• RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS
• EXPERTISE, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND OPINIONS
• LABORATORY TESING
• NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN TECHNICAL APPROVALS, TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY
• DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF TESTING EQUIPMENT
• STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITY
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
• PUBLICATIONS
• CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, TRAININGS, MEETINGS
• INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Work conducted in the Building Research Institute cover the following issues:

• sustainability in the construction sector;
• safety and reliability of structures (considering problems of geotechnics and building on mine exploitation territories);
• hygiene of dwelling environment (considering the influence of building materials and elements of the interior fittings on human health and the interior sanitary conditions);
• protection against noise and vibration;
• safety and comfort (particularly as related to interior finishing);
• rationalization of energy utilization inside buildings (with special attention to energy used for heating);
• durability of buildings (including damp protection and protection against chemical and biological corrosion);
• fire safety of construction works;
• technical diagnosis in construction;
• quality of buildings;
• building ecology;
• modernization of housing;
• technical approval of new non-standardized building products;
• certification of building products;
• inland building and hydro-engineering;
• electrical systems;
• building hardware and ironmongery.