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Professional basis reviewed: October 23, 2026Version 1.0Free · no registration

Please note: This tool is a professional screening. The result is not an approval, certification or project-specific liability assessment and does not replace required professional control or the work of the certified structural engineer.
Who bears the contractual responsibility depends on the specific project, the commission, the form of contract and the contractual basis. The tool shows who typically does what in documentation and control – not who is responsible.
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Questions

Building owner/applicant
  1. Has the relevant structural class of the building been determined and documented? [K][1]
  2. Have the necessary roles for structural documentation and control been established? [K/V][2]
  3. Has it been ensured that the structural documentation is coordinated and compiled? [K][2]
  4. Has relevant documentation for the authority's processing been identified? [K/V][2]
  5. Has it been ensured at completion that the necessary documentation and relevant declarations are available? [K/V][2]
Lead structural designer
  1. Are the structural sections unambiguously defined? [K/V][2]
  2. Have interfaces between the structural sections been identified and coordinated? [K/V][2]
  3. Is there a consistent basis for the individual structural sections? [K/V][2]
  4. Is the structural documentation coordinated across the parties involved? [K/V][2]
  5. Can the documentation be compiled so that it forms a consistent and accurate whole? [K][2]
Designer of a structural section
  1. Is the boundary of the structural section clear? [V][3]
  2. Have relevant interfaces been clarified? [K/V][2]
  3. Are relevant drawings, models, calculations and descriptions coordinated? [K/V][2]
  4. Are changes in the design documented? [K/V][2]
  5. Has the necessary material been handed over to the party coordinating the complete documentation? [V][3]
Executing party/contractor
  1. Do I have the current execution basis? [V][4]
  2. Do I have the relevant control plan? [K/V][5]
  3. Do I know what is to be controlled? [V][4]
  4. Do I know which control scope applies? [K/V][5]
  5. Do I know how the control is to be documented? [K/V][5]
  6. Are the planned controls carried out? [K/V][5]
  7. Is the current execution basis used? [V][4]
  8. Are identified deviations recorded? [K/V][5]
  9. Are deviations handled? [K][5]
  10. Are relevant changes in the work as built documented? [K/V][2]
Self-inspector
  1. Is the control basis known? [V][4]
  2. Are the control point and scope known? [K/V][5]
  3. Is the acceptance criterion known? [V][4]
  4. Has the control been carried out as planned? [K/V][5]
  5. Have any deviations been handled? [K][5]
Independent controller
  1. Does the controller meet the relevant requirements for independence? [K/V][4]
  2. Does the controller meet the relevant competence requirements? [K/V][4]
  3. Are the relevant control plan and control basis available? [K/V][5]
  4. Have the control level and scope been determined? [K][5]
  5. Is the independent control carried out documented? [K][5]
  6. Are identified deviations handled? [K][5]
Certified structural engineer
  1. Is the relevant structural class documented? [K][1]
  2. Is the necessary documentation for the certified structural engineer's work available? [K/V][2]
  3. Have relevant controls been carried out and documented? [K/V][5]
  4. Have identified deviations been handled? [K][5]
  5. Can the basis for the start and final declarations be documented? [K/V][2]

Sources and professional basis

  1. [1]BR18 Annex 3 – tables for control types and control levels (current version) bygningsreglementet.dk/bilag/b3/bilag_3/
  2. [2]BR18 chapter 28, §§ 494-505 – Documentation of load-bearing structures (current version), Social- og Boligstyrelsen (Danish Social and Housing Authority) bygningsreglementet.dk/Ovrige-bestemmelser/28/Krav/494_505
  3. [3]Bygningsreglementets vejledning til kapitel 28 – Dokumentation af bærende konstruktioner (Guidance to the Building Regulations, chapter 28 – Documentation of load-bearing structures), 23.01.2025, Social- og Boligstyrelsen bygningsreglementet.dk/media/z3dlcdk4/bygningsreglementets-vejledning-til-kapitel-28-dokumentation-af-baerende-konstruktioner_23-01-25.pdf
  4. [4]Bygningsreglementets vejledning til kapitel 30 – Kontrol af dokumentation for og udførelse af bærende konstruktioner (Guidance to the Building Regulations, chapter 30 – Control of documentation for and execution of load-bearing structures), 23.01.2025, Social- og Boligstyrelsen bygningsreglementet.dk/media/f2rp4fj1/bygningsreglementets-vejledning-til-kapitel-30-kontrol-af-dokumentation-for-og-udfoerelse-af-baerende-konstruktioner_23-01-25.pdf
  5. [5]BR18 § 523 – control, control plans, deviations, documentation and updating (current version) bygningsreglementet.dk/Ovrige-bestemmelser/30/Krav/523_528

Basis

[K]
Requirement in the current BR18
[V]
Official guidance to the Danish Building Regulations
[S]
Standard basis (DS 1140) – exact clauses are checked against the licensed standard
[P]
KS Danmark professional practice – a recommendation, not a statutory requirement

Professional basis reviewed: October 23, 2026 · Version 1.0

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