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An International Directory of Building Research Organizations (1989) / Chapter Skim
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South Africa
Pages 176-177

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... (BIFSA) Federated Insurance House 1 De Villiers Street 11359 Johannesburg CONTACT: Robert Zylstra, Executive Director MISSION: To promote good building and safety practices and labor relations.
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... PRIMARY WORK: Performs research on housing, building services, energy consumption and conservation, environmental engineering, lighting, acoustics, natural ventilation, Agrement and building regulations, fire engineering, materials, concrete, paints, structural and geotechnical engineering, economics, and information delivery. SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government and contracted research.
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  • south africa
  • research reports
  • performs research
  • agrement board
  • following aspects

  • labor relations
  • provides testing
  • provides data
  • federated insurance
  • villiers street

  • environmental engineering
  • solve national
  • building industries
  • performance criteria
  • energy consumption

  • information sheets
  • establishes performance
  • perform agrement
  • natural ventilation
  • professional journals

  • conducts research
  • urban transport
  • fire engineering
  • monitors quality
  • improve technology

  • geotechnical engineering
  • building regulations
  • information delivery
  • technical notes
  • testing services


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