BCRC - Construction Materials Expertise
BCRC pride themselves on providing a high level of expertise to solve construction materials issues. Frequently those construction issues relate to durability and BCRC are often referred to as Durability Consultants. Durability covers a wide range of topics including design for durability, specification, preparation of durability plans, inspection, repair consultancy, thermal and cracking analysis and asset managements.
It also covers a wide range of construction materials including concrete, timber, steel, coatings and brickwork. But our services encompass all aspects of construction materials properties, not just those related to design life. For example construction materials physical properties and constructability are also often of concern.
BCRC provide advice on product development. This starts at the product design stage where we can provide information on what the market needs and wants, continues with assistance or conductance of product research and ends with marketing support.
To provide these services at the highest possible level BCRC ensures its senior consultants have long lived experience and high level technical training in the aspect of the technology they represent. BCRC’s matrix structure has experts taking a general consultancy role in a geographical location but being called on throughout the group in their area or specific expertise.
BCRC Web - Designed to Inform
BCRC’s web is designed to provide information to various communities. First it provides potential customers an insight into who BCRC are. But BCRC, like many engineering professionals, seeks to contribute to the improvement of their industry. Hence the web site is also designed to provide information to customers, teachers, students and the public. This is achieved on various levels.
The “Papers” page contains summaries of various published papers authored by BCRC Consultants. These papers are available as the written paper (.pdf), the presentation (.ppt) and/or a podcast.
The “Technical” page links to various technical documents that represent in house standards on specific technical issues. This information is provided as .doc/.pdf reports and notes on technical issues and .xls spreadsheets for durability models.
The information provided in “Papers” and “Technical” is available to all BCRC consultants. Use of the web provides a means of ensuring they all access the latest company information. Access to this information is sometime restricted to BCRC in order to protect confidentiality or liability. In other cases the information is available on line by paying a small fee. This fee is intended to provide a cost recovery to enable BCRC to expand the provision of technical information. In many cases this information can be made available to teachers free of charge. Other information is provided free of charge.