Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
The Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment (BICE) advises the executive and legislative branches of government, other governmental and private sector organizations, and the general public on questions of technology, science, and public policy applied to:
- the design, construction, operations, maintenance, security, and evaluation of buildings, facilities, and infrastructure systems;
- the relationship between the constructed and natural environments and their interaction with human activities;
- the effects of natural and manmade hazards on constructed facilities and infrastructure
- the interdependencies of infrastructure systems (power, water, transportation, telecommunications, wastewater, buildings) and the potential for cascading failures
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Technical Assessment of the Capital Facility Needs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Consensus Study Report
·2023
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides critical impact to the nation through standards development and cutting-edge research, with a mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that...
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