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Belgian Building Research Institute (WTCB-CSTC-BBRI) Belgium

Belgian Building Research Institute (WTCB-CSTC-BBRI) Belgium. Steering Committee Member Yves Vanhellemont. Basic Facts. Founded in 1959

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Belgian Building Research Institute (WTCB-CSTC-BBRI) Belgium

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  1. Belgian Building Research Institute (WTCB-CSTC-BBRI)Belgium Steering Committee Member Yves Vanhellemont

  2. Basic Facts Founded in 1959 Law Degroote (1948): every building contractor in Belgium is obliged to pay a yearly fee to the institute. In return, the institute does scientific research, and gives advice, which is free for building contractors.

  3. Basic Facts • Research institute that deals with every aspect in construction: not only technical, but also on the level of design, virtual construction, management, durable development…

  4. Basic Facts 4 locations: Brussels: administrative headquarters Zaventem: technical advice to building contractors, architects, manufacturers Limelette: research and innovation Heusden-Zolder: durable development, virtual construction (neighbouring the European Centre for Restoration, ECR)

  5. Major relevant references Technical research: Graffitage (EC) Waterep (EC) Restoration of masonry (BEL) Rising damp remediation (BEL) Salt remediation (FL)

  6. Major relevant references On the conceptual level of maintenance: Service Level Agreements in ppp-projects for schools in Flanders (Flemish ministry of Education) FoCI: Funds for the Cultural Infrastructure in Flanders (monitoring and establishing maintenance of about 30 cultural centres in Flanders)

  7. Ice cellars, Oudergem

  8. Our Lady Church (Joseph Poelaert), Laken

  9. Stoclet Palace (Joseph Hofmann), Brussels

  10. War memorial (A. De Bondt), Leuven

  11. Pavillion of the Human Passions (Victor Horta), Brussels

  12. Virgin’s tower, Zichem

  13. Virgin’s tower (after collapse), Zichem

  14. Project Team Yves Vanhellemont: Civil engineer, Master in conservation of historic towns and buildings, assistant head of the laboratory ‘Renovation’ Laurent Thijs: Architect, Master in conservation of historic towns and buildings, project leader in the laboratory ‘Renovation’

  15. Links in benefit of CHIC Monumentenwacht Vlaanderen (Monument Watch Flanders) Flemish institute for the cultural heritage (VIOE) Walloon institute for the cultural heritage (IPW) Royal institute for the cultural heritage (KIK/IRPA)

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