The Building Materials and Quality Control Research Institute (BMI) is concerned with evaluating the properties of building materials of various types, units, and elements manufactured from them. The BMI also determines the limits of their optimal use and their suitability for several construction purposes, and is concerned with quality control and assurance in the construction field, whether at project sites, concrete central mixing plants, or production factories of building materials and units. The BMI also investigates alternatives to building materials and blocks from natural sources or industrial and agricultural waste to preserve the environment, as well as evaluate new materials such as composite materials, reinforcement materials. The institute is also concerned with repair works, and their applications to face threats of seismic disasters and cracks in buildings; The Institute conducts laboratory and field tests on concrete structures to determine their structural condition and endurance performance capabilities in short and long term.
The Institute also contributes to the engineering codes adaptation, and technical specifications for building materials utilization in the construction industry.
The Building Materials and Quality Control Research Institute consists of (11) laboratories, including (4) internationally accredited laboratories conforming to the International Organization for Standardization ISO 17025 from the International Accreditation Service IAS.