About HBRC

Housing & Building National Research Center, HBRC, is a governmental institute subordinate to the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities which started in 1954 by 12 employees. HBRC now has more than 1100 employees, 300 of which are M.Sc., and/or PhD holders.

HBRC is the sole entity nationwide responsible for issuing the Egyptian Codes (30) as well as technical specifications (21), in addition to providing periodical training for these codes and specifications. Training also extends to a variety of engineering subjects and it series both public and private sectors. HBRC is involved in several national scientific research plans leading to academic degrees. One of the main activities of HBRC is serving the community through the assessment of mal-functioning structures nationwide, as well as technically refereeing disputes between different parties. Moreover, HBRC is taking a substantial role in the quality control and COBSTRUCTION supervision of the national projects.

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