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CORPORATE PROFILES
ARMSTRONG WORLD
INDUSTRIES, INC.
AUTODESK, INC.
AUTO-TROL CORPORATION
P.O. Box 3511
Lancaster, PA 17604
717/397-0611
CONTACT: Joseph E. Hennessey,
Assistant Director of Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Armstrong concentrates
on development of new fibrous compositions for ceilings,
integrated lighting and ventilating ceiling systems, and
processes for fiberboard decoration. In addition, the company
conducts research into improving existing products such as
fire-resistant and fire-retardant material for flooring,
carpeting, ceilings and walls, thermal insulation, acoustical
wall products, and furniture. The Armstrong Technical Center
employs more than 500 technical and support personnel with a
1985 budget of $46.8 million.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Extensive pilot plant facilities.
2320 Marinship Way
Sausalito, CA 94965
415/332-2344
CONTACT: J. Clifford Gauntlett,
AEC Technology Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Autodesk develops low-cost
CAD/CAM software, portable across a variety of PC and
engineering workstations, providing design, 3-D visualization
and data base standards for architectural uses, building
construction, and facilities management function.
12500 N. Washington Street
P.O. Box 33815
Denver, CO 80233
303/452-4919
CONTACT: David Weisberg
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The company major focus is
on the development of turnkey computer-assisted design system
software for structural design and analysis, as well as
traditional engineering drawing and preparation. The corporate
research and development group consists of 125 individuals.
Contract research in CAD/CAM software is possible.
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BASF 1419 Biddle Avenue
CORPORATE RESEARCH AND Wyandotte, MI 48192
DEVELOPMENT CENTER 313/246-6100
Gerhard Paul, Vice President, Corporate R&D
Wolfgang Martin, Vice President, R&D,
ASF Corporation Fibers Division,
P.O. Drawer D,
Williamsburg, VA 23187
804/887-6000
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: BASF Corporation is a
subsidiary of an international chemical and plastics company,
BASF AG, which has its major technical center in West Germany.
The corporate R&D center studies chemicals, plastics, foam
matenals, and applications of these, including their use in
buildings and as composites. The corporation's Fibers Division
in Williamsburg, Virginia, studies the properties of fibers,
processes for production, and development of products. The
company is interested in applications of fiber in construction
materials instead of asbestos, such as its use in buildings as
carpeting.
BOLT, BERANEK, AND 10 Moulton Street
NEWMAN LABORATORIES, INC. Cambridge, MA 02138
617/491-1850
Frank E. Heart, Senior Vice President,
Director of Computer and
Information Sciences
Francis J. Jackson,
Senior Vice President,
Director, Physical Sciences
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: BEN Laboratories, Inc., is
the research and development arm of Bolt, Beranek, and Newman,
Inc. The subsidiary offers contract research services with an
emphasis in computer, information, and physical sciences.
Recent projects include work in multiprocessors; intelligent
systems including a pharmaceutical manufacturing process design
tool, a molecular modeling system, an avionics training aid, a
computer assembly configuration management program, and a
network topology and route assessment system; natural language
and knowledge representation; and environmental and
architectural acoustics.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Uses small-scale test models and
simulation.
PUBLICATIONS: Internal papers and trade publications.
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CALMA COMPANY
CATERPILI^R. INC.
CONTROLLED DEMOLITION
INTERNATIONAL
501 Sycamore Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
408/434-4000
CONTACT: Malcolm Davies
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The primary business of
CALMA is application, enhancement, and improvement of AEC
Computer Assisted Design Systems. The company employs 400
people involved in research and development and had a research
budget of $45 million in 1987.
Technical Center-Bldg. A
100 N.E. Adams St.
P.O. Box 1875
Peoria, IL 61656-1875
309/578-6777
CONTACT: C. E. Grawey, Director of Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Caterpillar, Inc., addresses
the improvement of products primarily with respect to diesel
engines, earth-moving equipment, stand-by power units and diesel
electric sets. Of 3,000 employees at the technical center, 300
are research professionals, with approximately 75 mechanical -
engineers, 65 working on metallurgics and ceramics, 100 working
on nonmetallics such as paints and plastics, and 75 working on
new vehicle concepts, CAD/CAM projects, model building, and
finite elements.
2737 Merryman Mill Road
Phoenix, MD 21131
301/667-6610
CONTACT: Mark Loizeaux, President
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: As an international
contractor, the company has experience in all aspects of large
building demolition using conventional and explosive demolition
methods, as well as standard and specialty debris-handling
techniques. Data gathering is performed on all previous work
with respect to forces needed to handle a variety of
construction materials resistant to structural or material
failure and the ability of materials to withstand pressures and
failure of different kinds. Extensive blast data are also
compiled.
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DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The firm has joined with a group of
experts in antiterrorist design using computer-aided design
(CAD) to develop a secure buildings program. Has international
experience in rescue efforts, debris removal, and demolition
following earthquake damage/natural disasters. Has experience
with dismantlement of nuclear facilities.
CORNING GLASS WORKS
Sullivan Park
Building Code F11-2-10
Corning, NY 14831
607/974-3331
CONTACT: Dr. William R. Prindle,
Associate Director, Research,
Development, and Engineering
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Current activities include
development of synthetic glass material for use in architectural
fascia, including glass and ceramic shingles. Other efforts are
directed at the use of glass-ceramics, which are
impact-resistant, durable, and relatively inexpensive and which
can be used for walls and flooring. Corning has taken on a
range of projects that include development of missile radomes,
infrared transmitting glasses, telescope mirrors, optical
waveguide fibers, reinforced glass-ceramic composites, and
extruded cellular ceramics for heat transfer combustor
applications.
Formed in 1908, the corporate research and development center is
a major inorganic materials research center engaged in programs
focused on glass, glass-ceramics, technical ceramics, and other
associated materials. The laboratories, in addition to research
and development activities directed toward the internal needs of
Corning Glass Works, have expanded their scope to include
contract services for government and industrial sponsors.
With a total staff of 750 and an annual budget of $50 million,
the research and development center provides its services either
as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor to government
agencies and industrial firms.
DISTINCTIVE AITRIBU17ES: Melting and forming of large glass
articles and ceramics. Capability to form advanced ceramic
material reinforced with silicon carbide or carbon fibers.
PUBLICATIONS: Corning RESEARCH: Articles by Corning
Glass Works Scientists (annual), internal papers, and
professional journals.
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DEERE AND COMPANY
Technical Center
John Deere Road
Moline, It 61265
309/752-8000
CONTACT: Brian Aim, Manager, Media Relations
Mack Klimpler, Manager, Engineering (Industrial
Products),
Dubuque, Iowa
319/589-5287
Robert Wismer, Director, Technical Center
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The budget for research and
development has averaged just over $200 million for the past 5
years, emphasizing the coordination of product development and
manufacturing of heavy equipment in order to improve product
quality, manufacturing production, and cost efficiencies.
Research is diversified throughout the company, with each
manufacturing plant containing an engineering department, while
all draw on the corporate R&D center for coordination and
scientific application assistance. Research is also undertaken
in chemical and physical sciences.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Product development and design in
heavy equipment industry.
EVERETT I. BROWN COMPANY, 941 North Meridian Street
ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS Indianapolis, IN 46204
317/266-0033
CONTACT: Joseph Brown,
Managing Partner and Director
John W. Howard, Marketing Representative
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The company is a full
service A/E firm with in-house architectural capability and
mechanical, civil, structural, and electrical engineering
disciplines. Among the first in the United States to employ
computer-aided design as an operational tool, the firm now has
54 work stations, 11 CPUs and more than 7,000 megabytes of
storage capacity supplemented with PCs, printers, and
alphanumeric input devices. The firm has its own in-house
software developers.
The company promotes the design of secure buildings through the
formation of interdisciplinary teams of architects/engineers and
security specialists whose assessment and performance abilities
are enhanced through the sophisticated use of analytic
capabilities available in co~nputer-aided design technology.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Experience in CAD systems.
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FACTORY MUTUAL
ENGINEERING AND
RESEARCH
FORI) MOTOR COMPANY,
GLASS DIVISION
1151 Boston-Prondence Turnpike
P.O. Box 9102
Norwood, MA 02062
617/762-4300, Ext. 1405
CONTACT: Madeleine Andersson, Director,
Public Relations
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The organization's research
supports its loss control services and is mainly concerned with
fire, the nature of combustion, fire hazard characteristics of
materials, fire prevention and control, and testing and loss
analysis. Explosions, sprinkler systems, convection, and mine
fires are also studied.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The organization's large-scale fire
test facilities in West Gloucester, Rhode Island, can be used to
set up and study full-size fires under controlled conditions.
