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Reports
The following document is an introduction to Building Offsite. Funded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). The…
The National Institute of Building Sciences project team undertook the present project to operationalize the NIPP 2013 framework into…
In 2014, the National Institute of Building Sciences Off-Site Construction Council set out to get an understanding of how the…
Low vision is characterized by vision that is no longer correctable by glasses, contact lens, surgery, or medication. Low vision is…
This report, released by the International Code Council (ICC), summarizes the findings of a Town Hall Meeting held during the 2014 ICC…
In this report, the Institute’s Council on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (CFIRE) issued findings and recommendations on the…
Ryan E. Smith
Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Utah
Chair, National Institute of Building Sciences, O-site…
Resiliency has become a growing concern in the national psyche. President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding…
The process of commissioning the enclosure follows a similar process as other building systems. However, commissioning the enclosure…
When adopted by jurisdictions, codes and standards represent the community’s expectations for the protection of the health, safety and…
