The National Institute of Building Sciences' mission is to advance building sciences and technology to improve the built environment. It aims to develop performance criteria to maintain life safety for buildings, evaluate building technologies, conduct related investigations, and disseminate technical data and information. Its focus areas include industry leadership, security and disaster preparedness, facility performance and sustainability, and information resources and technologies such as BIM standards, data exchange formats, and the National CAD Standard.

1. An Authoritative Source of Innovative Solutions
for the Built Environment

2. Mission
Authorized by federal statute, the mission
of the National Institute of Building
Sciences is to serve the nation and the
public interest by supporting advances in
building sciences and technology to
improve the built environment.

3. • Develop and maintain performance
criteria for the maintenance of life, safety,
health, and public welfare for the built
environment
• Evaluate and pre-qualify building
technology and projects
• Conduct related and needed investigations
• Assemble, store, and disseminate
technical data and related information
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5. • Industry Leadership and Advocacy
• Security and Disaster Preparedness
• Facility Performance and
Sustainability
• Information Resources and
Technologies

6. Attributes for High Performance

10. Information Resources and
Technology
National BIM
Standard
SPie
ELie
COBie
LCie
National CAD
Standard

11. Scope of the National BIM Standard – United States
Version 2 – Content (NBIMS-US V2)
The National Building Information Modeling Standard-United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Project Committee has approved 18
submissions to be included in Version 2 of the standard. The approved documents fall into three main categories,
reference standards, information exchange standards (which are built upon the reference standards) and best practice
guidelines that support users in their implementation of open building information modeling (BIM) standards-based
deliverables.

12. Communications

19. What is Building Science?
Building Science is the analysis and
evaluation of issues critical to the
development of criteria, standards and
practices that yield buildings and
structures that respond to the
environmental, societal, business and
sustainable needs of our nation.
Henry L. Green, Hon. AIA, 2011

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