LAB CAPABILITIES
Testing laboratory accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17025
The Institute of Building Technology is a nationally recognized testing laboratory accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17025 and is capable of testing a variety of products for the construction industry in accordance with acceptance and evaluation criteria and nationally recognized standards as well as providing special services such as Research and Development, training, quality assurance, failure analysis, and witness/field testing.
IBT is accredited to perform the following tests:
| AAMA 711 | Self-Adhering Flashing for Installation of Exterior Fenestration Products |
| AAMA 714 | Liquid- applied Flashing Used to create Water Resistive Seals in Wall Openings |
| 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) |
| AC90 | Fiber Cement Siding Used As Exterior Wall Siding |
| AC120 | Acceptance Criteria for Wood-frame Horizontal Diaphragms with Alternative Fasteners |
| AC188 | Acceptance Criteria for Roof Underlayments |
| AC377 | Acceptance Criteria for Spray-Applied Foam Plastic Insulation |
| AISI S904 | Determining the Tensile Strength and Shear Strengths of Screws |
| ANSI A118.10 | Specifications for Load Bearing, Bonded, Waterproof Membranes for Thin-set Ceramic Tile and Dimension Stone Installation |
| 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 C947 | Flexural Properties of Thin-Section Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Simple Beam With Third-Point Loading) |
| ASTM C1354 | Strength of Individual Stone Anchorages in Dimension Stone |
| 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 D751 | Coated Fabrics |
| 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 D1204 | Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature |
| 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 D2247 | Water Resistance of Coatings in 100 % Relative Humidity |
| 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 D3746 | Impact Resistance of Bituminous Roofing Systems |
| ASTM D4068 | Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) Sheeting for Concealed Water-Containment Membrane |
| 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 D7091 | Nondestructive Measurement of Dry Film Thickness |
| ASTM E72 | Transverse Load Tests on Panels |
| ASTM E73 | Static Load of Truss Assemblies |
| ASTM E96 | Water Vapor Transmission of Materials |
| 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 |