The National Institute of Building Sciences is hosting its annual Building Innovation conference, May 22-24 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.
BI2024 brings together everyone who impacts the built environment - government agencies, contractors, the private sector, architects, scientists, and more. Expert-led sessions will cover three topics, and the diverse workforce supporting all of it: resilience, technology, and building performance and sustainability. ICC and AIA continuing education units will be available.
Help NIBS celebrate its milestone year with a 50th anniversary reception and networking with fellow industry professionals. Register here using code ACG_EMA2024 for 20% off.
The 2024 Building Innovation conference agenda includes:
- A Look Ahead: The Next 50 Years of the Built Environment
- Beyond Carrots: The Legal Sticks of Climate Adaptation Failure in Construction
- Driving Building Performance Through the Lens of LEED v5 O+M
- Exploring the Intersection of BIM and Digital Twins
- Resilience Town Hall: Mitigation, Community Resilience, Lifeline Infrastructure, and Investment
- Addressing Sustainability Through Codes and Standards
- How Can Generative AI Accelerate BIM at Federal Agencies and Private Enterprises
- Assessing the GHG Emissions Impacts of Distributed Workplace Policies
- The Long Journey of Making Models as Contract Documents a Reality
- Prefabricated Enclosure That Performs: Practical Design for Resilient Buildings
- Increasing the Speed of Steel Construction by 50% by 2025
- House of Cards: Incorporating Hazard Vulnerability Into Building Life Cycle Assessment
Concluding the Building Innovation conference, attendees are invited to the Brains & Bytes BIMStorm: Digital Twin AI Workshop.
A BIMStorm is a groundbreaking and ultimate AI event that transcends traditional academic discussions to deliver engaging, collaborative problem solving in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. It’s an open sandbox that will allow participants to actively engage with real-world data from building information modeling (BIM), geographic information systems (GIS), computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), lifecycle data, digital twins, and asset management.
The workshop to be immersive, bridging the gap between theory and practice and offering insights and tangible results that can be directly applied to real-world situations.
Register here using code ACG_EMA2024 for 20% off.
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