Product Research & Development
15000 N. Commerce Drive
Dearborn, MI 48120
313/845-4790
CONTACT: Glenn Stinson, Support Laboratories Manager
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The division, with 45
engineers and a budget of several million dollars, draws on the
support of Ford Motor Science Labs, which has a
billion-dollar-plus budget and extensive facilities. Research
is conducted in commercial, architectural, and automotive glass,
primarily in three specific areas: coated products, both
pyrolytic and vacuum "sputter" coatings; curtainwall
construction; and low-emissivity or heat-reflecting glass. The
primary focus of these products is energy conservation,
architectural economics, and aesthetics. Advanced research is
being conducted in areas such as electroluminescence,
photovoltaics, liquid crystal switching, electrochromics, and
decorated products.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Electron microscope for analyzing
composition of particles and coatings, heat-up facilities,
vacuum sputter coating machines, and computer X-ray.
PUBLICATIONS: Trade and professional journals.
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GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES
HONEYVVELL INC.
Architectural Glass Division
14600 Romaine Road
Carleton, MI 48117
313/962-2252
CONTACT: Ray Nalepka, Director, Research and Development
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Guardian Industries'
research focuses on the development of a wide variety of
architectural glasses, including float glass for building
exteriors; high-performance reflective glasses with a variety of
coatings, including low emissivity; reflective spandrel glass
used for building exteriors; insulating glass; acoustical window
systems; and laminated glass. Laboratories include equipment
for stress testing, emissivity properties, and glass
composition.
DISTINCTIVE A11RIB=ES: Refective glasses.
Honeywell Plaza
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612/870-5200
CONTACT: Susan Eich, Corporate Public Relations,
Ext. 6730
Jim Olson, Vice President of Engineering
Building Controls Division, Ext. 6684
Gene Chodash, Director of Engineering,
Commercial Building Groups, Ext. 5350
Roger Feulner, Vice President and
General Manager, Corporate Systems
Development Division, Ext. 6887
Paul Peterson, Director, Physical
Sciences Center, Ext. 4307
Mary Nelson, Protective Services
Division, Ext. 2862
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Honeywell Inc. divides its
research into five divisions: Building Controls Division,
Commercial Buildings Group, Corporate Systems Development
Division, Physical Sciences Center, and Protection Services
Division.
The Building Controls Division produces heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning controls; lighting controls and building
management systems for commercial buildings; burner and boiler
combustion controls; and water controls. In addition, the
division provides its customers with indoor air quality
diagnostic services.
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The Commercial Buildings Group comprises two divisions:
Building Services and Building Systems. Building Services
Division provides operational support, maintenance,
communication, and energy retrofit systems and services under
contract to owners and operators of commercial, industrial, and
institutional buildings. Building Systems Division produces
comfort controls and building management, fire-alarm, and
security systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional
buildings. The Integrated Building Center, within the division,
provides integrated building control and communication systems
for factories and plants, office buildings, correctional
institutions, health-care institutions, hotels, retail stores,
and schools and universities.
The Corporate Systems Development Division provides many
products and services for building markets, such as systems
engineering for integration of control, communications, and
computer systems for commercial buildings and industry. The
division also designs and develops multipurpose application
processors. In addition, it integrates building wiring, designs
special workstations, and creates communication protocols.
The Physical Sciences Center was formed to aid in the research
and development of sensing and control technologies for
automation.
The Protection Services Division provides security services for
homes and commercial buildings. This includes burglary and fire
protection, access control, and 24-hour monitoring by the
division's customer service centers.
Research and development spending in 1986 amounted to $705
million, with $247 million, or 4.6% percent of sales, being
Honeywell-funded and the rest customer- funded. Honeywell is a
contributor to the Smart House Consortium of the National
Association of Home Builders and the Electronic Industries
Association.
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
5757 North Green Bay Avenue
P.O. Box 591
Milwaukee, WI 53201
414/228-1200
CONTTA CT: George Jacobi, Vice President for Technology
Dennis Miller, Manager, Controls Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Johnson Controls focuses on
the integration of building controls, lighting, heating,
ventilation, air conditioning, fire security, and communications
· -
an~ wiring.
