National Building Technology Centre
NBTC · National Building Technology Research Centre
August 1982 – 1988
Previously Commonwealth Experimental Building Station (1944–1982).
Commonwealth building research and technology centre at North Ryde, Sydney, continuing the work of the Experimental Building Station on building materials, construction methods and building regulation.
Names over time
- Commonwealth Experimental Building Station1944–1982
- National Building Technology Centre1982–1988
How it came into existence
Renamed from the Experimental Building Station (formerly the Commonwealth Experimental Building Station) in August 1982. Some sources give its name from the mid-1980s as the National Building Technology Research Centre.
How it ended
Absorbed into CSIRO in 1988, becoming part of the new CSIRO Division of Building, Construction and Engineering.
- Building technology research
Main functions
- Building technology research
- Testing of building materials and systems
- Technical support for national building regulation
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Sources
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