Low vision is characterized by vision that is no longer correctable by glasses, contact lens, surgery, or medication. Low vision is severe enough to cause difficulty with the ability to complete daily living tasks. Vision impairment occurs from age; injury, such as traumatic brain injuries experienced by war veterans; or disease. Different diseases affect different parts of the visual system and cause different patterns of vision loss, which result in different functional deficits and accommodative needs.

This guidance document, developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences and the New Buildings Institute, gives jurisdictions the means to help them achieve their energy performance goals for buildings. The document provides jurisdictions with the regulatory language to put an outcome-based compliance path into place.

This report compiles the results of a follow-up survey conducted in 2018 by the Off-Site Construction Council (OSCC) to understand how the U.S. construction sector use off-site construction techniques and technologies has changed since its initial survey in 2014. A total of 205 participants responded to the 2018 survey. The respondents came from across the building industry, representing the diverse stakeholders involved in the decision making and implementation of off-site construction.

Each year, the Council develops a Moving Forward Report, which becomes part of the Institute’s Annual Report that goes to the President of the United States and the U.S. Congress. In the 2018 report, the Council addresses ways to improve the performance of the nation’s existing building stock. The report is intended to be a starting point for a much broader dialogue across the building industry and with policymakers, and offers a number of recommendations to move forward.