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KAWNEER COMPANY, INC.
555 Guthridge Court
Norcross, GA 30092
404/449-5555
CONTACT: Robert D. Foster, Director, Research
and Development
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Kawneer conducts applied
research for the development of new products. The firm is a
producer of windows, curtain walls, doors, entrance framing,
hardware, exterior storefronts, and panel products with
fire-resistant properties.
DISTINCTIVE Al1RIBUl7ES: Chemical anodizing labs, and static
and thermal chambers.
KIDDE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS 35 Sharon Drive
West Lake, OH 44105
216/871-9900
CONTACT: Richard Evans, Director, Research
and Development
Nick Martello, Product Specialist
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Product development and the
improvement of access, fire, and security and building
automation control systems are major research areas at Kidde.
The company also specializes in communications between control
panels and system computers, multiple area networks, and
transmit techniques as interfaces and system integrators. The
company is currently testing use of fiber optics in control
systems.
KOPPERS COMPANY, INC.
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412/227-2307
CONTACT: Charles P. Dorsey, Vice President,
Science and Technology
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Koppers focuses on the
exploration of advanced technologies in construction materials
and chemical products, as well as the development of new
products and the improvement of manufacturing processes in these
areas. The company sponsors external research at three
universities and at high-technology R&D companies in which it
has an interest. The company's main building product areas are
roofing, roof insulation, phenolic foam insulation,
waterproofing systems, roofing membranes, and asphalt and
reinforced coatings, aggregates, asphalt concrete, etc.
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LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC.Research Center
NATIONAL GYPSUM
1600 Metrocrest Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006
214/245-2525
CONTACT: Dave Treadwell, Director of Engineering
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Lennox emphasizes the
testing and improvement of heating, ventilating, and air
conditioning products in its research. The company is one of
the largest furnace manufacturers in the United States and
conducts research in conjunction with the American Gas
Association, Gas Research Institute, and Battelle Memorial
Institute.
The research and development group consists of 200 people, 64 of
whom are engineers involved in product development, evaluation,
design services (both manual and CAD/CAM), engineering, and
rehabilitating components. Facilities include: complete
mode! shop, fabricating of sheet metal, welding and machine
shop, packaging lab, electric heat testing lab, a sound testing
lab, air handling lab, metallurgy and chemical labs, and test
facilities for cooling performance. Lennox is currently
involved in a power control project with the Salt River Project,
an electric utility company in Arizona. The applied research
group also participates in outside contract work.
Gold Bond Research Center
1650 Military Road
Buffalo, NY 14217
716/873-9750
CONTACT: Terry Williamson, Vice President
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Primary activities are
centered on wallboard products such as joint compounds, paper,
and wallboard; construction systems for the application of
wallboard; steel products for attaching wallboard; and exterior
viny} sidings. The company also evaluates new processes for
making gypsum board. Additionally, the company tests
f~e-resistant products for outside concerns. Research activity
is supported by a staff of 60 technical people.
DISTINCTIVE AITRIB=ES: Fire testing utilizing a full-size
horizontal and vertical wall furnace and a tunnel furnace to
test fire spread. Also has an acoustical testing facility.
PUBLICATIONS: Internal reports and trade publications.
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OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS
NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS
LIGHTING CORPORATION
Technical Center
Granville, OH 43023
614/587-0610
CONTACT: Frank Beumel, Laboratory Director,
Construction Products Group
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The company produces
materials designed to achieve thermal or acoustical insulation;
electrical resistance, ballistic properties; dimensional
stability; high strength with reduced weight and greater
flexibility or stiffness.
Fundamental structures of materials are studied, as well as
mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties. New techniques
are being designed to develop materials based on the scientific
disciplines of glass and polymer synthesis, the physics of fiber
forming and the engineered processing of glass fibers and
resins. The 1987 science and technology department budget of
$45 million supports a staff of about 500 technical and support
personnel at the Granville, Ohio, Technical Center, and several
smaller laboratories at plant sites.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Fatigue lab for testing long-term
durability; and fire testing labs for tests of safety of
construction materials and interior fabrics, thermal
properties.
