NACE N71 - Architectural and Engineering Activities; Technical Testing and Analysis

Activities

Architectural activities:

• Includes: Building design and drafting; town and city planning and landscape architecture; architectural consulting activities; architectural activities to support the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage properties; interior architecture activities, i.e. redesigning a building’s interior structure and layout
• Excludes: Renovation, renewal, reconstruction and retrofitting of historical and archaeological sites and buildings; activities of computer consultants; interior decorating; conservation, restoration and other cultural heritage support activities

Engineering activities and related technical consultancy:

• Includes: Engineering design (i.e. applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems) and consulting activities for machinery, industrial processes and industrial plant; projects involving civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, traffic engineering; water management projects; nature-based infrastructure; design of building information systems (e.g. related to heating systems, fire extinguisher requirements); elaboration and supervision of projects in relation to electrical and electronic, engineering, mining engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical, industrial and systems engineering; elaboration and supervision of projects using air conditioning, refrigeration, sanitary and pollution control, water supply, wastewater treatment, structural engineering, offshore and onshore marine engineering, health and safety engineering, acoustical engineering, etc.; geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying; geodetic surveying activities land and boundary surveying activities; hydrologic surveying activities; subsurface surveying activities; cartographic and spatial information activities; environmental engineering and related consulting activities; site engineering; noise abatement engineering; circular economy solutions engineering; design of computer plans for 3D printing; activities of bathymetry; activities of photogrammetric surveying (e.g. data collection with drones); preparation and revision of maps; construction supervision; project management activities related to engineering.
• Excludes: Test drilling in connection with mining operations; software publishing; development and programming of software; activities of computer consultants; development of building projects for residential and non-residential buildings, for later sale; research and development activities related to engineering; activities related to other design services; aerial photography; activities of quantity surveyors.

Activities

Engineering activities and related technical consultancy

• Includes: Engineering design, consulting activities for machinery, industrial processes and industrial plant projects involving civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, traffic engineering water management projects nature-based infrastructure, design of building information systems, elaboration and supervision of projects in relation to electrical and electronic, engineering, mining engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical, industrial and systems engineering elaboration and supervision of projects using air conditioning, refrigeration, sanitary and pollution control, water supply, wastewater treatment, structural engineering, offshore and onshore marine engineering, health and safety engineering, acoustical engineering, etc. geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying geodetic surveying activities: land and boundary surveying activities hydrologic surveying activities subsurface surveying activities cartographic and spatial information activities environmental engineering and related consulting activities site engineering noise abatement engineering circular economy solutions engineering design of computer plans for 3D printing , activities of bathymetry, activities of photogrammetric surveying, preparation and revision of maps construction supervision project management activities related to engineering.
• Excludes: Test drilling in connection with mining operations, software publishing, development and programming of software, activities of computer consultants, development of building projects for residential and non-residential buildings, for later sale, technical testing, periodic testing of motor vehicles for road safety and roadworthiness, research and development activities related to engineering, activities related to other design services, aerial photography, activities of quantity surveyors.

Activities

• Includes: Performance of physical, chemical and other analytical testing of all types of materials and products, testing activities in the field of food hygiene, including testing and control in relation to food production, testing of physical characteristics and the performance of materials, qualification and reliability testing; performance testing of complete machinery: motors, automobiles, electronic equipment, etc.; radiographic testing of welds and joints; failure analysis; testing and measuring of environmental indicators: air and water pollution, etc.; testing the quality of fuels; certification of products, including consumer goods, motor vehicles, aircraft, pressurised containers, nuclear plants, etc.; periodic road safety testing of motor vehicles; testing with use of models or mock-ups, operation of police or forensic laboratories; product origin and quality assessment activities; inspections of air ducts, water and gas pipes, not associated with repair or installation.

• Excludes: Inspections of air ducts, water and gas pipes, associated with repair or installation; sampling and weighing as part of goods handling operations; penetration testing of computer systems, ethical hacking and cybersecurity; consulting activities carried out by companies or professionals in order to obtain a certification; DNA sequencing for general research on biological processes; testing of animal specimens, for sanitary reasons and not associated with food production; diagnostic imaging, testing and analysis of medical and dental specimens; DNA sequencing for ruling out or curing a specific disease.