RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY
BRS accepts contract research, provides consultancy and testing services and develops training programs. It has a cooperative linkage with the Construction Materials and Structures Laboratory (CoMSLab) of the Institute of Civil Engineering (ICE). If the work entails testing or laboratory works, the facilities of CoMSLab are available for use.
UP BRS shall be a renowned institution for research and technical advice, a think tank, on matters relating to building, housing, and other structures. Over the next five years we will focus on four thematic areas as follows:
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Structural and Building Design |
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Structural Systems Testing
Construction Materials Testing and Evaluation Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation Accelerated Weathering Test Fire Resistivity Tests (COMING SOON) |
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Rapid Construction Methodologies |
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Energy Audit |
Construction Methods & Technologies
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
BRS has a cooperative linkage with the CoMSLab of the ICE. Our testing facilities have been moved to the ICE located at Pardo de Tavera St., ICE Building, UP Diliman Campus, Quezon City. CoMSLab has testing facilities for cement, concrete, soils, aggregates, masonry and other related materials. Field equipment for testing geotechnical properties, such as cone penetrometer, is also available.
More information can be found on the CoMSLab webpage: https://ice.upd.edu.ph/comslab/
Laboratory Address
Institute of Civil Engineering, Pardo de Tavera St.
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines, 1101
VOIP / Email
(Tels) 289818500
comslab.upd@up.edu.ph
LINKAGE AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT
BRS has been involved with various government technical committees such as the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP). BRS is listed as an alternative testing facility by the Accreditation of Innovative Technologies for Housing and Urban Development (AITECH) of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC).
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Member, Bureau of Product Standards Technical Committee on Cement and Cement-based Products Member, Bureau of Product Standards Technical Committee on Ceramics and Ceramic Products Member, Bureau of Product Standards Technical Committee on Lime and Cement Member, Bureau of Product Standards Technical Committee on Wood and Wood Products Member, Bureau of Product Standards Technical Committee on Concrete, Reinforced Concrete and Pre-stressed Concrete Member, Construction Manpower Development Foundation Member, Construction Technology Coordinating Committee Member, Green Choice: The Eco-labeling Program of the Philippines Member, Technical Committee on Productivity Study Member, Technical Committee on Standards Development Member, Technical Working Group 13 – Cement |
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Member, Technical Panel and Review Committee on Construction
Member, Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI-DOST) – Technical Review Panel
Member, Technical Planning and Review Committee on the Construction Sector
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Member, Designated as Alternate Testing Laboratory of AITECH (Accreditation of Innovative Housing Technologies) Member, Project Development and Monitoring Group – Housing Urban Development Coordinating Council (PDMG – HUDCC) – Inter-Agency Committee for AITECH |
