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- Title
- Building Technology Project Summaries, 1983-1984 (of the National Bureau of Standards (NEL) Center for Building Technology).
- File
- PB84222249.pdf
- Author(s)
- Raufaste, N. J.; Olmert, M.
- Source
- June 1984, 144 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- NBS/SP-446-8
- Abstract
- The Center for Building Technology (CBT) of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) is the national building research laboratory. It works cooperatively with other organizations, private and public, to improve building practices. It conducts laboratory, field, and analytical research. It develops technologies to predict, measure, and test the performance of building materials, components, systems, and practices. This knowledge is required for responsible and cost-effective decisions in the building process and cannot be obtained through proprietary research and development. CBT provides technologies needed by the building community to achieve the benefits of advanced computation and automation. CBT does not promulgate building standards or regulations, but its technologies are widely used in the building industry and adopted by governmental and private organizations that have standards and codes responsibilities. CBT programs include: computer-integrated construction, structural safety, earthquake hazards reduction, building physics, building equipment, quality of building materials, and cement hydration.
- Keywords
- Structural engineering; Environmental engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Research projects; Quality assurance; Technology innovation; Construction materials; Structural design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Construction industry; Solar energy concentrators; Cement hydration; Thermal insulation; Energy conservation; Building codes; Cost effectiveness; Acoustics