Center Management
- Director of the Center
- Deputy Director
General Secretariat
- Secretary-General
The administrative services are responsible for:
- Developing and implementing annual and multi-year human resources management plans;
- Monitoring the careers of the Center’s personnel;
- Preparing and maintaining a directory of national competencies in the center’s field of activity;
- Ensuring proper management and maintenance of the Center’s movable and immovable assets;
- Managing associated researchers and visiting staff administratively;
- Managing and promoting social activities for the Center’s personnel;
- Developing and implementing continuous training, professional development, and retraining plans for the Center’s personnel and staff from similar institutions;
- Preparing the operational and equipment budget and ensuring its execution after approval;
- Maintaining the Center’s accounting records;
- Ensuring the provision of operational resources to the Center’s units;
- Maintaining inventory registers;
- Preserving and maintaining the Center’s archives.
The Secretary-General coordinates the activities of the following administrative services:
- Finance and Accounting Service
- Human Resources Service
- General Services
Technical Department: Testing and Measurements
The department is responsible for:
- Composition and formulation studies based on supplied aggregates;
- Tests on concrete and mortar components (fresh and hardened);
- Tests on materials and products such as stone, soil, floor coverings, and waterproofing;
- Static, cyclic, thermal (fire), and creep tests on structural elements at reduced or full scale;
- Determination of mechanical properties of steel;
- Quality control tests of materials;
- Measurement of thermal conductivity of various materials;
- Determination of thermal properties of building envelopes;
- Measurement of acoustic absorption coefficients of various materials and components;
- Measurement of domestic and airborne noise levels;
- Development of testing protocols;
- Assisting research teams in data acquisition and measurements.
The Testing and Measurements Department includes three (03) services:
- Maintenance Service
- Instrumentation Service
- Testing and Services Service
Department of Valorization and Scientific & Technical Information
The department is responsible for:
- Organizing specialized training cycles in the Center’s field of expertise;
- Promoting scientific and technical information within the Center’s scope of activity;
- Implementing an appropriate system for the preservation of the Center’s scientific archives;
- Proposing measures to integrate the Center’s scientific publications into a virtual library;
- Proposing and implementing measures to promote and valorize scientific research results in collaboration with relevant institutions;
- Managing and maintaining the Center’s IT networks and equipment;
- Acquiring and developing software programs;
- Acquiring IT equipment;
- Providing staff training in IT.
The Department of Valorization and Scientific & Technical Information comprises four (04) services:
- Valorization and Training Service
- Information and Technological Watch Service
- IT Service
- Project Management Service
Source: Interministerial Order of July 14, 2015, establishing the internal organization of the National Center for Integrated Studies and Research in Building (CNERIB)