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A wide view of a concrete beam assembly inside a large metal frame. A hydraulic arm is part of the metal frame, and it’s posed to press down at a section in the middle where the concrete pieces connect.

NIST Engineers Design 5 New Ways to Connect Concrete Pieces for More Resilient Buildings

September 29, 2025

One of the biggest challenges with precast concrete is connecting the concrete pieces at a job site.

Champlain Towers South Investigation Nears Completion of Technical Work

September 9, 2025

Investigators share likely failure scenarios, advance indicators of building’s distress.

NIST to Provide Updates on Construction Safety Team Investigations in September Advisory Committee Meeting

August 6, 2025

The public meetings will include updates on NIST’s investigations into the impacts of Hurricane Maria and the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South.

NIST Shares Preliminary Findings From Hurricane Maria Investigation

July 14, 2025

As NIST’s National Construction Safety Team nears the end of its investigation, it has released a video update that highlights significant milestones and

Bioinspired Materials Can Take a Punch

June 24, 2025

Scientists develop new impact-resistant material based on the exoskeleton of the mantis shrimp.

NIST Releases Extensive Video Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation

June 23, 2025

The update reviews the investigation’s history, shares preliminary findings and highlights potential impacts.

A two-lane highway lined with the burnt remains of vehicles that were destroyed by fire while in traffic.

NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance

April 24, 2025

The ESCAPE report redefines how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires.

Congratulations to the 2024 Baldrige Award Recipients!

April 14, 2025

BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR, Md.—Dr. Eric K. Lin, Acting Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services at the National Institute of Standards and

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Champlain Towers South Investigation Team Provides Update to Structural Engineers

April 11, 2025

This outreach will help ensure that the team’s findings and recommendations lead to improvements to codes, standards and practices.

NIST Researcher Leads Workshop on Whole Community Preparedness at Smart Cities Conference

April 1, 2025

On 16 April 2025, NIST researcher Michael Dunaway and colleagues organized and led a workshop on “Whole Community Preparedness for Smart, Connected Cities” at

NIST Report to Congress Provides Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation

February 5, 2025

The report notes that the team has completed all experimental work on the physical evidence from the building’s structural elements.

NIST Transfers Evidence From Champlain Towers South to Miami-Dade Police Department

November 21, 2024

The National Construction Safety Team has reached an important milestone in its investigation into the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South.

Jennifer Helgeson, holding a clipboard and wearing a high-vis vest stands next to a car. The car has a large sign on the side that reads “Center for Community Resilience Planning. Lumberton, NC Flood Study Team.”

Spotlight: NIST Researcher Studies How Communities Can ‘Bounce Back’ After a Disaster

October 25, 2024

Meet Jennifer Helgeson, a research economist at NIST who studies community resilience.

Revision of Baldrige Framework to Increase its Value as Improvement Guide

October 21, 2024

During its current revision, the Baldrige Excellence Framework®, the core document of the Baldrige Program, is undergoing revolutionary change—being reorganized

NIST Hosts Workshop on “Whole Community Preparedness for Smart Cities and Communities”

October 1, 2024

On 27-28 August 2024, NIST’s Smart Connected Systems Division hosted a workshop at the George H. W. Bush School of Government and Public Service in Washington D

NIST Provides Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation

September 12, 2024

Work continues to determine cause of the 2021 tragedy and to develop science-based recommendations to improve building safety.

NIST’s Long Phan and Marc Levitan Receive Service to America Medal

September 10, 2024

The award recognizes their efforts to develop standards and building codes to make structures resistant to tornadoes.

Tornadoes Are Deadly. These New Building Codes Will Save Lives.

July 9, 2024

NIST research has led to the first building code provision for tornado resilience.

Spotlight: NIST Researchers Are Helping Make Communities More Resilient Through Wind Tunnel Testing of Building Models

June 11, 2024

NIST researchers are helping by evaluating building structures through wind tunnel testing.

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NIST to Provide Public Update on Hurricane Maria and Champlain Towers South Investigations During Advisory Committee Meeting March 6-7, 2024

March 4, 2024

The meeting will be livestreamed each day.

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