Real estate inspections by Kiwa

Real estate

From residential or office to hotel or factory, regardless of purpose buildings must offer a healthy and safe living and working environment. Electrical, fire safety, air quality and other installed equipment and systems must work properly; building quality, energy efficiency and environmental control are also important. Kiwa's inspection services support owners when it comes to the condition, safety and maintenance of real estate, providing useful guidance in advance of making investment decisions.

Inspection structural safety of buildings

Regular structural safety inspections are essential to promptly identify any damage and evaluate the structure's durability, stability, and serviceability. The responsibility for ensuring the structural safety, durability, and serviceability of buildings...

Kiwa engineer in high-visibility jacket and hard hat walking on a construction site with a Kiwa-branded suitcase, near scaffolding and a view of the water

EN-Gaasipaigaldiste audit

Industrial engineers wearing safety gear and helmets, examining processes at a petrochemical plant with industrial equipment and storage tanks in the background

EN-Gaasiseadmete kontroll

Blue flame on a lit gas stove burner, showing energy efficiency and heating power in a kitchen appliance

EN-Liftide ja köisteede audit

Man holding a hard hat with a transparent architecture overlay, showcasing a cityscape featuring tall office buildings, reflecting modern urban development and construction themes

EN-Masina audit

Construction site with excavator and confident worker in hard hat and holding blueprints, cloudy sky background

EN-Piksekaitse audit

Kiwa inspected wind turbines in a field under a stormy sky with lightning bolts striking in the background

EN-Surveseadmete audit

Red industrial pipe system with a pressure gauge displaying temperature in a mechanical room, indicating engineering and HVAC operations

Periodical Control Services

Periodical Control Services with Kiwa: Ensure safe working conditions by ensuring compliance with Occupational Health and Safety laws.

Kiwa auditor in safety gear performing an inspection with a clipboard at a manufacturing facility, featuring machinery and industrial equipment in the background

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

Check if quality demands are being met with non-destructive testing. Or use NDT testing as part of in-service inspections or preventive maintenance to quantify the status of critical components and equipment.

Kiwa specialist conducting a Non-Destructive Test (NDT)

Inspection of Electrical Installations

Safe electrical installations are essential to a property and a major part of any construction project. Kiwa helps you to ensure that your property and operation has safer electrical installations and your employees are properly trained to minimize danger...

close-up of an inspection of an electrical instalation

Inspection of Lifts and Escalators

Lift and escalator safety require regular maintenance according to manufacturer's instructions and annual inspections. Kiwa inspects all kinds of lifts and escalators, at every level, ranging from design review, installation, manufacturing, modernisation,...

three employees doing an inspection of a lift

Production of steel constructions and steel structures

Kiwa is cunducting tests of tructural steel and aluminum components and kits according to EN 1090-1. For the Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC, the "assessment and verification of constancy of performance" applies now.

RAL quality mark for insulating glass

Kiwa carries out testing in the field of construction glass for heat protection and thermal insulation in buildings in accordance with EN 1279-6.

Ü-mark – German High-Quality Mark for Construction Products

The Ü-mark indicates the usability of a construction product in Germany according to national requirements which are not covered by CE marking.

inspection for construction product certificates and approvals