Making use of building research for industrial development

This paper explores the proposition that there is a need for the effective monitoring of the resources devoted to new buildings and to the care of existing ones because the resources available are limited. In particular, it examines a number of important and principally economic relationships that exist between research, industrial development, and codes and regulations in the building environment in Canada. It concludes that the complex nature of these relationships makes control over the resources devoted to better building and building care a very difficult task.Le m\ue9moire traite de la n\ue9cessit\ue9 d'exercer un contr\uf4le efficace des ressources affect\ue9es \ue0 l'\ue9rection de nouveaux immeubles et \ue0 l'entretien des \ue9difices existants parce qu' elles sont born\ue9es. L'auteur examine en particulier un certain nombre d'importantes relations, de caract\ue8re \ue9conomique principalement, qui s'exercent dans le domaine du b\ue2timent entre la recherche, le d\ue9veloppement industriel, les codes et les r\ue8glements. Il conclut que la nature complexe des relations pr\ue9cit\ue9es rend tr\ue8s difficile le contr\uf4le des ressources employ\ue9es \ue0 une construction et \ue0 un entretien meilleurs.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye