| Date | Facts |
| 1946 | foundation of research workplace |
| 1951 | foundation of Ceramic Institute |
| 1952 | affiliation of other field workplaces to the institute |
| 1955 | name change to Research Institute of Building Materials in Brno |
| 1958 | extensive political screenings |
| 1966 | Research Institute of Building Materials - economic organization |
| 1993 | second wave of privatization - foundation of VÚSH, JSC. |
| 2000 | foundation of subsidiary company - Research Institute of Building Materials, JSC. - VUSTAH |
| 2002 | new trade |
| Directors |
| 1946 - 1954 Dr. Ing. Otakar Kallauner ml. |
| 1954 - 1959 prof. Dr. Ing. Josef Rosa, DrSc. |
| 1960 - 1969 Ing. Jan Žáček, CSc. |
| 1971 - 1974 Ing. Mojmír Eliáš, CSc. |
| 1974 - 1989 Dr. Ing. Josef Hradský, CSc. |
| 1989 - 1990 Ing. Alois Ježík, CSc. |
| 1990 - 1991 Ing. Tibor Horoščák, CSc. |
| 1991 - 1996 Ing. Otakar Vystrčil, CSc. |
| 1996 - 2011 Ing. Jaroslava Ledererová, CSc. |
| from 2011 Dr.-Ing. Miroslav Svoboda |
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