The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support a new initiative to expand the utilization of ...

Lori Peek, a CU Boulder sociologist, was recently nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to join the National Institute of Building Sciences board When it comes to ...

Building science integrates the study of materials, energy flows and systems interactions that govern the performance of the built environment. It spans the thermal, acoustic, mechanical and ...

Established in 2008, the Building Science Lab provides both an open-space laboratory as well as a graduate research space for researchers and students who investigate building energy performance, ...

This course will help participants develop a foundation in the principles of building science for high-performance homes. Understanding the principles of energy usage, moisture migration, air flow, ...

It is difficult to measure, observing a completed building, the amount of work, resources and knowledge that were deposited there. All decisions made influence in some way the performance of the ...