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On a secure foundation with OIB

Anyone who plans or erects buildings or sells construction products in Austria benefits from uniform rules throughout the country. This is largely thanks to the Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering (OIB).

For over 30 years, the OIB has been working at the intersection of construction engineering and building law. Through its numerous areas of activity, it promotes harmonization and cooperation within the Austrian construction industry and successfully represents Austria’s interests in numerous European and international bodies and committees. In this way, the OIB’s work helps maintain high standards of construction quality in Austria while simultaneously promoting the competitiveness of the construction industry. The OIB offers all stakeholders in the construction sector a reliable foundation for success and safety.

For designers, the OIB ensures clear and uniform structural engineering standards that simplify the design process and guarantee the safety of construction projects. Manufacturers benefit from clearly defined requirements that help them develop their products in compliance with the law and market them successfully. Users can rely on products evaluated by the OIB (via ETA) and approved (via BTZ) that meet the highest quality and safety standards. Government agencies and federal states can trust the OIB’s expertise and harmonized regulations to fulfill their responsibilities efficiently and in compliance with the law.

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The Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering was founded in 1993 to promote cooperation in the construction industry throughout Austria. The basis for this was the ‘Agreement pursuant to Article 15a B-VG on cooperation in the construction industry’ concluded by the Austrian federal states.

As a non-profit association based in Vienna, the OIB brings together all nine federal states – Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg and Vienna – as members under one roof. Its sphere of activity covers the whole of Austria and extends far beyond the country’s borders: the OIB represents Austria in European and international expert committees, where it serves as a common voice.

The aim of the OIB is to actively shape the future of the construction industry and to set standards that guarantee the safety, quality and sustainability of buildings throughout Austria.

Tasks of the OIB

The Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering acts as a central coordination platform for the federal states in the areas of construction products and construction technology. It performs a number of important tasks to promote and ensure construction quality in Austria:

Uniform implementation of EU construction product law throughout Austria

Issuing technical assessments and approvals for construction products

Market surveillance of construction products in Austria

Joint representation of the interests of the Austrian federal states in the field of construction technology in the EU and at international level

Supporting the federal states in harmonising building regulations and construction product law

Development of the OIB Guidelines

Performing the function of a Product Contact Point for the Construction Industry in Austria

OIB team

Behind every successful project is a strong team! Our pool of experts at the Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering combines in-depth technical expertise, many years of experience, and a shared vision: to help shape the construction industry of tomorrow in a sustainable and safe way.

We work hand in hand to develop innovative and realistic solutions, ensure the highest standards, and best meet the needs of our partners and stakeholders. In doing so, we rely on open communication, professionalism, and a positive working relationship.

Get to know the departments and people behind our work and who make up the OIB:

Management

Managing Director:
Bmstr. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Thomas Rockenschaub

T +43 1 533 65 50
mail@oib.or.at

Bmstr. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Thomas Rockenschaub succeeded Dr. Rainer Mikulits as Managing Director on January 1, 2025. Dr. Mikulits had shaped and led the OIB since its founding for over three decades. Many thanks for his contributions and best wishes for the future!

Secretariat

Head of Unit

Sabine Eichelbaum
T +43 1 533 65 50-10
mail@oib.or.at

Staff

Ursula Narath – DW 37

Ida Scheiber, BA – DW 23

Unit 1 - Structural Engineering

Head of Unit

Dipl.-Ing. Wilhelm Schneider
T +43 1 533 65 50-21
schneider@oib.or.at

Consultants

Dipl.-Ing ^{. in} Tatjana Djokovic
T +43 1 533 65 50-29
djokovic@oib.or.at

Philipp Löffler
T +43 1 533 65 50-15
loeffler@oib.or.at

Unit 2 - Building Physics

Head of Unit

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Thoma
T +43 1 533 65 50-22
thoma@oib.or.at

Consultants

Dipl.-Ing. Hubert Meszaros
T +43 1 533 65 50-18
meszaros@oib.or.at

Christian Kerschbaum
T +43 1 533 65 50-16
kerschbaum@oib.or.at

DI Thomas Unger
T +43 1 533 65 50-34
unger@oib.or.at

Priv.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Robert Stadler
T +43 1 533 65 50-38
stadler@oib.or.at

Unit 3 - Environmental Engineering, Products for Building Expansions, Civil Engineering

Head of Unit

Dipl.-Ing ^{. in} Dr. ⁱⁿtechn. Elisabeth Bata
T +43 1 533 65 50-31
bata@oib.or.at

Consultants

Andreas Lackner
T +43 1 533 65 50-12
lackner@oib.or.at

DI Michael Notter
T +43 1 533 65 50-25
notter@oib.or.at

Sophie Schmid, Dipl.-Ing.^, Dr.^techn.
T +43 1 533 65 50-32
schmid@oib.or.at

Market surveillance

Market surveillance authority for construction products

Head of Unit

DDipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Aleksandar Radoevski, BSc
T +43 1 533 65 50-39
radoevski@oib.or.at

Consultants

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Mag. iur. Siegfried Ernst-Dürrer, LL.M.
T +43 1 533 65 50-27
ernst@oib.or.at

Natalie Jasinski^, Dipl.-Ing.
T +43 1 533 65 50-26
jasinski@oib.or.at

Dipl.-Ing. Astrid Lederer
T +43 1 533 65 50

Thomas Nentwich, BSc
T +43 1 533 65 50-35
nentwich@oib.or.at

Product Contact Point

Head of Unit

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Nikolaus Fuchs
T +43 1 533 65 50-30
fuchs@oib.or.at

Communication and information

Head of Unit

Roman Degold
T +43 1 533 65 50-19
degold@oib.or.at

Consultant

Santina Bobalek
T +43 1 533 65 50-24
bobalek@oib.or.at

Association committees

The association bodies of the Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering consist of the General Assembly, the Executive Board, the policy committees and the expert advisory boards.

