- Author
- Raufaste, N. J., Jr.
- Title
- Collaborating With Our Customers. NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NIST SP 838-3, August 1993, 24 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service Available from Government Printing Office
- Keywords
- building research | fire research
- Abstract
- The competitiveness of all U.S. industries and the quality of life of all people depend on the quality of the constructed facilities that shelter and support most human activities. Construction also is of great direct economic importance. Annually, in excess of $600 billion is spent in the United States on the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and renovation of constructed facilities, according to statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce. New construction alone emplys 6 million people. The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is dedicated to the life cycle quality of constructed facilities. NIST's primary mission is to help U.S. industry to strengthen its international competitiveness. BFRL enhances the competitiveness of U.S. industry and public safety through performance prediction and measurement technologies and technical advances that improve the life cycle quality of constructed facilities. Its products are used by those who own, design, construct, supply, and provide for the safety or environmental quality of constructed facilities.