CBRI Leads Mission Mode  program

on New Building materials                

To meet the growing demand of construction materials for housing and building on one hand and need for conservation of natural wealth and resources including high energy consumption in production of traditional building materials, on the other hand, consolidated R&D efforts are needed for evolving process and technologies for new and alternative building construction materials. To develop low cost alternative building construction materials from conceptualization to commercialization through energy efficient and environment friendly building materials process and technologies using agro-industrial waste, for sustainable development is the main objective of this project. This programme will result in development of different product and processes /technologies such as fly ash bricks & blocks, interlocking clay-bricks, value-added materials from agro industrial waste, polymer composite building products, high strength blocks from waste & smart concrete. Development of value added products through gainful utilization of agro-industrial waste would help in preserving the environment.  The Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi has approved the Project. Participating CSIR Laboratories in the Programme are - Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee-Nodal Laboratory, Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Central Fuel Research Institute (CFRI), Dhanbad, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata,  Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT),

Hyderabad, National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur, Regional Research Laboratories (RRLs), Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jorhat & Trivendrum, Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Chennai.

(Source: CBRI New Letter, Vol. 19(03), Jul.-Sept.2003)

National Workshop on Innovative Building  Construction Machinery

 A one-day National Workshop on “In-novative Building Construction Machinery” CONSMACH-2003 was organized by the Institute on August 22, 2003 at Roorkee. The Workshop was sponsored by CPWD and co-sponsored by M/s. PEC Hydraulics (India) Ltd., Yamunanagar, Build Tech Engineering Co., Roorkee etc. About 60 delegates have attended the workshop representing various organizations from various parts of the country.

(Source: CBRI New Letter, Vol. 19(03), Jul.-Sept.2003)

Conference on Indian Habitat and Infra-structure-Need for Innovative Approach. A conference on “Indian Habitat and Infra-structure-Need for Innovative Approach”, was organized by the Institute during 25-26 September, 2003 as a mark of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of CSIR. The conference was inaugurated by Shri L.M. Mehta, Secretary, Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation as Chief Guest. Dr. Prem Vart, Director, IIT, Roorkee & Shri K.K. Trivedi, Secretary General, All India Flat Glass Manufacturers Association (AIFGMA)