Product scope
and document selection criteria
The construction industry is enormously varied.
To meet the specialist needs of users from such a wide range of disciplines,
the RIBA.IHSti Construction Information Service is offered in sections so
that customers may mix and match to create the information resource they
need.
We begin with the Core Service, which is the basic service.
Optional sections cover supplementary material; they are not available
separately from the Core Service.
Core service for key data
The starting point is inclusion of documents cited
in the UK building regulations and associated approved documents and technical
standards and booklets. The library builds on this by providing:
- Documents essential to the design and construction
of common building types.
- Basic construction management, regulatory and contract
documents.
- Health and safety legal, design guidance and good
practice material.
Building Supplement - which adds to Core
- Documents that assist complex building and landscape
design.
- Non-statutory guidance documents complementing those
in CIS Core covering statutory aspects of design, e.g. fire.
- Building and energy conservation.
- Building interior design.
- Sustainable building.
Civil & Structural Engineering Supplement - which
adds to Core
- Complex structural design, repair and maintenance
not within the normal remit of the architect or contractor.
- Advanced highway and bridge design and construction.
- Complex groundworks.
- Marine, coastal, river and flood engineering.
Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Supplement -
which adds to Core
Complex engineering services documents including:
- Building electrical services.
- Heating ventilating and air conditioning.
- Energy production and distribution.
- Building mechanical services.
Construction Management- which adds to Core
- Construction procurement.
- Design management.
- Managing construction quality.
- Operational maintenance.
- Contractual claims and disputes.
- Project management.
- Cost and value management.
Planning Supplement – which adds to Core
Town and country planning, development, conservation
and the environment, including:
- Planning and development control.
- Policy.
- Environmental planning and sustainability.
- Infrastructure and construction development.
Basic library selection criteria
The service seeks to balance the use of a library offering broad coverage
with the cost of making documents available. CIS is a package product
of current and maintained documents sold to thousands of customers. We
do not aim to provide a bespoke library for each customer.
CIS includes – wherever possible and subject to
necessary copyright approval – legislation, design guidance, and
technical standards. We do not cover documents on power stations, railways,
offshore petrochemical plant or construction plant, though safe use documents
may be included.
We do not cover classification publications, terminologies,
definitions, glossaries, nomenclatures, or documents on terms and symbols.
Customer requests
We welcome feedback on our document selection, although we do not guarantee
to be able to add documents recommended by users
Subscription information and queries
For subscription information and general customer queries, call IHS Technical Indexes Ltd on 01344 404429.
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