensuring Healthy Buildings: How Buildings Can Protect and Promote Public Health.”