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ASSOCIATION PROFILES
ACEC RESEARCH &
MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION
(ACEC/RMF)
1015 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
202/347-7474
CONTACT: Jack R. Warner, Vice President
Program Development
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The foundation
(ACEC/RMF) is an independent, nonprofit research and educational
organization created by the American Consulting Engineers
Council (ACEC) in 1974 to serve the public interest in the
disciplines practiced by consulting engineers. The foundation's
affiliation with ACEC ensures that its efforts are responsive to
consulting engineers' needs and that ACEC/RMF research findings
have accessible channels to design professionals and the
public. The foundation helps the consulting engineering
community by performing research and analyses to provide a
factual basis for practice, educational tools, and policy-
making. ACEC/RMF involves engineers in studies designed to
transfer research findings into the practice environment. Most
projects are developed with the assistance of an advisory
committee of leading engineers and academics. Recent research
projects have included building energy design, active solar
energy design tools, R&D planning, seismic studies, energy
efficiency, and passive solar energy design tools.
ACEC/RMF's annual budget of approximately $1.5 million is
derived mostly from federal grants and contracts. The ACEC
Scholarship Program, which awards thousands of dollars each year
to engineering students, is supported by an endowment fund of
ACEC/RMF. The foundation relies on advisory panels and
consultants from the building industry to accomplish its work.
DISTINCTIVE AI~RIBUTES: Development of a data base of the
standards referenced in codes and government design guides.
Analysis of new flexible gas piping systems for buildings.
Publication and research on retrofitting existing buildings for
energy efficiency. Publication of studies on improving the
efficiency of industrial processes. Energy analysis computer
programs. Implementation of public agency design department
management and operation reviews by A/E professionals. Revision
of public agency design guide criteria. Comprehensive analysis
risks to engineering firms in the hazardous waste field.
PUBLICATIONS: Reports, directories, and summaries. List
available on request.
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AMERICAN CONCRETE
INSTITIJI1:
AMERICAN COUNCIL
OF INDEPENDENT
I^BORATORIES
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTS (AIA)/ACSA
22400 West Seven Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48219
313/532-2600
CONTACT: George F. Leyh,
Executive Vice President
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute works to
farther engineering and technical education, scientific
investigation and research, and development of standards for the
design and construction of concrete structures. It gathers,
correlates, and disseminates information for the improvement of
the design, construction, manufacture, use, and maintenance of
concrete products and structures. The institute promotes
improved technology technical competence, and good design and
construction practices.
PUBLICATIONS: Concrete International: Design and
Construction; Concrete Abstracts; ACI Materials Journal; ACI
Structural Journal.
1725 K Street, N.W., Suite 412
Washington DC 20006
202/887-5872
CONTACT: Joseph F. O'Neil, Executive Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The council is an
association of independent testing, inspection, analytical, and
research and development laboratories for clients in industry,
commerce, and government.
1735 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
202/626-7300 AIA
202/785-2324 ACSA
CONTACT: Richard McCommons, Executive Director,
Association of Collegiate
Schools of Architecture
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The AIA, which previously
conducted and sponsored research through the AIA Foundation,
formed a new research structure in 1986 with the Association of
Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The foundation
continues as a public outreach organization. An advisory
council of the AIA and ACSA sets priorities for a research
agenda and promotes funding. Topics include energy; contracts
and documents; and educational facilities.
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AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
STEEL CONSTRUCTION
(AISC)
AMERICAN IRON & STEEL
INSTI1111~ (AISI)
The Wrigley Building
40;0 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312/670-2400
CONTACT: Nestor Iwankiw, AISC Director,
Research and Codes
Larry Kloiber, Chairman,
Committee on Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: AISC represents the U.S.
fabricated steel industry. Research is aimed at supporting the
use of fabricated structural steel through the sponsoring of
projects selected by the AISC's Committee on Research. Recent
work has included the study of large bracing connections,
composite beam web openings, flush end-plate connections (with
the Metal Building Manufacturers Association), composite
simi-rigid connections, and electroslag welding. Other
cooperative research priorities have been established within
broad categories, for example, computer-aided design (CAD),
steel fire resistance load and resistance factor design, seismic
design and total building systems. AISC receives ongoing
federal government support, from the National Science Foundation
(NSF), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP),
and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for steel
research. The institute's own research budget is about $100,000.
PUBLICATIONS: AISCManual of Steel Construction, AISC
Engineering Journal, and other textbooks and publications.
