Expertise & design localisation

Independent expert opinion, survey of existing structures, and the local adaptation of foreign designs and products.

Inspection of damaged or altered structures, condition assessment, and design documentation certified by an authorised engineer in line with Hungarian regulations.

As an independent engineering office we step in when a well-founded technical decision is needed: when judging the load-bearing capacity of an existing structure, investigating the causes of a damage event or failure, accurately surveying a facility, or when a design or product made abroad has to be adapted to Hungarian regulations.

In every case our goal is a transparent, well-documented and practically usable professional answer — one that the authority, the investor and the contractor can all rely on.

Inspection

Survey

Design localisation

Product localisation

Expert assessment of existing structures

3D survey of an existing facility – point cloud

Survey of existing facilities

A reliable expert opinion and an accurate design start from the real condition. Where needed, we survey the existing state by laser scanning, LiDAR or photogrammetry, so that design is based on measured geometry rather than assumptions.

  • Point-cloud-based geometric survey on demand (scan-to-BIM)
  • Real positions of wall planes, openings and building services
  • Detection of deformations, out-of-plumb and dimensional deviations
  • Clash detection between existing and new structures
Diagnostic inspection of a damaged, corroded steel structure

Inspection of damaged structures

In the case of a damage event, a planned load increase or an alteration, we identify the cause of the failure and verify the remaining load capacity by calculation — all the way to the strengthening solution.

  • Diagnosis of cracks, corrosion, deformations and defects
  • Re-modelling of the existing structure and load-capacity checking
  • Basis for strengthening, load increase and change of use
  • Retention and inspection documentation

Localising foreign designs and products

A design or product made abroad cannot be built in on its own in Hungary: the loads, the material grades and the documentation must be adapted to the Hungarian standards and regulations. We carry out this complete process.

Localising designs

  • Recalculation per the Hungarian National Annexes of the Eurocodes (snow, wind and seismic loads)
  • Matching of differing material grades and section ranges
  • Hungarian-language permit and construction documentation
  • Design signature certified by an authorised engineer (chamber membership)
  • Support for authority coordination and permitting

Localising products

  • Checking the CE marking and Declaration of Performance (DoP)
  • Compliance per Regulation (EU) 305/2011 (CPR) and Gov. Decree 275/2013 (VII. 16.)
  • National technical assessment (NMÉ / ÉMI) where no harmonised standard exists
  • Selection of an equivalent domestic product, justified substitution
  • Verification of buildability and design suitability

Which regulations apply to the designs?

Legal background

The standards and regulations framing the design

In Hungary, structural design is governed by a set of interrelated standards and regulations. We always apply the versions in force at the time of design:

  • MSZ EN 1990–1999 (Eurocode) + National Annexes — the basic standards of structural design; the Hungarian loads (snow, wind, temperature, seismic) are given in the National Annexes.
  • Act LXXVIII of 1997 (Étv.) — on the formation and protection of the built environment; the framework act for construction activity.
  • Gov. Decree 191/2009 (IX. 15.) — on construction activity; the content requirements of construction (design) documentation.
  • Gov. Decree 312/2012 (XI. 8.) — on building authority and building inspection permitting procedures.
  • Gov. Decree 266/2013 (VII. 11.) — on the practice of building professions; the conditions of design authorisation and chamber membership.
  • Gov. Decree 280/2024 (IX. 30.) (TÉKA) — the basic regulation of town-planning and building requirements; under transitional rules the former OTÉK may still be relevant for some older or ongoing cases.
  • Regulation (EU) 305/2011 (CPR) + Gov. Decree 275/2013 (VII. 16.) — the marketing and design/installation of construction products into works (CE marking, Declaration of Performance).

Expert & localisation process

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Receiving documents & site data

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Survey & condition assessment

3

Calculation, checking, localisation

4

Expert opinion / localised documentation

5

Design signature by an authorised engineer

Do you need a new structural design?

After the inspection or localisation we also carry out the full structural and fabrication design.

Structural design

Do you need an expert opinion or design localisation?

Send us the available plans, calculations, photos or site data. After reviewing the material we will propose the scope of the assessment, the localisation process and the expected timeline.

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