ARCHIVED – CCMC v6n3-5
The National Research Council (NRC) is seeking candidates to serve on the Canadian Commission on Construction Materials Evaluation (CCCME).
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ARCHIVED – Recent IRC Publications v7n4-13
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ARCHIVED – Motorists on the move with latest IRC research v2n4-13
Motorists and municipalities alike stand to benefit from IRC’s research into why pavement crack sealants fail. The discovery that the use of a hot-air lance in the crack-repair process can shorten the life of the repair will encourage the use of alternative methods, ultimately reducing traffic obstruction and road-repair budgets.
ARCHIVED – Researchers at IRC investigate fire-detection alternatives for Canadian correctional facilities v9n3-3
Nuisance fire alarms can be a problem in Canadian correctional facilities when inmates intentionally activate or damage in-cell smoke detectors, which are currently required under the National Building Code of Canada. These alarms result in increased risk to guards and inmates while the detector is out of service, time lost as guards investigate the cause, and significant costs to examine and replace damaged detectors.
ARCHIVED – New handbook will help designers make better lighting choices v6n4-9
The latest edition of the IESNA Lighting Handbook, published in 2000, contains an important change-a new chapter focusing on lighting design called “Quality of the Visual Environment.”
ARCHIVED – Construction Codes v1n3-4
The Supplement to the National Building Code of Canada, published in 1980, 1985 and 1990 and containing material to help Code users apply the provisions in the Building and Fire Codes, will not be published in 1995. The material from the four chapters of the Supplement, updated for 1995, is now found in other documents.
ARCHIVED – Canada benefits from NRC participation in international code development group v10n1-4
The next edition of Canada’s national model codes (NBC, NFC and NPC) will be published this summer. In addition to the technical changes normally included in any new edition, there is another important feature of these codes: they will be published in an objective-based format.
ARCHIVED – Urban Infrastructure v2n1-27
There is very little dedicated road research in Canada relative to the multi-billion dollar annual expenditure that roadways require. To help address this issue, and to help create longer lasting, better quality asphalt, the University of Calgary has just created a chair in bituminous materials. The first Chair named is Dr. Ludo Zanzotto, a frequent partner and collaborator with IRC. The $5-million, five-year R&D effort is being funded jointly by Husky Oil Ltd., Novacor Chemicals Ltd., and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada with operational support from the university.
ARCHIVED – Energy Codes to be available early in 1997 v2n2-6
In September 1995, the Standing Committee on Energy Conservation in Buildings met and made final decisions about the content of the Energy Codes.
ARCHIVED – Newsbrief – IRC researchers seek innovative solutions to an old problem: reinstatement of utility cuts v4n1-17
IRC, in collaboration with the US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), is currently building a consortium that will look at ways of reinstating utility cuts, using an integrated research approach.
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