National Planning for Construction and Building R&D.
National Planning for Construction and Building R&D.
(576 K)
Wright, R. N.; Rosenfeld, A. H.; Fowell, A. J.
NISTIR 5759; 102 p. December 1995.
Order number: PB96-137104
Keywords:
building technology; construction; building construction
Abstract:
This planning report is a resource document designed to
provide the private sector with a straw man on a
direction and strategy for construction and building
research, development, and demonstration to achieve the
National Construction Goals, and the products likely to
be produced by that effort. The report also will
provide federal agencies with information on each
other's R&D programs to facilitate coordination of
effort. The Federal and private sector plans will be
coordinated to form an industry-led National Plan to
meet the National Construction Goals. This report
provides background on each of the goals, the measures
by which progress can be gauged, and research needed.
The industry perspective on relative importance of the
different goals by the various sectors of the
construction industry is reported, and the initial
strategy proposed by some of those sectors to provide a
platform for the National Plan is outlined.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899