Research activites
The most important research, technical and service activities carried out by the Institute are:
• Study the physical and thermal characteristics of building materials and insulating materials.
• Study the thermal behavior of facilities.
• Study fire resistance, flame spread, and flammability of building materials and insulating materials.
• Determine the fire resistance time duration of structural elements.
• Study the thermal behavior of concrete slabs and columns during exposure to high temperatures.
• Thermal-mechanical analyses of materials using the TMA device.
• Determination of the electrical conductivity of cement pastes during curing and hardening.
• Determine the thermal and optical characteristics of windows.
• Determine the air leakage and water permeability of windows.
• Improving energy efficiency in buildings.
• Study ventilation in buildings.