Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik

After the Second World War, construction supervision and building control law fell into the jurisdiction of the German federal states (Länder).

On the one hand, there was a substantial increase in the technical complexity of the approvals due to the numerous new products and processes developed during the time of the German economic miracle.

The Institute became responsible for issuing technical approvals (valid across Germany) and additional engineering-related tasks.

In 2012, DIBt was designated as the sole Technical Assessment Body in Germany, as well as the notifying authority in accordance with the new Construction Products Regulation.

The Senate Department (Senatsverwaltung) of the Land of Berlin carries out the technical and legal supervision of the Institute.

The coordination with the Technical Assessment Bodies of other European countries and the recognition and notification of third parties is also carried out here.

DIBt is supported in its technical work by approximately 600 honorary experts from science, industry and administration.

This agreement was enacted with the Act on Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik of 22 April 1993 and last revised in 2012.

The Building Codes of the German federal states (Landesbauordnungen) are the most important legal basis for the engineering-related activities of the Institute at a national level.

These are based on the Model Building Code (Musterbauordung) developed by the Conference of Construction Ministers (Bauministerkonferenz).