DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FÜR BAUTECHNIK DIBT

Publication of technical information other than for advertising or publicity purposes in the nature of technical texts, verification documents, permits and approvals as well as their translations in printed form or electronically, especially technical building regulations taking the form of administrative provisions, lists of testing, inspection and certification bodies, European Technical Assessments, general technical approvals, construction technique approvals or permits, structural design type approvals and permits, building research reports, European Technical Assessment Documents, reports on market surveillance of construction products, evaluations of construction products, evaluations of compliance with regulatory requirements for physical structures, verifications for wastewater treatment plants in accordance with the German waste water regulations, lists of construction products for which no certificate of suitability is required, technical books and journals; arranging and conducting educational information sessions in the nature of workshops and classes about construction products, arranging and conducting technical educational conferences; arranging and conducting educational seminars about construction products

Scientific and technological services as well as research, especially research on assessments, studies and evaluations in the scientific and technological fields, in particular technical research on construction products and construction techniques as well as research concerning the environmental impact and sustainability of construction products; research and development of new products for others; provision of scientific information; development of technical manuals containing guidelines and rules at a national, European and international level; technical consultancy and information in the field of construction engineering, especially with regard to construction products and techniques; conducting engineering feasibility studies for national, European and supranational authorities and institutions with regard to technical rules; conducting technical project studies for construction products, also in the framework of market surveillance; preparation of technological research reports of buildings and construction research contracts, namely providing engineering services; engineering services, especially development and research services for new construction products; providing search engines for the internet for construction products and construction techniques; quality control and certification of testing, inspection and certification bodies and of notified bodies in accordance with established legal standards; random inspection of energy certificates in accordance with the German Energy Saving Ordinance; engineering services in the nature of preparation of technical assessments, especially the technical verification of construction products, especially for European Technical Assessments, general building approvals, general construction technique approvals or permits, project-related approvals for construction products and construction techniques as well as structural design type approvals, concerning quality control and environmental impact assessment for construction products and techniques, concerning material testing, structural design type verifications based on technical building examinations, building research contracts and reports, concerning the technical verification and assessment of construction products and techniques in the framework of market surveillance and for the purpose of development of technical guidelines and guiding principles