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WASHINGTON, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) recognized outstanding contributions to the built environment during an awards luncheon at Building Innovation 2025 (BI2025), one of the premier gatherings for professionals shaping the future of the building industry.

The 2025 award recipients include:

• NIBS Distinguished Service Award
  Dr. Steven McCabe, Director, Disaster Impact Reduction Office (ret.) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
   
• Exceptional Woman in Building Award
  Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President & CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
   
• Future Leaders Award
  Sam Villalobos, Assistant Project Manager, SKANSKA, Virginia State University
   
• NIBS Innovator Award
  Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Re-occupancy and Functional Recovery Time Report
  Developed by FEMA, NIST, the Applied Technology Council (ATC), and the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI)
   
• Beyond Green™ High-Performance Building and Community Award
  Pepper Construction Cincinnati Headquarters Historic Rehabilitation
  Project partners: Pepper Construction, Emersion Design, and CMTA

In addition, NIBS awarded the Betty and Mort Marshall Memorial Scholarship to two exceptional students. Established in 2020 to promote diversity in the building sciences, the scholarship supports students pursuing careers in architecture and engineering at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

The 2025 scholarship recipients are:

• Reeja Shrestha, Architecture student, Howard University
   
• William Corey, Electrical Engineering student, North Carolina A&T State University

To learn more about the NIBS Built Environment Awards, visit nibs.org.

About the National Institute of Building Sciences

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that brings together labor and consumer interests, government representatives, regulatory agencies, and members of the building industry to identify and address challenges in the built environment. For more information, visit nibs.org or follow @bldgsciences on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

SOURCE National Institute of Building Sciences