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Author
Raufaste, N. J., Jr.
Title
Building Technology Project Summaries 1989.
Coporate
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Report
NISTIR 89-4068, April 1989, 86 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Services
Keywords
construction industry; construction materials; project management; research management; cost engineering; contract administration; performance analysis
Identifiers
building technology
Abstract
The Center for Building Technology (CBT) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the national building research laboratory. CBT works cooperatively with other organizations, private and public, to improve building practices. It conducts laboratory, field, and analytical research to predict, measure, and test the performance of building materials, components, systems, and practices. CBT's technologies are widely used in the building industry and adopted by governmental and private organizations that have standards and codes responsibilities. The report summarizes the research underway in the Center during 1989.