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SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government and contracted services.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports, quarterly bulletin, and annual reviews of activities.
SLOVAK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES,
INSTITUTE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE (USTARCH SAV)
Dubravska cesta
842 20 Bratislava
CONTACT: Rudolf Skrucany, Director
MISSION: To serve as a central institute for complex basic and applied building research.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs research on complex structural problems, nonlinear and fracture
mechanics, failure of reinforced concrete and metalic structures, building materials,
building physics, urban and rural planning, and influence of social factors.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Slovak Academy of Sciences.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports and periodicals.
CEMENT AND CONCRETE LABORATORY
Aalborg Portland
Rordalsveg 44
P.O. Box 165
DK 9100
CONTACT: Palle Nepper-Christensen, Manager
DENMARK
MISSION: Research, development, and control for better production and use of cement.
PRIMARY WORK: Provides technical and laboratory support for improving quality of cement,
concrete, refractories, and fiber-reinforced composites.
SOURCES OF FINANCE: Aktiesselskabet Aalborg Portland-Cement-Fabrik.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports.
CONCRETE AND STRUCTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BKI)
Dr. Neergaards Vej 13
DK-2970 Horsholm
CONTACT: S. Oivind Olesen
MISSION: To provide testing and research in concrete and structural technology.
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PRIMARY WORK: Performs research on structures and structural members, concrete
materials, material deterioration, computer program selection, and admixtures for concrete;
conducts educational programs; develops and sells new computer programs such as MISTRA, a
comprehensive, interactive program for structural design calculations.
SOURCES OF FINANCE: Contract income; public and private funds.
DANISlI BUILDING CENTER
Vester Voldgade 94
DK 1552 Copenhagen V
CONTACT: Jorgen Bagge Andersen, President
MISSION: To serve the building community with information, testing services, and
documentation.
PRIMARY WORK: Provides general information about solving building problems through
consulting, a documentation center, permanent exhibit, and training courses.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Sales of information, training fees, and consulting services.
PUBLICATIONS: Manuals, failure sheets, legislation, standards, and special purpose
reports.
DANISH BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SBI)
P.O. Box 119
DK 2970 Horsholm
CONTACT: Hans Jorgen Larsen, Director
MISSION: National building research laboratory focusing on improving building practices.
PRIMARY WORK: Provides research in areas such as acoustics, building physics, structural
engineering, building and environmental design, urban and regional planning, and building
economics; has an acoustics testing laboratory.
SOURCES OF FINANCES: Mainly government.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports, bulletins, and articles in professional journals.
DANISH CORROSION CENTER
Park Alle 345
DK-2605 Brondby
CONTACT: Hans Arup,Director
MISSION: To provide technical assistance on the physical and chemical behavior of metals.
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PRIMARY WORK Performs research and testing on metals in concrete to assess corrosion of
reinforcements, metals in water systems and heating systems, metallic coatings, and paints
as corrosion protection.
SOURCE OF FINANCE: Government and grants.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports and newsletter.
DANISH FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
Datavej 48
DK-3460 Birerod
CONTACT: Ernst Nielson, Managing Director
MISSION: To conduct research to prevent fire and to limit the economic and human
consequences of fire.
PRIMARY WORK Provides fire safety inspections, fire site investigations, education and
training programs, research and development activities, and the dissemination of
information to the public.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Danish Council of Technology, Ministry of Industry (10%~; paid
activities (90%~.
PUBLICATIONS: Guidelines.
DANISH ILLUMINATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY (LTL)
Bygning 325
Lundtoftevej 100
2800 Lyugby
CONTACT: Bjarne Nielsen, Director
MISSION: Research and testing in the area of illuminating engineering.
PRIMARY WORK: Research, testing, and development of products and computer programming
related to work lighting, room lighting, reflective properties of road surfaces, and road
markings.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government and contract research.
PUBLICATIONS: Journal, research notes, and technical reports.
DANISH LIME AND BRICK I^BORATORY
Teglbakvej 20
8361 Hasselager
CONTACT: E. Kjaer, Director
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MISSION: To provide research and testing for manufacturers and users of bricks.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs physical and chemical tests and analyses of raw materials used in
brick manufacturing and use.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Contract research, brick and lime association, and government.
PUBLICATIONS: Laboratory and conference reports.
DANISH NATIONAL TESTING BOARD
The Danish National Agency of Technology
Secretariat of the National Testing Board
Tagensvej 135
CONTACT: H. H. Bernth, Head of Secretariat for National Testing Board
MISSION: To coordinate the technical testing facilities within Denmark and to administer
an accreditation scheme for testing and calibration laboratories.
PRIMARY WORK: Coordinates Danish testing resources and administers an accreditation scheme
that comprises a large number of Danish laboratories which have been accredited by the
board to carry out technical testing.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government; fees for accreditation.
PUBLICATIONS: Requirements; guidelines; register of accredited laboratories; general
information on the accredition scheme.
DANTEST-NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TESTING AND VERIFICATION
Amager Boulevard 115
DK 2300 Copenhagen S
CONTACT: E. Repstorff Hotlveg, Director
MISSION: To serve as principal testing laboratory and metrology institute.
PRIMARY WORK: Provides services in areas such as fire technology, mechanics, structural
engineering, chemical technology, calibration and verification of equipment, and product
control procedures; develops new test procedures; performs technical advisory services.
SOURCES OF FINANCES: Grants and fees for services.
PUBLICATIONS: Technical standards, reports, monographs, and brochures.
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THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF ART,
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Kongens Nytorv 1
DK 1050 Copenhagen K
CONTACT: Ebbe Harder, Registrar
MISSION: To provide teaching and laboratory facilities.
PRIMARY WORK: Conducts research in architectural history, building, building restoration,
design, and rural and-urban planning; provides special laboratory facilities for
daylighting observation and full-scale modeling.
SOURCES OF FINANCE: State and fund financed.
PUBLICATIONS: Internal research newsletter.
ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS,
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCE,
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING SCIENCE
Peder Skramsgade 1
DK 1054 Copenhagen K
CONTACT: Bjorn Bindsley, Technical Director
MISSION: To provide services to advance building practices.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs services through education and technical assistance In planning,
documenting, and managing building projects; undertakes research and devlopment of
computer-aided project management systems.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government
PUBLICATION: Proceedings and course work.
SOFUS-BYG--COOPERATION ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES IN THE BUILDING SECTOR
c/o Danish Building Research Institute
Postbox 119
DK-2970 Horsholm
MISSION: To provide advice and guidance to the 23 member organizations on topics of
building technology.
PRIMARY WORK: Provides advice, mediation, and coordination of all research organizations
in the cooperative; organizes symposias and work groups to address relevant technological
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