Housing and Building Research Centre (HBRC)
Founded: 1962
Head: Prof.
Dr. Adel El-Malawany, Director
Address:
Telephone: 202-3356722,
3356853
Facsimile: 202-3367175, 3351564
E-mail: hbrc@idsc1.gov.eg
Institutional framework:
Governmental, Regional
Working languages:
Arabic, English
Areas of activity:
Applied
science and technology: Applied
physics, construction, energy, industry, information and computers, natural
resources, standardization and engineering services, transport and
communications
Humanities and social sciences: Human
settlements, planning and public administration and population
Number of staff:
Research professionals: 186
Support professional: 67
Technicians: 43
Staff total: 601
Library holdings:
Number of library volumes: 5,833
Other holdings: 23,729
HBRC is responsible for scientific research and
technical development in the gelds of civil engineering, architectural engineering,
science and physical planning. HBRC'S main objective is to conduct strategic
studies concerning building, housing and planning.
Organizational structure:
HCRC is an independent governmental research establishment
under the super-vision of the Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban
Communities. The Centre includes the following departments:
- Strength of Materials and Quality Control;
- Housing and Architecture;
- Raw Materials and Processing;
- Building Physics and Environment;
- Reinforced Concrete Structures;
- Theory of Structures and Metallic Construction;
- Soil Mechanics and Foundations;
- Physical Planning.
R and D activities/schemes:
HBRC'S research areas include reinforced concrete,
metallic
structures, building materials and quality control, soil
mechanics and foundations, raw materials and their
processing, building physics and building cotes. In addition,
HBRC carries out the following:
- Economic analyses for building systems and studies of
the
best and most economical systems to serve low-income
families, making use of the surrounding environment;
- Theoretical analyses and experimental studies and
verifying
them by conducting field measurements.
Training activities:
HBRC holds periodical training courses for engineers
all over the nation.
Meetings, conferences and seminars:
The Centre hosts scientific conferences and symposia in
addition to meetings for developing the Egyptian Codes of
Practice in different areas.
Public services:
HBRC provides the following services:
- Consultation services in related gelds to b0th the
public and
private sectors;
- Assistance to the building sector in problems
requiring
special expertise or experimental facilities;
- Engineering design in the areas of reinforced
concrete,
steel structures, sanitary engineering, surveying and
geotechnical engineering;
- Quality control tasting and routine tests.
- Field investigations.
Publications:
Non-recurrent: Findings are published in primary journals and
as research reports, HBRC has published more than 200
papers in national and international journals in the past
five years.
Links to other organizations:
HBRC cooperates with the Scientific Academy of Research
and Technology, the General Organization for Housing and
Building and most faculties of engineering and science
in
Research Establishment (BRE),
Parent body/affiliations:
The Centre is affiliated with the Ministry of Housing,
Utilities and
Urban Communities.
Information sources:
- Information provided by HBRC dated
- International Research Centers Directory, 1994-1995