Scientific and Technical Centre for Building

CSTB - Scientific and Technical Center for Building
Creation	1947
HQ	France Marne la Vallée (France)
Staff	914
President	Etienne Crépon
Website	www.cstb.fr

The Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (Scientific and Technical Center for Building)CSTB, is the French national organisation providing research and innovation, consultancy, testing, training and certification services in the construction industry.
It was founded in 1947 after the Second World War to support the reconstruction effort.
The mission of the CSTB, The Scientific and Technical Center for Building, is to ensure the quality and safety of buildings, and support innovation from the idea to the market. It brings together multidisciplinary skills to develop and share essential scientific and technical knowledge, and to provide stakeholders with answers to the challenges of their professional practice. The CSTB focuses on four key activities: research and consulting, assessment, certification and dissemination of knowledge. Its field of expertise covers construction products, buildings, and their integration into neighborhoods and cities.^[1]

References

↑ Official website, 2016

External links

Official website, 2016 (English)

French scientific research facilities

University-grade institutes	Universities Autonomous institutes Écoles normales supérieures Grands établissements

Public research labs	IRSTEA (agriculture) CNRS (fundamental sciences) INED (demography) INRA (agronomy) IFSTTAR (transports and civil engineering) INRIA (computer science and control) INSERM (medicine) IRD (development)

Public industry	BRGM (geoscience) CEA (nuclear industry and renewables) IFREMER (maritime applications) ONERA (aerospace)

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