IBTS’ passion is bolstering communities and creating vibrant, resilient neighborhoods that balance economy with equity. Simply put, we thrive when your community thrives. So we are excited to announce that our Local Government Solutions team…
For the thousands of small- and mid-sized communities without a municipal bond rating, simply getting your first rating can be daunting. Although it’s an intensive process, knowing what to expect – and what bond rating…
IBTS completed its second annual day of service, IBTS L.O.V.E. (Locally Organized Volunteer Event).
The Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS) is pleased to announce our new five-year strategic plan follow its approval by our Board of Directors on December 14, 2018. The 2019-2024 plan was developed over…
Through our involvement with community resilience assessments and planning at the local government level, the IBTS resilience team has discovered that local governments can struggle with resilience project prioritization and selection. Given the variety of…
IBTS recently set the strategic goal of furthering its work in the resilience space. What does this mean? We’re going to put a greater focus on the creation of resilient and sustainable communities throughout the…
In January 2019, the IBTS team, in partnership with the National Governors Association (NGA), will bring a group of experts together in Washington, D.C. to discuss resilience—lifecycle strategies and actions that address the mitigation, response,…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently accepted IBTS as a Market Partner for their Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Working Group. This group is comprised of state and local governments, as well as…
Demand for renewable energy is at an all-time high, and with this growth, it’s increasingly important that specified and installed systems live up to their promise if the industry will continue to succeed. To ensure…
Manufactured housing units (MHUs) play a vital role in providing private-sector affordable housing—an imperative part of the solution to the nation’s affordable housing crisis. But affordable does not and should not equal substandard quality. If…
