Building Inspection

Nemko ERG is also a competent partner for official expertise and consultancy.  In Germany, all public facilities, like shopping malls, parking garages, theatres, schools etc., are subject to inspections that must be done by an impartial and official accredited inspection organization. The inspection cycle can vary from 1 to 5 years, depending on the type of facility and the location.

Requirements to electrical systems

Electricity systems must fulfil a wide range of requirements.  Only by fulfilling the requirements of the conditions embodied in the building law, the special regulations of several assurance companies and the rules for the prevention of accidents, can you guarantee high security, economic planning and technically perfect completion of constructions.

Nemko undertakes inspections and approvals of a wide range of public buildings and facilities, such as places of public assembly, sales agencies, multi-storied buildings, garages and other facilities according to the rules and standards for fire insurance and the construction supervision authorities.  We also examine the functions of automatic fire alarm systems.

Building services, facility management utilities and machinery safety

This service includes inspection of fire prevention systems and all necessary facilities for ensuring the rescue of persons in the case of fire as well as unobstructed access for the fire brigades in order to get the fire extinguished fast and effectively. A multiplicity of regulations and standards must be adhered to.

Further inspection services around building safety include:

• The air conditioning plant of a building
• Smoke and heat exhausting installations
• Fire extinguishing systems
• CO gas measuring and alarm systems
• Automatically operated windows, doors and gates.

Conveying and lifting technique

Conveyor systems bring our life in motion. It is the elevators in multi-storied buildings, the escalators in shopping malls and the lifting platforms in workshops. Nemko examines these mechanisms for security and reliability.

Lightning protection

The lightning protection system of a building is like the airbag in a car, a safety function in stand-by. Unlike the airbag, the lightening protection system will not automatically indicate any malfunctioning and therefore, only by regular inspections to the system, can the functionality be checked and secured. Nemko examines both the internal and external lightning protection system. We can give advice when planning the lightning protection system and overvoltage protection measures, in addition to the provision of risk analysis.