Construction is a multibillion dollar industry in the United States, yet building research is highly fragmented. This new book is a complete compilation of building research institutions. It contains profiles of the institutions and gives their addresses and phone numbers, the mission and focus of their research, their distinctive attributes, and their publications. A comprehensive index identifies all institutions conducting research on specific topics.
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, and Applications Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Committee on Natural Disasters
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Alternative Chemical Demilitarization Technologies
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Measuring and Improving Infrastructure Performance
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Nautical Charts and Information
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, U.S. National Committee on Tunneling Technology
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Materials for High-Temperature Semiconductor Devices
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Building Research Board, Committee on the International Construction Industry
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Building Research Board, Committee on Facility Design to Minimize Premature Obsolescence
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Building Research Board, Committee on Improving the Design Quality of Federal Buildings
National Research Council, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Building Research Board, Committee on Assessing the Impact on Federal Agencies of the Use of Building Codes as Design Criteria