Research Institute of Building Materials

Research Institute of Building Materials, research, development, production, realization and consultancy in sphere of building materials

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Basic information

Research Institute of Building Materials (VUSTAH) is a czech development organisation working more than 65 years in sphere of silicate building materials and related problematic.

Our management systems fulfil the requirements of standards ČSN EN ISO 9001:2009, ČSN EN ISO 14001:2005 and OHSAS 18001:2008.

Research Institute of Building Materials, JSC.
Výzkumný ústav stavebních hmot, a. s.
Hněvkovského 65, 617 00 Brno
Czech Republic
phone: +420 543 529 200
fax: +420 543 216 029
e-mail: vustah@vustah.cz

News:

XVI. international conference of Research Institute of Building Materials in Telč (Czech Republic)
Ecology and new building materials and products, June 19 - 21, 2012

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Invitation to XVI. conference in Telč 2012
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Invitation to XVI. conference in Telč 2012

Send filled binding application form by e-mail, post or fax to the organizer`s address:

Active Participants of Conference by March 2, 2012
Other Participants by May 18, 2012

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More information


65 years of tradition

Research Institute of Building Materials, JSC, celebrates 65 year anniversary in 2011. Moreover, Dr.-Ing. Miroslav Svoboda is a new director of institute since 1st of June, 2011.


Centre for Standardization

The Research Institute of Building Materials gained status as a Centre for Standardization (CFS) at the beginning of 2010. The scope of activity of CFS is separated into two categories:

  • CEN/TC 177 Prefabricated reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete or light-weight aggregate concrete with open structure (including all working groups)
  • Using of fly ashes for building industry purposes within a range of standards subject ČSN 72 2071, 72 2072-1 to 11, ČSN P 72 2080 and ČSN P 72 2081-1 to 16

Scope and activities of CFS


Summary of activities

  • Basic and applied research and development, innovation and design of new technologies and their realization in sphere of building materials
  • ECOPROGRAMME – utilization and evaluation of industrial waste materials, solution of wasteless technologies and other related activities
  • Accredited laboratories and specialized technological test rooms
  • Research and small-scale production of special building materials and products, instrumentation, test sieves etc.
  • Consultancy and standards activities, marketing, information centre in sphere of building materials and related branches

Basic and applied research

Experimental activities of the institute are oriented to the sphere of inorganic bonded materials (lime, cement and other binding materials), foam concrete, lightweight concrete, artificial aggregate production, concrete mixtures for specialized purposes, solidificates, composite materials, burnt products etc. Significant activity is utilization of wastes (especially ashes and fly-ashes from coal combustion or fluid combustion and other industrial wastes) into different types of building materials and products intended for building industry, road construction, agriculture, landscape architecture and others.

Accredited testing laboratories

  • ZL ATElab – Accredited testing laboratory of analytical chemistry and ecotoxicology
  • Authorized laboratory of radionuclides
  • AKL-Sieves – Accredited calibration laboratory of sieves
  • ZL KKM – Accredited testing laboratory of aggregate and composite materials

Development and innovations of technologies

  • in sphere of non-metallic elements – glass-fibre reinforced concrete elements (UNICRET); special heat-resistant and insulating products for glass production and others productions (UNITHERMEX); extruded products and others
  • in sphere of special high quality limes, cements and other special mixes
  • special equipment according to the requirements of the customer, e.g. testing sieves

Certificates

jpgČSN EN ISO 9001:2009
Certificate ČSN EN ISO 9001:2009
jpgOHSAS 18001:2008
Certificate OHSAS 18001:2008
jpgČSN EN ISO 14001:2005
Certificate ČSN EN ISO 14001:2005

Structure

Director Secretariat

Basic and applied research


Manager for basic and applied research
Section 1 - Ecological materials
  • Reserach and development of ecological materials
  • Technological laboratory of ecological materials
Section 2 - Composite materials
  • Research and development of composite materials
  • Technological laboratory of composite materials
Section 3 - Binder systems
  • Mortars
  • Physical chemistry

Development and innovations of technologies


Manager for development and innovations of technologies
Section 4 - Experimental production
Section 6 - Technological processes
  • Development and innovation
  • Application
Section 7 - Development workshops
  • Workshops
  • Constructions
  • Sieves

Finances and marketing


Manager for finances and marketing
Finances and marketing

Accredited laboratories and test rooms


Section 5
5.1 - ZL-ATElab
  • Laboratory of analytical chemistry
  • Laboratory of ecotoxicology
5.2 - Laboratory of radionuclides
5.3 - KL-Sieves
5.4 - ZL KKM

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