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Volume 3, Number 4, Summer 1998

Construction Innovation is published quarterly by NRC-IRC. It provides news of recent research results, product evaluations, code developments and conference highlights to Canada's construction practitioners.
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Cover story

Atrium research will improve energy savings and indoor environment

Indoor environment

IRC research paves way to improve thermal performance in atriums

IRC helps resolve atrium skylight problems

Atrium ventilation research demonstrates how HVAC systems affect air quality and energy consumption

Daylighting research in atriums indicates potential for significant energy savings

Dr. Sherif Barakat named new Director General of IRC

Acoustics research will produce useful, innovative information for designing atriums

Change in atrium use can affect smoke management

Construction codes

Update on the move to objective-based codes

New Alberta Building and Fire Codes Adopted!

Alberta Codes will be available on CD-ROM

Newsbrief - Codes standing committee proposes recognition of insulated wall panels in Code

Errata and revisions to the National Building Code of Canada 1995

CCMC

Process for selling housing components to Japan now in place

Newsbrief - Alberta relies on CCMC when accepting pre-engineered products

New product evaluations

Urban infrastructure rehabilitation

Selecting and scheduling restoration measures for water-distribution networks

Newsbrief - Acoustic monitoring helps locate damaged pipes as damage occurs

International conference on corrosion and protection of concrete structures

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