German wood and building protection association
The German Wood and Building Protection Association (DHBV) is an association of experts who are active in building conservation, monument preservation and new construction. The association was founded in 1950 and has since represented the professional groups active in wood and building protection nationwide. The association is a member of the Central Associations of the German Building Industry (ZDB) and the German Crafts (ZDH) and is a representative of the industry in standardization committees and bodies (DIN, WTA, GAEB). The core tasks of the association are specialist information, the training of young professionals, the further training of specialists and the qualification of members.
history
It was founded in 1950 under the name Deutscher Holzschutzverband eV . In 1959 the association was renamed Deutscher Holz- und Bautenschutzverband eV - (DHBV) - and a seal of approval for DHBV specialist companies was issued for the first time. Since the areas of activity of a wood and building protector were not clearly defined, in 1978, on the initiative of the German Chamber of Crafts, with the involvement of all industry-related building associations, a list of activities was adopted (list of activities for wood and building protection), which still shows the fields of activity in which wood protectors and building protectors may be commercially active. During the coordination discussions, the DHBV was entrusted with safeguarding the interests of companies active in wood and building protection.
After several failed attempts, the DHBV succeeded in establishing its own training ordinance in 2007 for wood and building protection. The trade thus received two new professions, the two-year training profession for wood and building protection work and the three-year training profession wood and building protection . With the entry into force of the master craftsman's examination regulation for the wood and building protection trade on November 1st, 2012, wood and building protection became a master trade and thus the first new master trade in the building trade since the introduction of the trade regulations in 1953.
Members
The members are craft businesses that specialize in protection and repair work on new and old buildings, experts in the fields of wood protection, building protection and damage to buildings, architects and engineers who are particularly dedicated to building maintenance, building renovation and monument preservation, as well as manufacturers and retailers of chemical wood protection - and building protection systems as well as special technical devices. The DHBV supports and promotes the exchange of experiences among its members through joint conferences, specialist seminars and member meetings.
structure
The federal association is led on an honorary basis by a president and two vice-presidents (federal executive committee), whose activities are supported by the federal office based in Cologne. President is Gero Hebeisen, Vice-Presidents are Frank Gerst and Heiko Teutenberg. Federal managing director is Friedrich Remes.
The association is part of 10 regional associations (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin / Brandenburg, Bremen / Lower Saxony, Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse / Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony / Thuringia ) subdivided. The state associations are led by a voluntary state board. Each regional association organizes spring conferences and autumn conferences for further training.
The management of the specialist work and advice to the members is in the hands of the heads of the DHBV departments. Her tasks include the technical support of the apprenticeship wood and building protection as well as the entire area of further education and qualification in wood and building protection. In addition, they represent the industry in standardization work and in specialist committees.
Trade journal
Schützen &reserve has been published since 2000. In the trade journal for wood and building protection, experts report quarterly on building preservation.
An integral part of every issue are reports on innovations and interesting facts in wood protection, building protection, on practices in the detection and control of mold, the renovation and repair of old buildings as well as by experts for damage to buildings.