Institut für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit (IBN)
The German institute behind the SBM building biology testing methodology and its precautionary evaluation bands, and the training body for building-biology consultants.
certificationDEInternational
Last verified 12 August 2026.
Also searched as: Institute of Building Biology and Sustainability, Baubiologie IBN
- Role
- certification
- Jurisdiction
- DE, International
- Website
- https://buildingbiology.com/
Certifications and methodologies
- Building Biology Consultant IBN
- SBM-2024 testing methodology
Related records
- Building Biology SBM-2024 evaluation guidelines
Precautionary assessment bands used by building biologists to grade bedroom measurements from 'no anomaly' to 'extreme anomaly'; not exposure limits and not law.
Standards & frameworks
- Sleeping-area assessment (full four-quantity survey)
The combined survey building-biology practice applies to a bedroom: RF power density, AC magnetic field, AC electric field and body voltage, each graded against its own band.
Measurement protocols
Sources
- sbm-2024 Building Biology Evaluation Guidelines for Sleeping Areas (SBM-2024) — Institut für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit (IBN), 2024. ngo, link checked 2026-08-12.
- ibe-building-biology Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability IBN — building biology testing and training — IBN / buildingbiology.com. ngo, link checked 2026-08-12.
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