Fields of Activity

Approval and assessment of external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) and accessories

• ETICS on mineral substrates
• ETICS with ceramic cladding
• ETICS on timber walls
• Insulation materials for ETICS

Fields of Activity

• Plastic tanks, pipes and collecting devices for substances hazardous to water

  • Collecting devices made of thermoplastic materials 
  • Filling systems 
  • Reaction resins for manufacturing pipes, tanks and collecting devices made of plastic (GFRP) 
  • Tanks and collecting devices made of glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) 
  • Textile strengthening materials for manufacturing pipes, tanks and collecting devices made of plastic (GFRP) 
  • Thermoplastic moulding compounds and moulded materials for pipes and tanks 
  • Thermoplastic pipes and their fittings, seals and valves 
  • Thermoplastic tanks 

• Metal tanks, pipes and collecting devices for substances hazardous to water

  • Collecting trays and devices made of metal 
  • Double-skin metal tanks for liquids hazardous to water 
  • Metal pipes and their fittings, seals and valves 
  • Metal sealings for collecting devices 
  • Single-skin metal tanks for the above-ground storage of liquids hazardous to water 

• Safety devices for tanks and pipes

  • Leak detection linings for tanks and pipes 
  • Leak detection systems for double-skin tanks or double-skin pipes 
  • Leakage indication systems for tanks and pipes 
  • Limit switches 
  • Overfill prevention devices 
  • Special fittings for tanks for substances hazardous to water 

• Bulk silos

  • Bulk silos made of plastics 

• Equipment for drain and sewer systems

  • Cesspits made of glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GFRP) 

  • Cesspits made of thermoplastic materials 

Fields of Activity

• Small wastewater treatment systems
• Separator systems
  • Separator systems for light liquid and grease
  • Amalgam separators
• Systems for limiting hydrocarbons
  • compressor condensate treatment systems
  • loop systems for the treatment of wastewater from vehicle cleaning facilities
  • wastewater treatment plant for transformer stations
  • systems for limiting hydrocarbons with biodiesel, bio heating oil and ethanol contents
• Systems for treating stormwater run-off containing mineral oil for infiltration 
  • permeable pavements
  • off-grid systems (channel and chamber systems)

Fields of Activity

Health protection, indoor hygiene

• Evaluation of construction products with regard to health protection
  • all construction products

Coordination and policy matters

• Development and implementation of evaluation criteria at the national and European level
  • all construction products

Chemical questions

• Horizontal treatment of chemical questions in connection with approvals and assessments
  • all construction products

Flooring and decorative wall covering

• Evaluation of flooring and ecorative wall covering for use in indoor spaces regularly occupied by people
  • textile flooring
  • rubber flooring
  • PVC flooring
  • linoleum flooring
  • floor coating
  • parquet and wood flooring, laminate
  • polyurethane flooring
  • polyolefin flooring
  • as well as the adhesives and underlays used in combination with these flooring systems

Protection against radiation from construction products

Fields of Activity

Assessment of the impact of construction products on the environment

• all construction products
• soil injection products for waterproofing building sites
• products for retrofit waterproofing of damp walls and curing in direct contact with soil and groundwater (curtain injections)

Coordination and policy matters

• Development and implementation of assessment criteria at the national and European level
  • all construction products

Sustainability

• all construction products

Fields of Activity

• Facility-based water protection, sealing systems and sealings against substances hazardous to water for use/application in
  • SFH facilities (storage, filling and handling facilities for substances hazardous to water)
  • MSS facilities (storage and filling facilities for manure, slurry and silage effluent)
  • biogas SF facilities (storage and filling facilities for fermentation substrates and residues)
• Pre-fabricated parts as well as sealing systems for collecting trays, devices and rooms and for surfaces, e.g.
  • steel and steel composite sealing systems for SFH facilities
  • coating systems and coating materials for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
  • asphalt sealing layers for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
    (mastic asphalt, roller-compacted asphalt)
  • sealing systems made of precast concrete elements for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
    (surface sealing systems, load-bearing trays)
  • sealing systems made of cast-in-place concrete and non-load-bearing mineral sealing layers for SFH facilities
  • joint sealing systems
    (sealing tapes, joint sealing compounds, metal sheets, joint profiles)
    for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
  • semi-rigid sealing layers for SFH facilities
  • systems for restoring the impermeability to liquids of sealing systems made of concrete
    (polymer-based and cement-based systems, crack fillers, injection systems)
    for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
  • drainage channel systems
    for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
  • wall penetrations and safe discharge devices
    for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
  • linings for ground basins and leakage detection systems under tanks and containers 
    for MSS and biogas facilities
  • combined lining systems (protective layers, e.g. ceramic tiles, acid-resistant units and associated coating systems) for SFH facilities
  • access chamber sealing systems for SFH facilities
  • rubber linings for SFH facilities
  • inner coatings and linings 
    for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
  • plastic sealing sheets and concrete protection mats
    for SFH as well as MSS and biogas facilities
  • fixings for use in coated and uncoated sealing systems made of concrete for SFH facilities