Publicly appointed surveyors can use electronic signatures according to eIDAS regulation use (Leipzig, 26.02.2025) Since the beginning ...
Electronic signatures and seals in the construction industry
Digital processing in the construction industry requires freedom from media disruption and the use of secure digital transmission channels between architects, structural engineers, surveying engineers and the building authorities. With a valid qualified electronic signature, all parties involved are certain: the document has not been changed since the signature. Any changes to plans, documents from the draft author, surveying documents or building authority notices are traceable. With the qualified signature, the document complies with the written form and has a preserving effect on evidentiary value. For authorities, this also applies to the sealing of documents (Section 3a, Paragraph 3, Sentence 3a of the Administrative Procedure Act). This currently applies at federal level, with the respective implementations to follow at state level.
For architects and structural engineers
The architect is responsible for a variety of documents:
Building applications, construction drawings, calculations, in different formats.
Construction plans should be signed by the architect. This ensures legal certainty for digital building applications and complies with the written form and has a preserving effect on evidentiary value.
Use our Sign Live! solution at your workplace or via terminal server with signature cards or tokens. For offices with 10 or more employees, we also offer Sign Live! as a web solution with remote signature.
For surveying engineers
The Sign Live! solution can also be used here, at the workplace or via terminal server with signature cards or tokens.
The Association of Publicly Appointed Surveying Engineers (BDVI) has a cooperation with the Federal Chamber of Notaries as a trust service provider. The BDVI is now offering its members a special offer for the signature solution Sign Live! as a required signature application component. Detailed information from the BDVI can be found here.
For building authorities and authorities
Sign Live! as a signature and seal solution is directly integrated into various construction solutions. Using the specialist procedures shown here, you can sign and/or seal directly within the application with Sign Live!.
In addition to the integrated signature and seal, a signature or seal can be added via the “PDF Print & Sign” command.
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Further areas of application for the signature and seal solution Sign Live!
- Evidence-proof scanning of documents according to TR RESISCAN with seal certificates
- Audit-proof long-term archiving by time stamp and subsequent signature
- signature validation with LTV enrichment