The National Building Review Board is a government agency under the Ministry of Works and Transport established by the Building Control Act, 2013. The Board is mandated to monitor building developments; ensure that the design and construction of buildings and utilities to which the public is to have access cater for persons with disabilities; oversee, inspect and monitor the operations of Building Committees; hear and determine appeals from persons dissatisfied with the decisions of a Building Committee; and to determine the fees to be charged by urban and district building committees for approval of plans, issue of building permits and occupation permits.

Assisting in formulation of policies, guidelines, procedures and standards for Research and Development
Participate in conducting research using and applying a wide range of methods
Participate in developing methods and tools to gather, capture, analyse, manage and store data;
Support the compilation of information and preparation of research reports to facilitate to facilitate decision making;
Participate in studies on demographics, customer preferences, market needs and habits in the building industry to reveal future trends;
Support in fostering partnerships and collaborations among knowledge Generators (Researchers) including Knowledge Transformers within the Built Environment;
Support the transfer of appropriate building construction methods and technologies;
Participating in the development of artisans and other Scientific Knowledge Interlocutors for adoption at community level
Promoting product development and commercialization programs for indigenous, emerging and Local Scientific Innovations within the building industry
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or other mandated authority.