Accreditation requires the use of calibrated instrumentation, written quality procedures, and involves a rigorous regimen of training, record-keeping, management reviews, cause analysis, inter-laboratory proficiency testing, and a host of other mechanisms to ensure the validity and integrity of the data collected.
Institute of Building Technology is a nationally recognized testing laboratory accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories) by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). (Lab Code AT-1479) - Search ANAB listings
Testing laboratories have to demonstrate compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 to be deemed technically competent. ANAB conducts regular audits to ensure that our operations follow international standards.
Note: ANAB recognition covers many agencies/jurisdictions who require the laboratory must be listed by an agency which provides accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025.
The ANAB recognition is accepted by ILAC, APLAC, and IAAC as a signatory of multilateral recognition arrangements that facilitate acceptance of test and calibration data internationally.
The Institute of Building Technology is accredited to perform the following tests:
Standard |
Title |
AAMA 711 | Self-Adhering Flashing for Installation of Exterior Fenestration Products |
AATCC 127 | Suter Hydrostatic Pressure Test |
AC11 | Acceptance Criteria for Cementitious Exterior Wall Coatings |
AC38 | Acceptance Criteria for Water Resistive Barriers |
AC48 | Acceptance Criteria for Self-Adhered Roof Underlayments |
AC51 | Acceptance Criteria for Adhered Manufactured Stone Masonry Veneer (Precast Stone Veneer) |
AC120 | Acceptance Criteria for Wood-frame Horizontal Diaphragms with Alternative Fasteners |
AC188 | Acceptance Criteria for Roof Underlayments |
AISI S904 | Determining the Tensile Strength and Shear Strengths of Screws |
ASTM B117 | Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus |
ASTM C39 | Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens |
ASTM C67 | Freeze Thaw Test |
ASTM C109 | Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars |
ASTM C140 | Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units and Related Units |
ASTM C157 | Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete |
ASTM C190 | Tensile Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars |
ASTM C203 | Breaking Load and Flexural Properties of Block-Type Thermal Insulation |
ASTM C271 | Density of Sandwich Core Materials |
ASTM C272 | Water Absorption of Core Materials for Structural Sandwich Constructions |
ASTM C273 | Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials |
ASTM C297 | Flatwise Tensile Strength of Sandwich Constructions |
ASTM C303 | Dimensions and Density of Preformed Block and Broad-Type Thermal Insulation |
ASTM C348 | Flexural Strength of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars |
ASTM C365 | Flatwise Compressive Properties of Sandwich Cores |
ASTM C393 | Core Shear Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Beam Flexure |
ASTM C473 | Physical Testing of Gypsum Panel Products |
ASTM C482 | Bond Strength of Ceramic Tile to Portland Cement Paste |
ASTM C518 | Steady-State Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus |
ASTM C567 | Density of Structural Lightweight Concrete |
ASTM C794 | Adhesion-in-Peel of Elastomeric Joint Sealants |
ASTM C1658 | Standard Specification for Glass Mat Gypsum Panels |
ASTM C1660 | Thin-bed Mortar for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) Masonry |
ASTM D256 | Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics |
ASTM D412 | Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers - Tension |
ASTM D570 | Water Absorption of Plastics |
ASTM D618 | Conditioning Plastics for Testing |
ASTM D635 | Rate of Burning and/or Extent and Time of Burning of Plastics |
ASTM D638 | Tensile Properties of Plastics |
ASTM D648 | Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load |
ASTM D779 | Water Resistance of Paper, Paperboard and Other Sheet Materials by the Dry Indicator |
ASTM D790 | Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials |
ASTM D792 | Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement |
ASTM D828 | Tensile Properties of Paper and Paperboard Using Constant-Rate-of-Elongation Apparatus |
ASTM D882 | Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting |
ASTM D1037 | Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials |
ASTM D1621 | Compressive Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
ASTM D1622 | Apparent Density of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
ASTM D1623 | Tensile and Tensile Adhesion Properties of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
ASTM D1761 | Mechanical Fasteners in Wood |
ASTM D1970 | Strength and Elongation of Self-Adhering Polymer Modified Bituminous Sheet Materials |
ASTM D2126 | Response of Rigid Cellular Plastics to Thermal and Humid Aging |
ASTM D2395 | Specific Gravity of Wood and Wood-Based Materials |
ASTM D2444 | Impact Resistance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of a Tup (Falling Weight) |
ASTM D2794 | Resistance of Organic Coatings to the Effects of Rapid Deformation (Impact) |
ASTM D2842 | Water Absorption of Rigid Cellular Plastics |
ASTM D3330 | Peel Adhesion of Pressure-Sensitive Tape |
ASTM D4226 | Impact Resistance of Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Building Products |
ASTM D4442 | Direct Moisture Content Measurement of Wood and Wood-Base Materials |
ASTM D4533 | Trapezoid Tearing Strength of Geotextiles |
ASTM D4632 | Grab Breaking Load and Elongation of Geotextiles |
ASTM D4869 | Liquid Water Transmission |
ASTM D5034 | Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Grab Test) |
ASTM D5206 | Windload Resistance of Rigid Plastic Siding |
ASTM D5420 | Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimen by Means of a Striker Impacted by a Falling Weight (Gardner Impact) |
ASTM E96 | Water Vapor Transmission of Materials |
ASTM E73 | Static Load of Truss Assemblies |
ASTM E330 | Structural Performance of Exterior Windows Doors Skylights and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference |
ASTM E331 | Water Penetration by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference |
ASTM E661 | Performance of Wood and Wood-Based Floor and Roof Sheathing Under Concentrated Static and Impact Loads |
ASTM E1592 | Structural Performance of Sheet Metal Roof and Siding Systems by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference |
ASTM E2098 | Tensile Breaking Strength of Glass Fiber Reinforcing Mesh for Use in EIFS |
ASTM E2134 | Tensile-Adhesion Performance of an Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) |
ASTM E2273 | Drainage Efficiency of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) Clad Wall Assemblies |
ASTM E2485 | Freeze/Thaw Resistance of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) and Water Resistive Barrier Coatings |
ASTM E2486 | Impact Resistance of Class PB and PI Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) |
ASTM E2556 | Vapor Permeable Flexible Sheet Water-Resistive Barriers Intended for Mechanical Attachment |
ASTM F1575 | Bending Yield Moment of Nails |
ASTM G85 | Modified Salt Spray (Fog) Testing |
ASTM G151 | Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources |
ASTM G154 | Operating Fluorescent Light Apparatus for UV Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials |
ASTM G155 | Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials |