- Author
- Raufaste, N. J., Jr. | Olmert, M.
- Title
- Building Technology Project Summaries, 1983-1984 (of the National Bureau of Standards (NEL) Center for Building Technology). Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS SP 446-8, June 1984,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- construction industry; buildings; research projects; structural engineering; building codes; earthquake resistant structures; structural design; environmental engineering; technology innovation; solar energy concentrators; cost effectiveness; quality assurance; construction materials; thermal insulation; acoustics | solar energy
- Identifiers
- earthquake engineering; energy conservation; cement hydration
- 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.