The Norwegian Building Authority () is a
Norwegian government agency
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responsible for managing laws and rules related to building and construction, authorises rules related to documentation of construction materials and their properties, as well as approving companies related to the ''Plan and Building Act''. The agency gives however jurisdiction to local
municipalities
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, along with the
County Governor, in appealing individual building permits.
Previously the National Office of Building Technology and Administration (), since 1 January 2012, the office is named the Norwegian Building Authority ().
Organization
The Norwegian Building Authority is organized into five departments:
# Department of Construction Process
# Department of Products and Systems
# Department for Central Approval
# Department for Communication
# Department of Internal Services
The agency has offices at Marabous gt 13, Oslo with the exception of the Department for Central Approval which is located in Gjøvik, Oppland.
The agency is subordinate to the
and located in
Oslo
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.
Regulations
While newer editions are being revised and edited, the current applicable process and design regulations are:
* SAK10 – Regulations for building permit application and handling, quality control, inspection, and guidelines for qualifying individual and organizations.
* TEK17 – Regulations for technical building limitations which adopt guidelines from Norsk Standard and
SINTEF
SINTEF (, "The Foundation for Industrial and Technical Research"), headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is an independent research organization founded in 1950 that conducts contract research and development projects. SINTEF has 2000 employees fr ...
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References
External links
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