# National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/national-institute-of-building-sciences-nibs/  
**Website:** http://www.nibs.org  
**APIs profiled:** 0

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) is a nonprofit organization established by Congress in 1974 to serve as the nation’s authoritative source of research, policy, and recommendations that improve the built environment. NIBS connects research, policy, and practical application to advance innovation in building sciences, offering resources such as the Whole Building Design Guide, BIM standards, and various councils focused on building safety, technology, and resilience. It provides extensive publications, standards, and educational materials to support professionals, policymakers, and the public in creating safer, more sustainable buildings.

## Kin Score — 11.6 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 2.4 |
| Access Clarity | 34.2 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 13.7 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |

## Security (1)

- **National Institute Of Building Sciences Nibs Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Tags

Building Sciences, Nonprofit, Research, Standards, Education, Company

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/national-institute-of-building-sciences-nibs/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.