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- Title
- Building Technology Project Summaries, 1980-1981.
- File
- PB82106105.pdf
- Author(s)
- Raufaste, N.; Olmert, M.
- Source
- July 1981, 92 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- NBS-SP-446-5
- Abstract
- The mission of the Center for Building Technology (CBT) is to increase the usefulness, safety, and economy of buildings through the advancement of building technology and its application to the improvement of building practice. CBT's research activities support the building technology programs of Federal, State, and local governments; assist the design professions, building officials, and the research community by developing improved design criteria; and assist manufacturers of building products by developing methods for evaluating innovative materials, components, and systems. CBT provides an objective source of technical information for national consensus standards and model code organizations. Close cooperation with these groups leads to standard practices that meet the needs of the regulatory authorities of State and local governments. Research providing the knowledge for these standard practices is conducted in cooperation with Government, university, and industry laboratories. This report summarizes CBT's research for 1980-1981. Each summary lists the project title, its progress, point of contact within CBT, and sponsor.
- Keywords
- Environmental engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Research projects; Technology assessment; Economics; Construction materials; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Construction industry; Safety; Management planning; Energy conservation; Construction management; Building codes; Solar energy; Structural analysis