NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES ANNOUNCES BI2022 KEYNOTES/

Building Innovation 2022 takes place September 26-28 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC

(WASHINGTON, DC, August 1, 2022) – The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) has finalized the keynote speakers for Building Innovation 2022.

BI2022 is one of the premiere meetings for all who impact the built environment to find solutions.

The BI2022 keynotes are:

• Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Kelly Alvarez Doran, Senior Director, Sustainability & Regenerative Design, MASS Design Group, and Director, Ha/f Research Studio, University of Toronto
• Stacy Smedley, LEED AP BD+C, Executive Director, Building Transparency, and Senior Director, Sustainability, Skanska USA Building

“Building Innovation allows for professionals from across the built environment to meet, network, and learn about new strategies, trends, and technologies,” says Stephen T. Ayers, FAIA, Interim CEO of NIBS. “We are proud to present this year’s keynote speakers – leaders who are moving the built environment in very important ways for the nation’s benefit.”

The National Institute of Building Sciences team is finalizing BI2022 preparations. Conference programming is built around three tracks: resilience, technology, and building performance and sustainability.

At BI2022, NIBS also will announce the winners of the following awards: NIBS Distinguished Service, Exceptional Woman in Building, Future Leaders, NIBS Innovator, NIBS DEI Leadership, and The Mortimer M. Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award. Two recipients of the Betty and Mort Marshall Memorial Scholarship also will be named. The scholarship was established to promote diversity in the building sciences and benefit students pursuing a career in architecture and engineering at a historically Black college or university (HBCU).