Japan Association for Building Disaster Prevention (日本建築防災協会)

The association was founded in 1973 as 日本特殊建築安全センター. It carries out statutory performance evaluation under the Building Standards Act and 地下街防火・安全計画 建築防災評定 (fire and safety plan rating for underground malls). It runs the statutory 防火設備検査員 (fire door and shutter inspector) and 特定建築物調査員 (building inspector) training courses. It also does commissioned research on fire protection in existing buildings.