The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee, India is a leading national laboratory established in 1947 to generate and promote building science and technology in the country. It assists the building construction and materials industries in finding timely solutions to problems related to planning, design, materials, construction, and disaster mitigation. The CBRI conducts research and development in various areas including new building materials, disaster mitigation, energy efficient buildings, health monitoring of structures, and information/technology transfer.

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has been vested with the
responsibility of generating, cultivating and promoting building science and technology in the
service of the country.
Since it's inception in 1947, the Institute has been assisting the building construction and
building material industries in finding timely, appropriate and economical solutions to the
problems of Building Materials, Health Monitoring and Rehabilitation of Structures, Disaster
Mitigation, Fire Safety, Energy Efficient Rural and Urban Housing. The Institute is committed to
serve the people through R&D in the development process and maintains linkages at
international and national level.
CBRI ORGANOGRAM
DGCSIR
Architecture & Planning
Building Processes, Plants &
Productivity
Environmental Science
Organic Building Materials
Polymer, Plastics &
Composites
Geotechnical Engineering
Efficiency of Buildings
Fire Research
Clay Products
R&D
Research Council
Management Council
DIRECTOR
R&D Support
Publication & Publicity
Technical Services Group
Computer Centre
Structural Engineering
Planning, Monitoring
& Evaluation
Development Construction
& Extension
Maintenance
Horticulture
Management
Administration
Finance & Accounts
Stores & Purchase
Estate
Knowledge Resource Centre
Photography
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Roorkee
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MISSION
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To carry out R&D on all aspects of building and housing and assist the building industry in solving
problems of planning, designing, foundations, materials and construction including disaster mitigation
in all kinds of buildings with a view to achieve economy, comfort, functional efficiency, speed,
productivity in construction, environment preservation and energy conservation.
Organic
Building
Materials
Polymer,
Plastics &
Composites
Efficiency
of Buildings
Fire
Research
Geotechnical
Engineering
Environ-
mental
Science &
Technology,
Clay
Products
Building
Processes,
Plants &
Productivity
Architecture
& Planning
Structural
Engineering
CSIR-
Central Building
Research Institute
Roorkee
CSIR- CBRI AND IT'S FOCUS AREAS

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Building
Research
Institute,
Roorkee
FOCUS AREAS OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN CSIR-CBRI
ADVANCED
MATERIALS
MODELLING,
SIMULATION &
COMPUTATIONS
DISASTER
MITIGATION
FOCUS
AREAS
OF R&D
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
BUILDINGS
HEALTH
MONITORING
INFORMATION,
BUSINESS,
DEVELOPMENT
& EXTENSION

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Building
Research
Institute,
Roorkee
MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
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NEW BUILDING MATERIALS
· Plastic building products
· Recycling and reuse of plastic wastes
· Weathering of plastics/ composites
· Timber substitutes
· Polymers in construction
· Polymer composites based on natural /
synthetic fibers
· Polymer modified bitumen
· Water proofing compound
· Sealants and adhesives
Jute-Sisal fibre products
EPS door shutter- wood substitute
Coir-CNSL Board - wood alternative
Bagasse-cement boards and panels- agro-waste utilization
Natural fibre based laminates/panels/sheets
Low density board/light weight sandwich panel using
paper industry waste
Thermal insulation of tiles using exfoliated vermiculite waste
MDF board from plywood/veneer waste
· Termite prevention in buildings
· Prevention of fungi attack in buildings
Utilization of agro-industrial by-product wastes in making
burnt clay bricks
Solid Industrial waste utilization in developing building products
Improved brick production and commercialization
of process technologies
Technical appraisal, characterization of raw material resources
and suitability assessment for brick production
Manual and mechanized production of bricks and tiles
Design and development of thermally efficient
fixed chimney brick kiln
Utilization of low grade bio-mass in burning of bricks and tiles
Lime/Cement based building bricks through pressing and
autoclaving/atmospheric steam curing/ moist curing
· Nanotechnology in the development of
durable and ultra high strength concrete
· Processed fly ash
· Design & development of high performance,
fiber reinforced high volume fly ash
concrete
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Roorkee
· Air pollution monitoring & control
· Water quality monitoring, water supply and resource
management
· Waste disposal, refuse and recycling
· Environmental impact assessment & environmental management
plan (EMP) for projects of process industries and infrastructural
projects
· Environmental audit of building material industries
· Environmental planning for problem areas
· Engineering design and impact assessment of hazardous waste
disposal facilities
· Computer modeling of surface water, ground water, ambient Air
and indoor air quality
Development of production process for utilization
of Industrial Wastes
Process technologies for the manufacture of cementitious
products from agro-industrial wastes such as rice husk,
fly ash, blast furnace slag, phosphogypsum, lime sludge
and electroplating wastes
Development of plant and machinery for building construction
Use of renewable energy in production of building materials
Building dynamics, pre and post disaster mitigation &
management with reference to cyclones, earthquakes,
landslides and fire hazards in buildings
· Distress diagnosis & strengthening of RC structures against
distress
· Vulnerability assessment of buildings
due to earthquake/ wind
· Constitutive modeling & non linear
finite element analysis of structures
· Service life prediction & reliability
analysis of structures
· Testing of models and prototype
structural elements
Geological&geophysicalinvestigation
Foundationsandgroundimprovement
Geo-hazard- earthquakes and
landslide studies
Application of remote sensing & GIS
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Roorkee
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Solid industrial waste & contaminated soil
Fire resistance of building elements and passive fire protection
systems
Fire spread modeling & simulation
Fire behavior of building materials
Fire retardant coatings
Fire extinguishment
Enclosure fire and response of heat sensitive devices
Use of nanotechnology in the development of
fire retardant materials
Instant, temporary & permanent shelters for disaster
(earthquake/cyclone) prone areas
· Development of guidelines for green and energy efficient buildings
· Development of low cost technologies for economically weaker section
· Development of space norms & standards for human settlements
· Development of space norms & standards for educational & health
care buildings
· Industrialized building systems for low & medium rise structures
· Development of guidelines for physically challenged
· Guidelines, bye-laws code of practice for use of glass in buildings
Development of climatic zone map of India included in BIS
Evolution of methods for designing energy efficient
buildings
Thermal performance of building components and
evaluation of thermal properties of building materials
Solar energy applications in buildings – passive
heating and cooling of buildings
Wind tunnel measurements for estimation of
aero dynamic forces
Energy simulation and energy conservation
aspects in buildings to provide comfortable
indoor environment
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Building
Research
Institute,
Roorkee
Distress diagnosis & strengthening of RC & heritage
structures
· Assessment of physical condition and techno-economic analysis
of RC structures
· Non destructive testing of concrete structures
· Assessment of corrosion of reinforcement using half cell potential
and resistively measurements
· Stress analysis of structures
· Suitable recommendations for repair & protective measures
· Repair & rehabilitation of expansion joint in buildings
· Repair & coating materials
· Development of cathodic protection system for prevention of
corrosion of reinforcing bars in RCC structures
· Post fire assessment & rehabilitation of building structures
Dissemination of R&D technologies through exhibitions, seminars,
workshops and awareness campaigns
Building confidence and capacity by live demonstrations
Training and skill development programmes for engineers,
artisans and other professionals
Counseling for production and use of newer technologies
Sustainable partnership with all stakeholders
Support and facilitate states, industries, educational
institutions & NGOs in policy and implementation of innovative
housing programme under CSIR 800
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For further details contact:
Phone : 01332-272243, 283323
Fax : 01332-272543, 272272
E-mail : director@cbrimail.com & director@cbri.in
Website : www.cbri.res.in
Director
Central Building Research Institute
Roorkee-247 667, Uttarakhand, India
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