Accreditation

As with the process of developing building codes, the system in the United States promotes public-private partnerships in accreditation activities. Because the U.S. does not have a national accreditation authority, numerous private sector accreditation agencies in the U.S. provide this service to government and private sector entities.

The International Accreditation Service (IAS), a member of the International Code Council family of solutions, is a member of multiple international organizations for accreditation bodies operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011 to accredit testing laboratories, calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, management system certification bodies, personnel certification bodies, and product certification bodies. IAS is a signatory to the APLAC/International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) mutual recognition arrangement (MRA), and a signatory to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) multilateral recognition arrangement (MLA). IAS accreditations are available globally to satisfy national, local and regional accreditation requests. IAS has accredited testing labs, inspection bodies, special inspection agencies, management system certification bodies, personnel certification bodies,  product certification agencies, building departments, and many other entities in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025, 17020, 17021-1, 17024, and 17065, as well as to specific references in the building codes.