Title: Durability of Building Materials and Components 8: Information Technology and Construction: Cib W78 Workshop
Publisher: NRC Research Press
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0660177439
ISBN 13: 9780660177434
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 3.2 pounds

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This is the Fourth Volume in the proceedings of the Eighth Internation Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components. "Information Technology in Construction: CIB W78 Workshop," represents those papers submitted to the workshop and is prepared in eight sections including computer-integrated construction, the construction process, decision-support systems, design systems, life-cycle models and facilities management, product modeling, process modeling, and virtual reality.

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Michael A. Lacasse is a materials scientist and building science engineer who has worked as a Research Officer at the Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada, since 1991. His work focuses on the development of methods to assess the long-term performance of building materials and components and the durability of building envelope assemblies. Since joining the IRC, he has been active in various CIB and RILEM technical committees related to performance, durability, and service life prediction. He currently co-ordinates the activities of the joint CIB/RILEM technical committee W080/175-SLM in which issues related to the prediction of service life of building materials and components are reviewed.

Dana J. Vanier's current activities relate to service life, asset management, and product modeling. He is the project manager of IRC's Building Envelope Life Cycle Asset Management (BELCAM) project, which is researching tools and techniques to help asset managers predict the remaining service life of roofing components and to better manage their assets. Dr. Vanier is also involved in IRC's Municipal Infrastructure Investment Planning (MIIP) project. The project's goal is to assist asset managers predict the life-cycle inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement costs of urban infrastructure capital assets. He is an editor of ITCon, the Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction, and a Board Member of CIB W078, Information Technology in Construction.

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