Designing Buildings - The Construction Wiki

Search

Subjects

Tools / info

Edit this article

Last edited 15 Feb 2023

Construction knowledge sources

This article provides links to key sources of construction industry knowledge in the UK. Separate, linked lists have been created for some of the larger categories.

Name.	Description.	Access.
Academia	Knowledge sharing for academics	Sign up
ADF	Architects' data file	Free
BAILLI	Case law	Free
Barbour Product Search	Building product search platform	Free to access
BCIS	RICS cost information service	Subscription
BIM resources	List of resources	Variable
BSi	Standards	Subscription / one off payment
BPI	Building Products Index	Free
Carbon Buzz	Closing the gap between calculations and performance	Sign up
CIS The Construction Information Service	IHS Markit and NBS access to regulations, standards, technical advice and news.	Subscription
Constructionline	Access to procurement contracts and projects	Membership
Crossrail learning legacy	Good practice, lessons learned and innovation.	Free
Designing Buildings Wiki	Construction industry Wiki	Free
Emerald Insight	Research	Pay for
FIDIC	Contracts	Pay for
Glenigan	Market leads and insights	Pay for
Government / Government agencies	Legislation / policy / reports	Free
i3P	Infrastructure Industry Innovation Platform	Membership
IHS Markit	Market information	Subscription
Industry reports	List of construction industry reports through history	Free
Institutes and associations (A-F) Institutes and associations (G-Z)	List of institutes and associations with links	Variable
isurv	RICS, the online knowledge subscription service	Subscription
JCT	Contracts	Pay for
KTN	Innovation network	Free
London 2012 learning legacy	Knowledge and lessons learned from the construction of the Olympic Park	Free
Other organisations associated with the construction industry	List with links	Variable
Magazines and journals	List with links	Variable
Major Projects Association [1]	Sharing knowledge and good practice	Free
NetRegs	Environmental guidance for Northern Ireland & Scotland	Free
NBS	Specifications	Subscription
NBS Source	A cloud-based platform for construction product information	Free
NEC	Contracts	Pay for
Planning Portal	Planning applications	Free
RIBA product selector	Building products library	Now NBS Source
Specify-it	Construction component and equipment supplier information from IHS	Subsrcibe for full access
SteelConstruction.info	Encyclopaedia for UK steel construction information	Free
Taylor & Francis	Research portal	Some free content
The Building Centre	Centre for innovation in the built environment	Combination of free and pay for events, news and products
The Water Network	Knowledge sharing platform	Free
Universities	List with links	Variable
WRAP	Practical solutions to improve resource efficiency	Free
Zero Carbon Hub	Closed on 31st March 2016, but still accessible	Free

In addition, many private organisations in the construction industry, such as experienced clients, consultants, contractors and suppliers will have internal knowledge resources.