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Popular Links

• Unified Facilities Criteria
• Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS)
• Construction Waste Management Database
• Building Envelope Design Guide
• Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers
• Federal High Performance & Sustainable Buildings
• Mechanical Insulation Design Guide
• Resource Pages

NewsView All

• Building Industry Organizations Join Forces to Benefit the Built Environment
  Feb 9, 2012
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• Center to Transform Haitian Building Industry, Produce More Resilient Buildings
  Jan 12, 2012
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• NBIMS-US Version 2 Training Coming Soon
  Dec 28, 2011
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EventsView All

• NEW DATE: DHS S&T Cutting Edge Resilience Tools Webinar
  February 08, 2012
  
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• Lighting Effects on Older Adults
  March 06 - 07, 2012
  Washington, DC
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• NFMT is the Place to be for BIM, FM, WBDG, FMOC, COBie and SPie
  March 13 - 15, 2012
  Baltimore Convention Center
  Baltimore, MD
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• FEDCon® The Market Outlook on Federal Construction (Presentations now available)
  December 06, 2011
  Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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Participating Agencies

Featured Program

• DHS, Science & Technology Directorate, High Performance Resilience Program
  This program was created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2009 to improve the security and resilience of our nation's buildings and infrastructure. For more information on security, visit the WBDG's Secure/Safe Design Objective pages.

New & Updated Pages

• Magnify Credit Union - South Lakeland Branch
  Case Study - 11/21/2011
• Productive – including Integrate Technological Tools, Assure Reliable Systems and Spaces, Design for the Changing Workplace, Promote Health and Well-Being and Provide Comfortable Environments
  Design Objective - 11/04/2011
• MIDG Resources
  Mechanical Insulation Design Guide (MIDG) - 11/02/2011
• Functional / Operational – including Account for Functional Needs, Ensure Appropriate Product/Systems Integration, and Meet Performance Objectives
  Design Objective - 10/27/2011
• Extensive Vegetative "Green" Roofs
  Resource Page - 10/24/2011

New CCB
Publications

• NIST GCR 11-917-12 Standards of Seismic Safety for Existing Federally Owned and Leased Buildings -- ICSSC Recommended Practice 8 (RP 8)
  Posted: 02-02-2012
• Inpatient Services: Medical/Surgical Inpatient Units & Intensive Care Nursing Units
  Posted: 02-01-2012
• Clinical Series: Electroencephalography Laboratory (EEG)
  Posted: 02-01-2012
• Clinical Series: Digestive Diseases - Endoscopy Service
  Posted: 02-01-2012