A quick and easy way to access the latest construction standards and publications
What is the Construction Information Service?
A collaborative online tool that provides access to a comprehensive collection of over 28,000 industry-related publications from around 400 publishers. Documents include full copies of construction-relevant standards, regulations, technical advice, industry news and articles.
Fully searchable, intelligently classified, customisable and continuously updated, CIS is an indispensable source of business-critical information for the construction professional.
Key features
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Content that is updated weekly and neatly organised into topic-based supplements covering every stage of the built environment lifecycle.
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Subscriptions that can be tailored to meet organisational needs.
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A MyCIS feature that allows you to watch and organise information by project and interest.
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Ongoing partnerships with professional and research organisations, providing critical documents and tools unique to CIS.
Benefits
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Ensure design compliance and sustainability
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Innovate designs and construction methods
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Support construction lifecycle from start to completion
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Complete projects accurately and on time
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Keep pace with new technological advances
Supplements
Aptly named, Core contains content that is essential to all industry professionals for compliance with the UK legal and regulatory framework, including Building Regulations Approved Documents for England and relative technical guidance for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Through Core, you will have access to critical standards cited within the Building Regulations, legislation and other supporting technical guidance. This includes:
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Design guidance and architectural details
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Contracts – specimen contracts, contract administration and management
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Health and safety – codes of practice, legal updates and topic-specific matters
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Fire – safety engineering, detection, warning and firefighting systems, means of escape
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Site preparation
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Accessibility
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Building Information Modelling (BIM)
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Materials and craftsmanship
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Healthcare premises design and management
The Building supplement provides information relevant to building control officers, architects and architectural technologists, builders and contractors, landscape architects, building maintenance managers and local authority technical departments. Specifically:
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Historic building conservation
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Modern methods of construction
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Interior design
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Specific building types – schools, sports and leisure facilities, retail, religious
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Internal and external finishes
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Fittings and equipment
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Landscaping
The Construction Management supplement provides useful information for construction professionals who are involved in developing management solutions and policymaking.
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Construction procurement
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Design management
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Managing construction quality
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Operational maintenance
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Contractual claims and disputes
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Project management
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Cost and value management
This supplement includes the more complex information required for engineering services design and execution. Typical users are mechanical and electrical engineers, building services engineers, maintenance managers and those in local authority technical roles. Subjects covered include:
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Building electrical services
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Heating ventilating and air conditioning
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Renewable or low carbon energy technologies
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Building mechanical services
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Energy and water management
This supplement is where you'll find detailed information on structural design, repair and maintenance for civil and structural engineers, designers and contractors.
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Advanced structural design, repair and maintenance not within the usual remit of an architect or contractor
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Highway and bridge design and construction
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Complex groundwork activities
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Marine, coastal, river and flood engineering
This supplement gives access to guidance on legislation and policy related to town and country planning, sustainable development, conservation and the environment, including:
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The sustainable built environment
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Placemaking
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Open space
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Biodiversity and sustainable landscape
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Impacts of climate change Development control
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Spatial planning
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Policy
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Environmental planning and policy guidance
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Infrastructure and construction development
A subscription to BS Extra provides users with short-term access to a wide range of British Standards across the full range of CIS subjects. Here, a user can request to view documents that are niche, specialist-focused, or broader in scope than the other supplements. We rigorously manage BS Extra to ensure a balance between demand and broad subject coverage. Content examples include:
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Test methods to determine performance, quality, defects and durability
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Product and material specifications and documentation
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Highly specialised activities relative to construction
Subscribe
Subscriptions are sold by our joint venture partner, Accuris. To request a quote or find out more about The Construction Information Service, contact Accuris using the contact details below:
Europe, Middle East and Africa
+020 3367 0680
North and South America
+1800 447 2273
Asia Pacific
+604 291 3600
Learn more about CIS
This article includes a short product demo video showing CIS as a standalone platform and also integrating with NBS Chorus. In addition, discover how the architects Purcell and the main contractors Skanska use CIS to access the latest publications across their organisations.