Our Mission and Vision
UP BRS ventures to harness its resources to further enhance the learning opportunities of students through actual research experience and, at the same time, extend its expertise to the private and public sector through extension of technical services and active participation in technical committees on construction materials and technologies, more particularly standards development, quality material testing and technology assessment.
UP BRS shall be a renowned institution for research and technical advice, a think tank, on matters relating to building, housing, and other structures. We shall be at the forefront of developing solutions that advance safety, resilience, and sustainability in the way we design, construct, operate, and maintain our buildings in the country.
Over the next five years we will focus on four thematic areas as follows:
- Building safety and structural integrity
- Sustainable building systems and technologies
- Modernization of the housing and construction sector through advances in construction methods and technologies
- Advances in construction and building materials
We shall undertake research and extension projects, publish in high-impact engineering journals, present in prestigious conferences and, possibly, develop novel products and systems that could be applied for intellectual property protection.
The Mandate
The Building Research Service (BRS) was established “to foster and undertake integrated research, advisory, and information dissemination in building and housing in the Philippines” (811th BOR Meeting, 1971). Moreover, as one of the engineering centers operating under the NEC umbrella, the BRS shall likewise pursue the following objectives as provided in Presidential Decree No. 1295 (1978):
| a. | To provide a pool of technical experts to which public and private entities may turn for assistance in the solution of engineering problems. |
| b. | To develop technologies that utilize local resources which are adapted to the needs of a developing country. |