200 Franklin Square Drive
CN 6800
Somerset, NJ 08%73
CONTACT: Rob Peters, Vice President,
Corporate Research and Development
Robert McCulley,
Director Product Management
Paul Rorer, Manager, Application Engineering
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Philips pursues new and
improved product development research with respect to the
lighting of most internal and external building spaces with a
variety of light fixtures and light sources. At the corporate
research facility in Holland, state-of-the-art research and
application engineering are being conducted on aspects of
lighting not generally accepted in U.S. markets, such as
reflector panels, low-energy light sources, new types of light
fixtures, and increasing lamp life.
The U.S. research is concentrated on increased energy efficiency
and longer life of light sources; identification of new light
sources, including new uses and applications for low-pressure
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sodium; high-intensity discharge lamps; compact fluorescents;
and tungsten halogen lamps. Development of fixtures is also an
important aspect of light generation and efficiency. The
company also conducts research into photometries and the use of
reflectors and refractors.
Among a variety of research topics currently under consideration
are workplace issues, including productivity and its
relationship to light when standards are set for various task
requirements, various ages of individuals, and the efficiency of
the system. Included in this category is a move back to task
lighting from u~de-area lighting, which was pursued in response
to energy efficiency.
DISTINCTIVE ATI RIBUTES: Efficiency of low-sodium lighting.
PUBLICATIONS: Extensive use of external and internal books
journals, guides, and newsletters.
PPG INDUSTRIES
SCHLAGE LOCK CO.
I,
One PPG Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15272
412/434-3131
PPG Glass R&D
Harmarville, PA 15238
412/665-8500
CONTACT: R. L. Scriven, Director, Glass Research and
Development, Harmarville
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: PPG research emphasizes
development and improvement of glass and coating products.
Glass research is involved with energy efficient coatings for
residential and commercial construction, impact resistance, and
decorative architectural glass for interior and exterior use.
Coatings research is focused on electrodeposition coatings,
high-speed radiation-curable coatings, and heavy-duty industrial
maintenance coatings.
2401 Bayshore Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94134
415/467-1100
CONTACT: Lee Tatara, Acting Director of Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Schlage develops and
improves products used in locking systems and builder's
hardware. The company is involved in the Smart House Consortium
of the National Association of Home Builders and the Electronics
Industries Association.
It intends to concentrate research on electronic security
systems, doubling its present level of effort from 14 to 28
people.
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DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Participates in joint ventures to
develop security systems.
STEVEN VVIN17ER 6100 Empire State Brag. 170 Newport Center Drive
ASSOCIATES, INC. New York,NY 10001 Newport Beach,CA 92660
212/56~5800 714/760-1568
CONTACT: Steven Winter, President
Deane Evans, Principal
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: An architectural/engineering
firm that provides extensive technical consulting services to
the building industry, including design, structural engineering,
mechanical engineering, value engineering, code compliance,
energy modeling, construction supervision, asbestos assessments,
energy audits, technical publications, CAD/CAM, cost analysis,
technical research, hazards research, new industry development,
and technology transfer. The firm provides these services to a
wide range of clients, including developers; product
manufacturers and suppliers; federal and state government
agencies; industry associations and utilities; and design
professionals and consultants.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Expertise in prefabricated and
industrialized housing, market analysis, and computer modeling.
PUBLICATIONS: Passive Solar Construction Handbook;
Greenhouses for Living Ener~-Efficient Lighting Design; Energy
Conservation Standard for Federally Procured Housing Affordable
Housing Through Energy Conservation; Designing Affordable
Housing Home Building Cost Cuts; Suntempenng in the Northeast;
Building Value into Housing, 1980 Awards; Residential Steel
France Construction.
GTE SYLVANIA PRODUCTS
CORPORATION
100 Endicott St.
Danvers, MA 01923
617/777-1900
CONTACT: John Waymouth, Director, Research and Development
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: GTE Sylvania focuses on the
development of energy-efficient lights for indoor and outdoor
application. Primary emphasis in recent years has been research
in support of new products.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Sylvania develops and markets
tungsten-halogen lamps, fluorescent lamps, and high-intensity
discharge lamps for all lighting specifications.
PUBLICATIONS: Publishes extensively in both trade and
professional publications.
