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The Board on Infrastructure and Constructed Environment (BICE) is a part of the Engineering and Physical Sciences division in the National Research Council (NRC).

History

The Board was first organized in 1946 as the Building Research Advisory Board, BICE and its predecessor organizations have been the principal units of the NRC concerned with the built environment.

Programs

Although most of the BICE activities are advisory services, a number of specific programs have been created and maintained over the years. One of which was the Federal Construction Council and its successor, the Federal Facilities Council.

Federal Construction Council (FCC)

Founded in 1953, the Federal Construction Council operated thru the late 1990s as part of the Building Research Advisory Board and then later the BICE, often supported by arrangements with the National Bureau of Standards.^[1]

Practice Surveys

In both 1954 and 1958, the FCC surveyed engineering practices in Building Technology by the the thirty-six Federal agencies that had a direct or indirect interest in building or heavy construction, consisting of over 300 projects. ^[2]

Underground Heat-Distribution systems

An example of the work performed by this committee is its study of underground piping systems which at that time (1957-1964) was a ..."major and continuing concern to the Federal Construction Council." As result of its efforts, technical reports were published and sound design criteria were developed. ^[1]

Federal Facilities Council (FFC)

The Federal Facilities Council is a successor to the Federal Construction Council. It is a cooperative association of 20 federal agencies with interests and responsibilities related to all aspects of facility design, acquisition, management, maintenance, and evaluation.

References

^ ^a ^b Federal Construction Council. Task Group T-40; Federal Construction Council. Task Group T-33 on Underground Heat Distribution Systems; National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Advisory Board (1964). Evaluation of components for underground heat distribution systems. National Academies. pp. 23–. NAP:10750.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Accessed with Google Books Cite error: The named reference "FCC1964" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ Homer J. Smith (1958). Survey of Building and Heavy Construction Engineering Studies and Investigations by Federal Agencies. National Academies. pp. 2–4. NAP:10351. Accessed with Google Books

[FCC1964-1] Federal Construction Council. Task Group T-40; Federal Construction Council. Task Group T-33 on Underground Heat Distribution Systems; National Research Council (U.S.). Building Research Advisory Board (1964). Evaluation of components for underground heat distribution systems. National Academies. pp. 23–. NAP:10750.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) Accessed with Google Books Cite error: The named reference "FCC1964" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[FCC1958-2] Homer J. Smith (1958). Survey of Building and Heavy Construction Engineering Studies and Investigations by Federal Agencies. National Academies. pp. 2–4. NAP:10351. Accessed with Google Books

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