Tasks

The Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering is charged with the following tasks in particular:

• The issuing of European Technical Assessments;
• The granting of Construction Engineering Approvals;
• The preparation of technical expert opinions;
• The representation of interests and coordination of the Federal States in national, European and international technical bodies, in particular
  • In developing construction engineering regulations at European level;
  • In national and international standardisation;
  • In the European body of the Technical Assessment Bodies;
• The maintenance of a directory of all valid European Technical Assessments, and, where applicable, certificates of constancy of performance;
• The suggestion, assessment and monitoring of construction engineering studies and construction research orders;
• The coordination of the development and publication of technical guidelines and rules, in particular for the purpose of harmonisation in the construction industry;
• The implementation of market surveillance of construction products;
• Carrying out its task as a Product Contact Point for Construction.