NIBS President & CEO Lakisha A. Woods Elected to Vice Chair of USGBC

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President and CEO Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, has been re-elected to a three-year term with the U.S. Green Building Council board of directors. Woods will serve as vice chair. Dr. Aaron Bernstein, interim director with the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. School of Public Health also was re-elected. Bernstein will serve as chair. Newly elected board members include Anyeley Hallová, founder of Adre; Dr. Ruth Thomas-Squance, director of field building at the Build Healthy Places Network and Dr. Marwa Zaatari, partner with Dzine Partners and co-chair of the enVerid Systems advisory board. These … Read more

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NIBS Convenes BIM Executive Roundtable on Construction Industry Digital Transformation

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The National Institute of Building Sciences recently met with an exclusive list of leaders from public and private organizations to discuss the need for a coordinated program to advance collaboration and innovation in the building industry. The Building Information Management Executive Roundtable included partners from the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Federal Highway Administration, along with private sector partners from Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Autodesk, Bentley, Epic, ESRI, HDR, Kieran-Timberlake and WSP. “Let’s start working on our common challenges and opportunities,” said Lakisha A. … Read more

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