Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council
Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) is an autonomous body under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India established in 1990. Since its inception, BMTPC has been working towards smooth transfer of new, cost effective, innovative, energy-efficient, environment-friendly and disaster resistant building materials and construction technologies from lab to field.
Vision
“BMTPC to be world class knowledge and demonstration hub for providing solutions to all with special focus on common man in the area of sustainable building materials, appropriate construction technologies & systems including disaster resistant construction.”
Mission
“To work towards a comprehensive and integrated approach for promotion and transfer of potential, cost-effective, environment-friendly, disaster resistant building materials and technologies including locally available materials from lab to land for sustainable development of housing.”
Objectives
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Building Materials & Construction Technologies: To promote development, standardization, mechanization and large scale field application of innovative and emerging building materials and technologies in the construction sector.
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Capacity Building and Skill Development: To work as a Training Resource Centre for capacity building and promotion of good construction practices to professionals, construction agencies, artisans and marketing of building technologies from lab to land.
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Disaster Mitigation & Management: To promote methodologies and technologies for natural disaster mitigation, vulnerability & risk reduction and retrofitting/ reconstruction of buildings and disaster resistant planning for human settlements.
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Project Management & Consultancy: To undertake project management and consultancy services including appraisal, monitoring and third party inspection of housing projects under the various Central/State Schemes.
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