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 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 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 |