133 15th Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
202/452-7190
CONTACT: Albert C. Kuentz, Program Manager,
Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute sponsors
research in steelmaking and steel applications including heavy
construction, sheet steel, metal plate, steel framing, and other
building-related topics. Funding is frequently collaborative or
cooperative with other associations, industry and the federal
government. The budget for building-related work is approximately
$1 million.
Recent studies in steel construction include studies of structural
reliability, autostress design of steel bridges, ultimate strength
of composite plate girders, eccentrically-braced steel frames in
earthquakes, structural design of cold-formed steel walls and
columns, response of steel structure to fire.
PUBLICATIONS: Manuals, handbooks, and research reports.
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AMERICAN PLYWOOD
ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS
Research Center
7011 South 19th Street
P.O. Box 11700
Tacoma, WA 98411
206/565-6600
William T. Robison, President,
American Plywood Association
Thomas R. Flint, Director,
Technical Services Division
Michael R. O'Halloran, Assistant Director
Technical Services Division
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: Market-oriented research
aimed at solving building problems. Examples include the
glued-floor system, permanent wood foundation, and diaphragm and
shear wall design. APA's Technical Division also develops
information leading to industry-adopted product and performance
standards.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: A 37,000-square-foot research
center. Materials and structural systems testing capability.
Real-time computer system. A technical staff of more than 20
engineers and scientists.
PUBLICATIONS: More than 300 titles, ranging from
do-it-yourself publications to the Panel Specification
Senes.
345 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
212/705-7496
CONTACT: Edward Kippel, Manager, Technical
Services
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The society's purpose is to
stimulate research in civil engineering. The Society
Technical Council on Research coordinates research proposals and
interests of the council's 22 advisory committees. The society
does not fund research, although it will provide administration
of research funding. Current research interests include quality
assurance in constructed projects and structural plastics.
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
lIEATING, REFRIGERATING
AND AIR-CONDITIONING
ENGINEERS (AS H RAE)
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
PLUMBING ENGINEERS
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
THE ASPHALT INSTITUTE
RESEARCH CENTER
1791 Tullie Circle, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329
404/636-8400
CONTACT: William W. Seaton, Manager of Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: ASHRAE's purpose is to
advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation,
refrigeration, air-conditioning, and related human factors. The
Research and Technical Committee solicits proposals on research
topics from universities and other agencies interested in
cooperative research. Research topics of increasing interest
include indoor air quality problems, system dynamics studies,
building responses to climatic changes, and the effects of
moisture and humidity on buildings. The 1987-88 research budget
was $1.38 million, supported by individuals, chapters, and
industry. The society has also conducted research for federal
agencies, most recently the Department of Energy.
PUBLICATION: ASHRAE Research Joumal.
3617 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Suite 210
West Lake Village, CA 913623
805/495-7120
CONTACT: John S. Shaw, Executive Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The foundation's purpose
is to coordinate, sponsor and develop funding for research in
plumbing systems. It is currently developing a long-range
agenda of research related to future water demand in commercial
and residential buildings. Important issues being considered
are the potential for safely reducing standard pipe sizes for
supply and drainage, and supply and demand in large buildings.
Using its long-range plan, the foundation will send out requests
for proposals to universities and commercial laboratories. Its
Advisory Council will support the research with contributions
from ASPE's 4,500 members and from plumbing manufacturers.
Funding from federal, state and local governments will also be
considered.
Asphalt Institute Building
College Park, MD 20740
301/277-4258
7
Gerald S. Triplett, President
Vyt P. Puzinauskas, Director of Research
Edward T. Harrigan, Assistant Director
of Research
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MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The Research Center's
focus is to improve current products and to develop new uses for
bitumen and asphalt. The institute's laboratories on the campus
of the University of Maryland do research and testing of
materials used in road building, waterproofing, roofing,
mastics, and other applications. A chemical laboratory is used
to measure the physical properties of building materials; a
physical laboratory is used for making mixtures used in paving.
Both laboratories are equipped to do testing. The institute's
55 members are companies that manufacture asphalt products from
crude petroleum. Its budget is about $4 million, of which about
a third supports research. About 75 percent of the research
effort is in the development of paving materials, and the
remainder concerns structures. Three professionals and three
technicians staff the institute's laboratories. The corporate
members and the institute occasionally form cooperative research
arrangements with universities.
PUBLICATIONS: Technical manuals, research reports, and
audio-visual materials.
ASTM
(formerly the American
Society for Testing
and Materials)
THE BRICK INSTITUTE
OF AMERICA
1916 Race Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215/299-5473
CONTACT: Spencer Everhardt, Information
Resources
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The ASTM establishes
voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems,
and services.
11490 Commerce Park Drive
Reston, VA 22090
703/620-0010
CONTACT: John Grogan, Executive Director
8601 Dunwoody Place, Suite 507
Atlanta, GA 30338
404/993-9714
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute's programs
address various aspects of brick masonry, including structural
problems, water penetration resistance, and performance. The
institute is also interested in the education of the design
profession in the use of brick in the construction industry.
Research programs are contracted out to universities.
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BUILDING OWNERS
& MANAGERS
ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
I^BORATORIES, INC. (CTL)
1250 I"Eye" Street, N.W
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005
202/289-7000
.
CONTACT: Alton J. Penz, Staff Vice President,
Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The association, through a
committee process with staff, studies needs and issues of
importance to owners and managers of office buildings. It also
conducts studies and keeps abreast of issues such as leasing,
markets, codes and standards, income and operations expense,
performance, energy operations, and rehabilitation/renovation.
Other activities include the compilation of statistics, awards
programs, and research programs.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Oriented to empirical research on
economic, operational, and institutional behavior issues.
Publishes the most comprehensive annual survey available of
income, expenses and operating characteristics for office
buildings in North America.
PUBLICATIONS: NorthAmerccanOf~ceMarketReview
(semi-annual); E:cpenence Exchange Report (annual);
Standard Method of Floor Measurement; special technical
reports as appropriate (e.g., asbestos guidelines, fire
incidence surveys, operating methods surveys).
5420 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077-4321
312/965-7500
CONTACT: Walter E. Kunze, President
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The principal research focus
is on the properties of cement and its performance in concrete,
but laboratory work includes all other construction materials.
CI L is one of the largest research facilities in its field in
the world. Structures and materials are tested for fire, wind,
earthquake resistance, strength, durability, and performance in
a variety of uses. CTL provides performance evaluation,
inspection, laboratory and field testing and product development
and rehabilitation on a contract basis. The laboratory deals
with all construction processes and materials, emphasizing
cement and concrete technology.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: CTL has five buildings on a 22-acre
site, with the world's largest multiaxial test facility, 50
million pounds capacity; facilities to test large-diameter pipe
up to 700 pounds per square inch; a large, environmentally
controlled test area; three firetesting furnaces; a calibrated
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hotbox; guarded hot plate; closed-circuit ball mill;
computer-enhanced X-ray spectrometer; and pilot rotary kilns.
PUBLICATIONS: Journals, bulletins, and periodicals
published by the Portland Cement Association and the CTL. An
index is available.
EDISON ELECTRIC
INSTITUTE
ELECTRIC POWER
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
1111 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
202/778-64()0
CONTACT: Norman Rubinstein, Director of
Information and Publishing Services
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute helps electric
companies generate and distribute electrical energy at the
lowest possible prices consistent with safe and reliable
service. It promotes scientific research to meet people's needs
through environmentally acceptable means, and it makes available
information of importance to consumers and the industry.
3412 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
415/855-2000
CONTACT: Arvo Lannus, Program Manager,
Residential and Commercial
Energy Utilization Department
Mary Panke, Information Specialist, EPRI,
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20036
202/872-9222
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: In building-related areas,
EPRI's research aims are to increase the efficiency and
cost-effectiveness of electricity utilization, to improve
end-use productivity, and to understand and control
environmental, safety, and health effects of electricity use.
The Residential and Commercial Program has a budget of $9
million, which is divided among research programs in heating and
cooling, water heating, building envelope and indoor
environmental control, thermal storage, lighting, refrigeration,
appliances (including commercial cooking equipment), load
control, automation, and metering. Related research is
conducted in the demand-side planning program on customer
response, marketing, and demand-side program planning methods
and information development. All research is carried out by
outside contractors.
PUBLICATIONS: 1987-1989 Researc1' & Development Program
Plan, technical reports, EPRI Joumal
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GAS RESEARCH INSTITtlTE
INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS
INSTITUTE
8600 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631
312/399-8100
CONTACT: James R. Brodrick,
Manager, Residential/Commercial
Technology Analysis
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: GRI plans, manages, and
develops financing for a cooperative research and development
program in the supply, transport, storage, and end use of
gaseous fuels for the mutual benefit of the gas industry and its
present and future customers. This institute is developing new
and improved technologies that maximize the value of gas energy
services while minimizing the cost of supplying and delivering
gaseous fuels as the most effective way to serve the mutual
interests of both the industry and its customers. To accomplish
this program, GRI has a staff of 240 at its headquarters office
and a budget for contract research of about $150 million per
year.
The R&D program on end-use technologies develops improved
gas-using equipment that is more effective, meets environmental
standards, and offers competitive consumer costs at equivalent
or higher quality of service compared with alternative energy
service options. Research focuses on technologies such as
heating systems, cooling systems, heat pumps, prime movers,
appliances, fuel cells and energy cogeneration systems, and
building systems for both residential and commercial sectors.
To provide guidance for the R&D of end-use gas technologies, GRI
sponsors building-related research projects. For example,
detailed characterizations of the existing building stock are
under way with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory on multifamily
residential housing and with Battelle Pacific Northwest
Laboratories on office buildings. To field-test gas
technologies, GRI is involved with several research test houses
for a range of technical projects.
PUBLICATIONS: Gas Research Institute 198~1990 Research &
Development Plan, Gas Research Institute Digest, various
technical reports, and staff papers.
2101 L Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
202/457-8477
CONTACT: Richard H. Geissler, Executive Director
Jan Goebel, Associate Executive Director
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute is a
professional association serving all sectors of the intelligent
buildings community. Activities include market information,
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training certification program's regulatory action/reaction,
guidelines and standards, government advocacy, and joint
research and development. Support for the institute comes from
producers of hardware, software and systems, designers,
consultants, architects, contractors, distributors, building
owners, and managers.
DISTINCTIVE AlTRIBUTES: Multicompany membership focused on
development of intelligent buildings.
LIGHTING RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
METAL BUILDING
MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCL\TION
345 East 47th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212/705-7511
CONTACT: Richard L. Vincent, Director of
Development and Programs
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The institute funds research
on lighting, including photobiology; the health implications of
artificial lighting; the relationship between lighting and
vision; the integration of lighting, artificial and natural, in
systems applications; and psychological aspects of human
response to light, such as a recent study of how lighting
influences the movement of people to exits in an emergency. The
institute undertakes cooperative projects with other
organizations, notably the Electric Power Research Institute,
the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Electric
Manufacturers Association, and the New York State Energy
Research & Development Authority. The institute was founded in
1982 by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
It sponsors about $100,000 worth of research annually.
1230 Keith Building
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/241-7333
CONTACT: Gilliam Harris, Director of Research
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The association's
sponsored research focuses on the reaction of metal plates and
steel buildings to different load conditions such as snow,
wind, and seismic loading. Research is done on steel building
design and analysis. Work is contracted out to universities.
Several cooperatively funded projects are carried out with
other steel-related organizations. The research budget is
about $100,000.
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF HOME BUILDERS
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
NATIONAL CONCRETE
MASONRY ASSOCIATION
627 South Lawn
P.O. Box 1627C3
Rockville, MD 20850
301/762-4200
CONTACT: David J. MacEadyen,
Executive Vice President
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The NAHB Research
Foundation focuses on the introduction of significant new
developments in building products and manufacturing practices.
The foundation is a subsidiary corporation of the National
Association of Home Builders. Research is conducted in five
divisions: laboratory services, building systems, industrial
engineering, economic studies, and special services. The
foundation's laboratory is equipped with a 200,000-pound
universal testing machine, air filtration measurement equipment,
air quality instrumentation, insulation testing apparatus,
weather simulators, and controlled temperature-humidity
chambers. The foundation conducts design and testing of
light-framed structures, construction of research houses,
cost-effectiveness studies, and economic analyses. The
foundation operates on a budget of $3 million, with a staff of
approximately 45, including engineers, economists, architects,
urban planners,and test technicians.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: The Smart House project, a
consortium of 30 businesses formed to develop a new system for
residential wiring.
PUBLICATIONS: A technology transfer program coordinates
publications. Information, publications (through the NAHB
bookstore), and surveys of various aspects of the building
industry are available.
2302 Horse Pen Road
P.O. Box 781C3
Herndon, VA 22070
703/435-4900
CONTACT: Edwin G. Hedstrom, Director,
Research and Development
MISSION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH: The association's laboratory
performs structural research and testing on a variety of aspects
of concrete masonry for members and on a contract basis.
DISTINCTIVE ATTRIBUTES: Facilities include a 2-million-
pound test frame capable of testing walls 20-foot x 6-foot; a
lateral test frame with air bag; water permanence test chambers;
and environmental chambers for freeze testing, as well as a
variety of other testing equipment.
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