General Assembly

All federal states are represented as members of the General Assembly of the Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering. The chairmanship of the General Assembly changes every six months.

Management Board

The Board of the OIB consists of three to five members, who are elected by the General Assembly. The current composition of the Board is as follows:

Chairwoman

Dipl.-Ing.ⁱⁿ (FH) Andrea BARTH, MA MEng
Office of the Salzburg Provincial Government

Members

Dipl.-Ing. Harald GOLDBERGER (1st Deputy Chairman)
Office of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government

^OSRin Dipl.-Ing.ⁱⁿ Beatrix RAUSCHER (2nd Deputy Chairwoman)
Office of the Vienna Provincial Government

Dipl.-Ing.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿChristine PENNERSTORFER
Office of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria

HR Dipl.-Ing. Friedrich KAINZ
Office of the Styrian Provincial Government

Policy committees

The policy committees established within the OIB serve to advise the management on fundamental issues of a legal or technical nature. The policy committees are composed of representatives from the federal states. The following policy committees are currently in place:

Policy Committee for Structural Engineering Issues (GA1)

Policy Committee for Legal Issues (GA2)

Expert advisory boards

The OIB’s expert advisory boards provide technical advice to the management and are generally composed of representatives from the federal states. The following expert advisory boards are currently in place:

Expert Advisory Board for Structural Engineering Guidelines (SVBRL)

Expert Advisory Board for Building Material Lists and Approvals (SVBBL)

National and international partners of the OIB

The OIB is a member of the following (inter)national committees and organizations in order to represent the interests of the Austrian federal states:

Administrative Cooperation Group for the Market Surveillance of Construction Products (AdCo)

The Administrative Cooperation Group for Market Surveillance of Construction Products (AdCo Market Surveillance) serves to facilitate the exchange of information and coordination between national market surveillance authorities for construction products. It also aims to enable cooperation between national market surveillance authorities for Europe-wide coordinated market surveillance programs and the sharing of resources.

Austrian Standards International (ASI)

Austrian Standards International (formerly: Austrian Standards Institute) is a non-profit association whose task is to facilitate the development of national standards in Austria and to participate in European and international standardization. The OIB is a member of Austrian Standards International and is actively involved in a number of standards committees.

www.austrian-standards.at

Consortium of European Building Control (CEBC)

The Consortium of European Building Control is a European association of bodies involved in building control, the granting of building permits and other building law procedures. Its purpose is the exchange of information, the development of best practice examples and the development of proposals for the improvement of building control measures.

www.cebc.eu

European Organization for Technical Assessments (EOTA)

EOTA acts as the ‘Organisation of Technical Assessment Bodies” in accordance with Article 31 of the EU Construction Products Regulation. Members of EOTA are all TABs (Technical Assesment Bodies) that have been notified by Member States to the Commission. In accordance with Article 31 of the EU Construction Products Regulation, EOTA performs the following tasks as an organisation of TABs:

Coordination of the Technical Assessment Bodies
Organization of the exchange of experience between the TABs in order to improve quality and efficiency
Coordination of procedures for the preparation of European Assessment Documents (EADs)
Publication of the European Assessment Documents (EAD) and the references of European Technical Assessments (ETA)
Informing the Commission about all relevant issues concerning European Assessment Documents

www.eota.eu

Inter-jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee (IRCC)

The Inter-jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee is a worldwide association of bodies involved in the development of building regulations. One of its main objectives is to promote Performance Based Codes. In addition, the IRCC also serves the exchange of experience in connection with changes in the construction requirements in the European member countries

www.ircc.info

Standing Committee on Construction (SCC)

In accordance with Article 64 of the EU Construction Products Regulation, the Commission is is assisted in the administration of the Construction Products Regulation by a “Standing Committee on Construction”. The members of this Standing Committee are delegates of the Member States. Representatives of EFTA and associated countries as well as representatives of manufacturers and other economic operators may attend the meetings of the Standing Committee as observers. The Commission consults the Standing Committee on Construction in connection with standardisation mandates, in the event of formal objections to harmonised standards or to European assessment documents, in the case of safeguard clause procedures in connection with measures taken by national market surveillance authorities and to advise the Commission in the preparation of other documents.

Driving force for quality and sustainability in construction

On a secure foundation with OIB

Tasks of the OIB

Uniform implementation of EU construction product law throughout Austria

Issuing technical assessments and approvals for construction products

Market surveillance of construction products in Austria

Joint representation of the interests of the Austrian federal states in the field of construction technology in the EU and at international level

Supporting the federal states in harmonising building regulations and construction product law

Development of the OIB Guidelines

Performing the function of a Product Contact Point for the Construction Industry in Austria

OIB team

Head of Unit

Staff

Head of Unit

Consultants

Head of Unit

Consultants

Head of Unit

Consultants

Market surveillance authority for construction products

Head of Unit

Consultants

Product Contact Point

Head of Unit

Communication and information

Head of Unit

Consultant

Association committees

Chairwoman

Members

National and international partners of the OIB

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