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Essay:
Research institutes in Canada
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- Canadian
Federal Research Centers
- List of all federal research centers, catagoried also by province , city , and scope . [North
York, Ontario, Tel (416) 665-5451, Fax (416) 665-2032].
- NRC: National Research Council of Canada
- Official site of NRC, "Canada's premier science and technology research
organization, is a leader in scientific and technical research, the diffusion of
technology and the dissemination of scientific and technical information".
[Ottawa, Ontario, Telephone: (613) 993-2013 or 1-800-668-1222, Fax: (613) 952-8239, email:
cisti.reference@nrc.ca]
- IRC/NRC: Institute for
Research in Construction
- IRC "provides research, building code development, and materials evaluation
services." Reesearch groups include Building Envelope and Structure and Indoor Environment. With
publication on
Building Science Insight and Canadian Building Digests.
[Ottawa, Ontario, Tel.: (613) 993-2607, Fax: (613) 952-7673]
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- CMHC: Canadian Mortgage and
Housing Corporation
- Contains latest market, research, and consumer information on Canadian houses.
- CCA: Canadian Construction Association
- Information and statistics about the canadian construction industry. [Ottawa, Ontario,
Phone: (613)236-9455, Fax: (613)236-9526]
- Canadian Construction Documents Committee
- CCDC is a national joint committee responsible for the development and production of
Canadian construction contract forms and guides.
- Construction Specification Canada
- CSC is a multi-disciplinary, non-profit association dedicated to the improvement of
communication, contract documentation, and technical information in the construction
industry. [Toronto, Ontario, Tel: (416) 777-2198, Fax: (416) 777-2197]
- Public Works
- CWC Canadian Wood Council
- a national federation representing the solid wood products industry in Canada,
and a non-profit trade association responsible for the production and distribution of
technical information regarding the use of wood products in construction.
- Quebec Building Envelope Council
- [Montr¨¦al. Qu¨¦bec, TEL: (514) 848-3296, Fax: (514)848-7965, in French]
- Building Envelope Council
Ottawa Region
- BECOR a non profit organisation, is committed to promote advanced technologies and
techniques in the design, construction and performance of the building envelope
- Ordre des architectes du Qu¨¦bec
- [Montr¨¦al, Qu¨¦bec, T¨¦l.: (514) 937-6168, T¨¦l¨¦copieur: (514) 933-0242]
Funding Agencies
- NSERC: Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada
- NSERC "is the national instrument for making strategic investments in Canada's
capability in science and technology. NSERC supports both basic university research
through research grants and project research through partnerships of universities with
industry, as well as the advanced training of highly qualified people in both areas.
- CFI: Candian Foundation for
Innovation
- CFI is an independent corporation established by the federal government to
strengthen Canadian capability for research through committing funds
over the next five years in the development of research infrastructure in Canada.
The
CFI’s mandate is to increase the capability of Canadian universities, colleges,
hospitals, and other not-for-profit institutions to carry out important world-class
scientific research and technology development.
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- FCAR [French]
- "Le Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l'Aide ¨¤ la Recherche (Fonds
FCAR) est un organisme public relevant du ministre responsable de la recherche, de la
science et de la technologie du Qu¨¦bec..."
[Qu¨¦bec (Qu¨¦bec)
G1R 5M8 T¨¦l: (418) 643-8560, Fax: (418) 643-1451]
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