ISTEDIL is an institution of science and technology, covering the broad fields of civil engineering.

Presentation and History

1939: it is created, in Rome, the National Institute for Testing and Study of Materials for Constructions Industry. 

Years '40, '50 e '60: reduction of activities due to the war; property goes to ANCE (Natioanal Association of Civil Constructors); increase of equipments and library.

1954:  publication of the Handbook for Reinforced Concrete Design (it remained a referring document for years).

1960: a laboratory for testing materials opens in Roma-Montesacro; it's managed directly by ANCE. The experimental activity begins.

1972:  Institute becomes a company with share capital (62% ANCE e 38% Local Constructors Associations); new research center and laboratory opens in Guidonia, just outside Rome. All the research, testing and certification activities begin.

Years '70 e '80: Istedil is the first company authorized by Italian Ministry for testing materials regarding to Italian Law n°1086/71; Institute is accounted in the High Qualified Laboratories list, regarding to Italian Law n°46/82 and it is authorized for CEE and CE Certifications; Institute joins UNI and RILEM; three new laboratories open in Perugia, Latina and Sassari (Sardinia).

1992:  new capital sharing: 50% ISMES (Enel.Hydro), 31% ANCE e 19% Local Constructors Associations

1994:  Institute adopts a Quality System, based on UNI CEI EN 45001.

2001:  Institute's Quality System upgrades on UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025.

2005: Enel.Hydro sell all its Istedil's capital to CESI (Italian Electrotechnical Experimental Center).

2006: Institute's Quality System is certified UNI EN ISO 9001.

Mission

Istedil aims to support building firms to assure Quality and Security in conformity to market requirements.

To proceed with such a claim, the Institute:

• works on various research projects, directly and as third party, in Italy and the rest of the World, joining foreign companies and organizations;

• as third party, take on design, studies and tests on civil structures and foundation grounds, product technical tests for conformity assessment, ambient system evaluation and certification;

• manage professional activities, conferences and seminars organization, technical and scientific publications

• perform products, equipments and machinaries certification, quality system evaluation and certification

• realize and develop scientific equipments and laboratories;

• as quality system consultant, helps design studios and workshops, materials producers and construction companies to develop their qs.