The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is inviting experts in areas including sustainable design, innovative materials, resilient urban planning and green infrastructure to become speakers at Building Innovation 2025
Building Innovation is a premiere meeting for all who impact the built environment to find solutions. BI2025 will take place 19-21 May 2025 at the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia.
The conference theme is Thrive: Strategies for Resilient Communities. The conference will follow three tracks: Leaders, Practitioners and Technologists.
NIBS is seeking seeks speaker abstracts for the following topics:
- Functional recovery.
- Sustainable design and construction practices.
- Retrofitting for resilience.
- Climate adaptation strategies for buildings and infrastructure.
- Community resilience and engagement in urban planning.
- Innovative materials.
- Technologies for resilient design, construction and planning.
- Policy frameworks that support resilient development.
- Adopting resilient projects and strategies; case studies.
- Integration of green infrastructure and ecosystem services.
- Risk assessment and management in the built environment.
- Innovative investments and insurance in resilience.
- Workforce.
Building Innovation 2025 tracks
The three Building Innovation tracks aim to look beyond buildings to enable community-level resilience.
Leaders: Sessions will focus on developing policy frameworks, strengthening critical infrastructure, incentivizing the investment and empowering the workforce behind functional recovery.
Practitioners: Establishing processes for resilient building, sessions will focus on codes, standards, existing buildings, risk assessment and management and sustainable design and construction practices.
Technologists: Sessions will highlight current and emerging technologies for resilient design, construction, and planning, focusing on technology solutions, materials, use cases, and implementation and adoption.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 3 January 2025.
Digital Twins 2024
Earlier this month, the NIBS released the schedule for Digital Twins 2024, the inaugural Building Innovation: Emerging Technologies Series event.
Taking place 9-11 December at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, will focus on the creation, use and benefits of digital twin technology in the building industry.
