The Construction Information Service

The Construction Information Service is an expert knowledge tool that delivers key
technical information critical to all construction projects in one easy-to-use on-line package.
Developed by IHS and NBS, The Construction Information Service provides instant
full-text access to current regulations, standards, technical advice and a vast array of
related news and briefings.
Fully searchable, intelligently classified and constantly updated, it’s an indispensable
source of key information, tailored to meet your real needs.

Benefits at a glance

01 F
 ull text copies of British Standards and other national
standards referenced in Building Regulations to ensure
compliance
02 Dedicated professional editorial team providing you
with access to over 25,000 documents from over 500
publishers
08 Direct access to online services of Architects Journal,
New Civil Engineer, Construction News
09 C
 omprehensive coverage of healthcare building
and construction information, including NHS Model
Engineering Specification – an invaluable source for
healthcare estates management

03 Updated weekly providing authoritative information fast 10 Subject guides, briefings, news, reviews, technical
information and guidance publications for English,
04 Fast access to critical information delivered by a
Welsh, Scottish and Irish regulations
powerful and intuitive search tool
11 Integrated access to Specify-it, a collection of
05 T
 ools to individualise the product: set preferences, save
construction catalogues, equipment information and
key searches and storing documents by projects
CAD drawings

06 Integrated simple search for fast location of information

12 Help at every step of the way, with comprehensive user
from other IHS products
assistance through IHS Helpline Support

07 Links between NBS Specification products and The

Construction Information Service ensures that nothing
is missed from your specifications
 The Construction Information Service
Supplement Who could use it?
Core This part of the service has been
developed to cover the needs
of a range of construction
industry experts
Building Focused on the particular
Supplement information needs of building
control, architects and architectural
technologists, builders and
contractors, volume house builders,
landscape architects, building
maintenance managers and local
authority technical departments
Sustainability, Local Authority Planners
Environment, Masterplanners
Development
Sustainability Engineers
and Planning
Supplement Environmental Assessors
Landscapers
Construction This supplements provide
Management information to all construction
Supplement professionals including Civil &
Structural Engineering, Architects,
Mechanical & Electrical Engineers,
Surveying and Building Contracting
Civil and Civil Engineers, Structural Engineers, Providing detailed coverage of complex
Structural Designers and Contractors
Supplement
Mechanical Produced specifically for mechanical
and Electrical and electrical engineers, building
Supplement services engineers, maintenance
managers and technical staff from
local authorities
Representing Irish Architects
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For more information about The Construction Information Service
please visit www.uk.ihs.com/TCIS
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Brief Description Example Documents/
Publishers
Where possible The Construction Information Eurocodes, National
Service Core includes key documents cited in the Annexes and NCCI material,
UK Building Regulations Approved Documents, BRE, HTM and HBN’s
key technical standards and booklets British Standards
The supplement includes documents that BSI
assist complex building and landscape BRE
design, Non statutory guidance documents,
CIRIA
complementing those in the Core covering
statutory aspects of design e.g. fire, Building Butterworth-Heinemann
and energy conservation, critical publications NHBC
and information from industry partners and
CIBSE
Building interior design
AJ’s
TRADA
The supplement provides critical publications BRE
and information from industry partners SCI
including guidance, legislation, circulars,
IStructE
advice notes and statistics for those involved
in sustainable development and management,
environmental planning, climate change, town
and country planning, developing sustainable
communities and/or conservation
Covering various topic areas including BSI
construction procurement, Design BRE
management, Managing construction quality,
CIOB
Operational maintenance, Contractual claims
and disputes, Project management, Cost and IStructE
value management and Critical publications
and information from industry partners not
available in any other online service
Concrete Society
structural design, repair and maintenance for BSI
civil and structural engineers, contractors and
SCI
design team members responsible for design
and detailing IStructE
CIRIA
NCCI's
TRL
The supplement covers building electrical BSI
services, heating, ventilation and air BSRIA
conditioning, energy production and BRECSU
distribution, building mechanical services, HVCA
Environmental impact, critical publications and
CIBSE
information from industry partners
BCGA
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