The T.A.B.C. was established in accordance with the decisions of the National Architecture Conference held by the Ministry of the Interior in 1995. In a step to carry out building inspection and certification schemes, the T.A.B.C. requested the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Economic Affairs to jointly form a building materials testing and quality certification system. The Ministry of the Interior formed rules to counsel private sectors in establishing institutions dedicated to the testing and inspection of buildings, along with providing self-liquidating and technical services as specified by the Organizational Statute of Architecture and Building Research Institute (Ministry of the Interior), 1995. Therefore, the T.A.B.C. was approved and registered by the Ministry of Interior on March 1999, and the Taipei district court issued a legal person registration certificate in April 1999.
By referring to the practices of Japan, Korea, USA and advanced countries in Europe, the T.A.B.C. was established as a conformity assessment service organization with the help of the Ministry of the Interior to execute self-liquidating and technical services by taking advantage of the spirit of enterprise management. The T.A.B.C undertakes the business of related building materials, engineering technology, testing and assessment services delivered by the government and private sectors under the supervision of Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI), Ministry of the Interior, in the hopes of enhancing both building quality and living environment.
• Inspection, review, and evaluation of construction materials, components, and equipment.
• Inspection, review, and evaluation of fire materials, components, and equipment.
• Assessment, review, and evaluation of construction disaster prevention, building construction, building equipment, and environmental impact.
• Assessment, review, and evaluation of new construction and fire protection technologies, methods, equipment, and materials.
• Testing, assessment, and evaluation of building interior design and decoration.
• Urban planning, urban renewal, new urban construction, urban disaster prevention and other services related to urban development.
• Conducting self-liquidating and technical services on buildings that include fire protection and interior design services.
• Training and consulting on construction, fire protection, interior design, and urban development.
• Other services related to construction, fire protection, interior design, and urban development.