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IRC provides services to public and private sector organizations in Canada and the US and evaluates new and innovative building or infrastructure systems. This unique service equips manufacturers with effective domestic and export promotion tools.

Benefit from:

• World-class, interdisciplined research teams
• Expertise in building consortium among clients with similar problems. For example:
  • Cost-Effective Open Planning Environment (COPE)
  • Moisture Management for Exterior Wall Systems (MEWS)
  • Fire and Acoustical Performance of Floor Assemblies
  • Municipal Infrastructure Investment Planning (MIIP)
• Skills in intellectual property management and client-friendly contracting.

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Canadian Construction Materials Centre
IRC's Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) offers a national evaluation service for all types of innovative construction materials, products, systems and services.

The Registry of Product Evaluations The Registry contains all Evaluation Reports and Listings for products evaluated by IRC's Canadian Construction Materials Centre, providing users with easy access to technical and standards-related data on hundreds of evaluated materials, products and construction systems.

National Model Code Documents
IRC is the home of the National Building, Fire and Plumbing Codes of Canada, the models for virtually all building, fire and plumbing regulations in Canada. These codes and other model codes dealing with energy conservation, and a plethora of helpful companion Guides, are all available from our Codes and Guides page .

Publications
IRC produces a number of publications and guides, including:

• Construction Technology Updates - These practical 4-6 page publications, part of a current series presenting applications of research results and reviews of building science issues, are intended for architects, engineers, specification writers, property managers, builders and building officials. 
• Construction Innovation - This quarterly newsletter provides news of research projects, recent research results, product evaluations, code developments and conference highlights. Subscribe
• Seminar publications - This is a collection of publications and other documentation arising from building science and construction technology seminars presented by IRC since 1982. .
• Canadian Building Digests - This is a discontinued but still valuable series of 250 4-page treatises containing scientific and technical principles, background information and practical guidelines on virtually every aspect of building design, materials and construction in Canada, published between 1960 and 1990.
• Échos techniques - This two-page leaflet, containing short articles on building technology and related news from IRC, is published six times a year and distributed to Québec architects through a partnership with the Ordre des architectes du Québec.

More detailed info about our activities and services
IRC's research is focussed around four main areas, or what we call our Programs. Visit the sites below to find out more about the specific research and services in each Program.

• Building Envelope and Structure
• Indoor Environment
• Fire Research
• Urban Infrastructure

IRC is also involved in initiatives such as the National Guide to Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure and the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology.

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