হাউজিং এন্ড বিল্ডিং রিসার্চ ইনস্টিটিউট

Building Materials Division

Study for producing new or better construction materials from local raw materials, industrial and agricultural wastes with emphasis to augment the supply and use as substitute for commonly used materials.

Structural Engineering and Construction Division:-

This Division is entrusted with research and development of economic/durable structures so as to economies the use of building materials and enhance speed of construction and reduce the cost of that. Considering the socio-economic, environmental and climatic condition of Bangladesh, this division is engaged in finding out the less costly and more durable building components using the indigenous building materials with a view to improve the living condition of the people of urban, rural and disaster prone areas. Simultaneously to ensure the quality of construction works this division has been playing vital role with introducing prefabrication construction technique besides conventional system.

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Division:-

Evaluation of properties of soils in the fields as well as in the laboratory to arrive at safe and economic foundation design for buildings Improvement of soft soil for safe and economic design of foundation.

Housing Division:-

To study the best possible use of land, space (both converged and open), housing environment and planning, functional design of building. Rationalization of architectural concept is the key words of the division. Development of appropriate methods for design and construction of low-cost housing through innovative construction techniques and materials for the rural and urban housing of the country is also another major field of research.

1) Information and Documentation Section

To run the various research works of this institute properly, there is a decent Library within information and Documentation Section. This section receives and complies all information on research development. It contains a wide collection of books, research papers, periodicals, notes etc. The Information and Documentation Section always provides with necessary information on subjects of Structural engineering, building construction, foundation engineering, solid mechanics, architecture, mathematics, sanitary engineering, physics, chemistry, environmental engineering, construction management, fibrocement technology, housing science etc.

2) Administrative & Accounts Section

Both the wings are responsible for providing logistics and also look after general administration and accounts.