What We Do

BFRL Goals and Programs

Measurement Science for Net-Zero Energy, High Performance Buildings  

• Healthy and Sustainable Buildings 

• Cybernetic Building Systems 

Measurement Science for Breakthrough Improvements in Construction Productivity

• Construction Integration and Automation Technologies

Measurement Science for Sustainable Infrastructure Materials

• Prediction and Optimization of Concrete Performance 

• Service Life Prediction of Nanostructured Polymeric Materials 

• Reduced Flammability of Materials  

Measurement Science for Innovative Fire Protection  

• Reduced Risk of Fire Spread in Buildings 

• Reduced Risk of Fire Spread in Wildland-Urban Interface Communities 

• Advanced Fire Service Technologies 

Measurement Science for Disaster-Resilient Structures and Communities  

• Structural Performance Under Multi-Hazards 

• National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)

• Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster