During its decade of service BMTPC has promoted development, manufacture and use of new, innovative, non -traditional building materials and technologies. Emphasis was laid on environmental protection through use of wastes    in the manufacture of such materials and building products, energy conservation, development of substitute materials for scarce materials like wood etc, disaster resistant construction technologies, and consequent social advantages of cost reduction, energy conservation and sustainable development strategies. 

In order to give greater impetus to the actual use of such materials and technologies to derive the envisaged social benefits a scheme called Performance Appraisal Certification Scheme (PACS) has been instituted by Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Government of India.

To make the scheme transparent and authentic, it is administered through Technical Assessment Committee (TAC) and the BMTPC board of Agreement in which scientific, technological, academic, professional  organisations and industry interests are represented.

Under the Scheme a Performance Appraisal Certificate is issued for a product after assessment of its performance. The Certificate besides other aspects gives design data, use/installation details, limitations of use, special requirements of main maintenance, if any, etc and provides information on new materials for the user to make informed choice. 

The scheme is optional and not mandatory.

A number of applications covering products and systems such as eco-friendly door shutters, block making machine, walling and roofing systems, new type of brick kiln doors and shutters of composite material, polymer based doors and windows have been received and are under process. Besides many more number of manufacturers have shown interest in the scheme. Brief details of the scheme has been included in the website of BMTPC. It is hoped that manufacturers will come forward to avail of the advantages of PACS with more and more users demanding products covered under PACS. 

More detailed information and application form for downloading purpose are now available online at  www.bmtpc.org/pacs/pacs.htm  and also through  our home page ( www.bmtpc.org ).