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3M COMPANIES
USG CORPORATION
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
3M Center
St. Paul, MN 55101
612/733-7177
CONTACT: Tom Severeide, Executive Director,
Corporate Research Laboratories
Gerry Kottong, Government Research Department
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: 3M is primarily concerned
with improving and developing new products in existing lines
including abrasives, adhesives, chemicals, tapes, and electrical
products. Activities include work in damping tall buildings;
calks and. seals; fire retardation and flammables; reflective and
efficient light fixtures; and a fire containment system
consisting of "fire barrier" compound inside-wall material.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: An annual R&D budget of about 5468
million comprises about 5.7-6.0 percent of sales. About 6,000
technical professionals are employed in R&D.
PUBLICATION: Trade literature.
Research and Development Center
700 North Highway 45
Liber~e, IL 60048
312/362-9797
CONTACT: Mitch Ptasienski, Manager, Information Services
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: With more than 3,000
products, USG Corporation emphasizes research in improved and
new products. General categories of products include gypsum
board; joint treatment; building plasters; acoustical and
insulating tiles; steel components such as studs, joists, corner
beads, grids, and clips of various kinds; industrial plasters;
fillers; lime; agricultural gypsum; and wood fiber items.
Research is supported by 155 technical staff. In addition,
Masonite Corporation and Donn Products maintain seperate
research facilities.
United Technologies Building
Hartford, CT 06101
203/728-7000
CONTACT: James W. Clark, Assistant Director of
Research for Engineering Operations
United Technologies Research Center
Silver Lane
East Hartford, CT 06108
203/727-7080
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MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: As a broad-based designer
and manufacturer of high-technology products, United
Technologies has a variety of products and research
capabilities. Subsidiaries of the corporation include Otis
Elevator, the world's largest elevator manufacturer, and Carrier
Corporation, worldwide leading air-conditioner manufacturer.
The United Technologies Research Center conducts basic and
applied research across a broad spectrum of advanced
technologies employing about 1,100 technical and support
personnel. The Research Center performs near-, medium-, and
long-term R&D programs in photonics (integrated optics,
fiber-optics, lasers, electro-optics, nonlinear optics,
acousto-optics); electronics (compound semiconductor materials
and devices, microelectronic sensors, hybrid circuits, signal
processing, microwave devices); and computer science (artificial
intelligence, computer architectures, software), which can have
application to integrated security systems, special alarm and
detection systems, communications systems, and the detection and
analysis of electromagnetic emissions.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Otis recently completed a new
28-story test tower on a 15-acre site in Bristol, Connecticut.
This new research facility represents an investment of about $15
million.
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
CORPORATION
Research and Development Center
1310 Beulah Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
412/256-2800
Issac R. Barpel, Vice President,
Research and Development
Doris A. Pollitt, Manager,
Communications, 412/256-2721
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The center responds to the
needs of the corporation's operating divisions, provides access
to expertise needed by the operating divisions, and transfers
technology from the center to the operating divisions. The
center consists of seven technical divisions: applied sciences,
electronics technology, chemical sciences, solid state sciences,
materials sciences, solid oxide technology, and engineering.
Most recently, Westinghouse has pursued work on high-temperature
solid oxide fuel cells for production of electricity as a total
energy system for residences and industrial cogeneration
systems. The center has a staff of 1,500, including 600
scientists and engineers.
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W.R GRACE & CO.
Construction Products Division
62 Whitmore Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
617/876-1400
CONTACT: Barry Siadat, Director of New Business,
Development and Research
Jan Skalay, Director,
Construction Specialties Group
Washington Research Center,
W.R. Grace & Co., Columbia, Md.
301/531-4597
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Research activities are
focused on cement and concrete additives, thermal barriers to
fire, moisture and noise transmission, durability of structural
envelopes, roofing systems, and materials including concrete,
gypsum, rubbers and plastics, and metals. Generally, the
research program is concerned with system compatibility,
performance of buildings, and fireproofing systems. The budget
for research In construction products is several million dollars
per year with a staff of over 100 technical and support
persons. A corporate R&D center, the Washington Research
Center, at Columbia, Maryland, includes a construction
specialties group.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Thermal measurement laboratory.
Laboratory for cement and concrete testing.
PUBLICATIONS: Internal publications, journals, patents, and
professional conferences.
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