- Author
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Trechsel, Heinz
- Title
- Swiss Building and Housing Research Activities Status: 1972. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 73-288
August 1973
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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buildings, Switzerland; research projects, construction management; residential buildings; research management; building codes; land use; economic factors; evaluation; construction industry
- Abstract
- The report discusses the results of meetings with representatives of the Swiss Federal Commission for Housing Research (FKW), major educational and research estalishments, architects, contractors, builders, and local building officials. Topics covered in the discussion included building economics, modular coordination, pre-evaluation of performance of housing projects, pre-evaluation of research projects, building design, land use and planning, transportation, and building laws, codes, and standards. (Modified author abstract) Portions of this report are not fully legible.