Directorate General of Research and Development (Hansard, 13 March 1967)

§ Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works which of the completed research projects undertaken by the Director General Research and Development have been reported on; and which of these reports he proposes to publish and when.

§ Mr. Prentice
The staff of the Directorate General do not themselves undertake research projects of the kind which my hon. Friend appears to have in mind, but their publications reflect the results of the considerable programme of development work which they carry out.

§ Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what research projects have been undertaken externally under research contract or consultancy arrangements placed by the Director General Research and Development; what are the subjects; where are the projects placed; what are the starting and expected completion dates; and what is the total amount involved.

§ Mr. Prentice
The information asked for is as follows:
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Project Research body or consultant Starting Date Expected (or actual) date of completion

11. Continuity of employment in building and civil engineering industry (Pilot study) London School of Economics April, 1966 July, 1966

12. Study of dimensional tolerances A. A. W. Butler, South-ampton University May, 1966 May, 1967

13. Window Design — mechanical and ergonomic aspects Royal College of Art July, 1966 July 1968

14. Methods of choosing and controlling boiler plant for heating buildings Glasgow University September, 1966 September, 1968

15. Study of the assessment of the performance of building Professor T. A. Markus, Strathclyde University October, 1966 October, 1969

16. To develop techniques for evaluating the total cost of a building throughout its life J. Southwell, University of Bath November, 1966 November, 1967

17. To survey the availability and utility of data on the maintenance and running costs of buildings Professor K. H. Panter, University of Bath January, 1967 December, 1967

The total amount involved in approximately £120,000

	Project	Research body or consultant	Starting Date	Expected (or actual) date of completion
11.	Continuity of employment in building and civil engineering industry (Pilot study)	London School of Economics	April, 1966	July, 1966
12.	Study of dimensional tolerances	A. A. W. Butler, South-ampton University	May, 1966	May, 1967
13.	Window Design — mechanical and ergonomic aspects	Royal College of Art	July, 1966	July 1968
14.	Methods of choosing and controlling boiler plant for heating buildings	Glasgow University	September, 1966	September, 1968
15.	Study of the assessment of the performance of building	Professor T. A. Markus, Strathclyde University	October, 1966	October, 1969
16.	To develop techniques for evaluating the total cost of a building throughout its life	J. Southwell, University of Bath	November, 1966	November, 1967
17.	To survey the availability and utility of data on the maintenance and running costs of buildings	Professor K. H. Panter, University of Bath	January, 1967	December, 1967
The total amount involved in approximately £120,000