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Enquiries: NRC-IRC
Phone: 613-993-2607
Fax: 613-952-7673
Email: Irc.Client-Services@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
London
London
800 Collip Circle
London,
Ontario,
N6G 4X8
Canada
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Ottawa
Ottawa, Montreal Road Campus
1200 Montreal Road
Ottawa,
Ontario,
K1A 0R6
Canada
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Regina
Regina
6 Research Drive
Regina,
Saskatchewan,
S4S 7J7
Canada
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- Automotive and Surface Transportation
- Construction
- Energy
- Environment
- Manufacturing
- Materials
- Nanotechnology
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NRC Institute for Research in Construction
The NRC Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC) is the leading construction research agency in Canada. Equipped with world-class facilities, NRC-IRC carries out applied and contract research on issues of strategic importance to the Canadian construction sector. Through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, NRC-IRC assists the sector to become more competitive through innovation and to foster the provision of healthy, safe and sustainable built environments.
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Publications
Programs
- Building Envelope and Structure
- Codes and Evaluation:
Canadian Codes Centre
Canadian Construction Materials Centre - Fire Research
- Indoor Environment
- Urban Infrastructure
Initiatives
- Canadian Centre for Housing Technology
- Centre for Computer-assisted Construction Technologies
- Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research (More about the cluster initiative)
- Healthy Buildings
- Indoor Air Initiative
- Nanotechnology
- Sustainable Built Environment
Research Projects
- Behaviour of Asbestos Cement Water Mains in Expansive Soils
- Energy Conservation in Canadian Buildings through Eco-Friendly Advanced Thermal Insulation
- Performance of Protected Ceiling/Floor Assemblies in a Basement Fire
- Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Green Buildings
- Virtual Reality Applied to Modular Construction
Software
- D-WARP Distribution water mains renewal planner
- hygIRC 1-D Hygrothermal modeling tool
- IA-QUEST Indoor air quality emission simulation tool
- SPMSoft Speech privacy measurement tool
Facilities
- Carleton/NRC Fire Research Facility
- Dynamic Wall Testing Facility (DWTF)
- Indoor Air Research Laboratory
- Ventilation and Wall Research House
