a) Assessments and certification of non-standardised construction products. b) Facilitating the introduction, application and utilisation of satisfactory innovation and technology development, in a manner that adds value to, and supports the construction industry. c) Undertaking technical certification of new labour-intensive construction methods that include the development of criteria for using thin concrete technology in road construction d) Awarding Agrment South Africa certificate of fitness-for-purpose for a new design for low income housing. The design provides better indoor air quality; uses 'zero wastage'; and modular construction approaches; an innovative thin concrete foundation (reducing concrete use by 1 tonne per house); thereby decreasing construction time. e) Technically assessing technologies that can improve the performance of dwellings in rural areas (through improved traditional building methods) using lightweight building construction technologies and materials. f) Focusing on technical assessments of innovative products, which include environmental assessments in accordance with SANS 10400-XA (Energy efficiency and Energy use in the Built Environment). g) Improving the thermal performance of buildings to adapt to climate change and to reduce the carbon footprint in the construction industry. h) Participating in the CSIR initiative to form and build strategic partnerships with the DBSA, Sasol, Transnet and Eskom. i) Delivering and transferring key technical assessment solutions that have a social and public-good impact. j) Implementing key solutions for government and communities through social and public good projects. k) Managing cost control containment prudently to position itself for significant growth in the near future. Maintain financial sustainability by increasing total technical assessment income (reported as Other Income on page 43) to at least R1.695 million in 2013/14 and R1.839 million in 2014/15. l) Achieving a total of at least R10.662 million in 2013/14 and R11.569 million by 2014/15. m) Enhancing internal project management and technical assessment methodology. n) Member of the World Federation of Technical Assessment Organisations (WFTAO). o) Participating in the 17th Annual General Meeting of WFTAO in September 2013.