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Centre for Education in the Built Environment
Cyburbia: Internet resources for the Built Environment
RUDI Resources for Urban Design Information
Athens e-resources
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Construction Topics
Architecture/Landscape
Intute - Web resources for the study of the art or science of designing and building structures. Includes the built environment, architectural construction, architectural design, and environmental and urban design. Evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities.
Cyburbia - A comprehensive directory of resources relevant to architecture, planning, urbanism and other topics related to the build environment. Formerly called the Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Centre. Registration is required to use the site but membership is free of charge.
The Great Buildings Collection - A gateway to architecture from around the world and across history. Documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, plus commentaries, bibliographies, and weblinks for famous designers and structures of all kinds.
Resources for Urban Design Information (RUDI) - A multimedia resource for research and teaching in the field of urban design in the Western cultural context.
Landscape Institute - The national organisation for landscape professionals comprising designers, managers and scientists, and concerned with enhancing and conserving the environment. The Institute ensures that its members give the best possible service in the planning, design and management of open spaces, whether in rural or urban locations.
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) - The professional institute for all chartered architects in Scotland. It has charitable status and offers a wide range of services and products for architects, students of architecture, construction industry professionals and all those with an interest in the built environment and the design process.
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) - Information for clients, prospective members and architects from RIBA.
Building/Building Services
Building Information Warehouse (BIW) Technologies - A developing database of online information and a showcase for integrated product specification with design drawings and coordinated models.
Construction Resources - Construction links from the CICA website providing online resources for the construction industry. The site also provides assistance for builders, contractors and other construction professionals.
Internet Safety Resource - A list of over 2000 health and safety resources.
Association of Building Engineers (ABE) - Represents its members working in building regulation and control.
British Cement Association - The trade and research organisation that represents the interests of the UK's cement industry at national and European levels.
Building Cost Information Service and Building Maintenance Information - Current and accurate information on UK building costs, tender prices and building maintenance. Hosted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Brick Industry Association - Represents the interests of UK and Irish manufacturers of clay bricks and pavers. The voice of the industry with a membership which makes up over 96% of the UK and Ireland's total brick-making capacity.
Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) - News, member benefits, education programs and links.
Building Research Establishment - The UK's leading centre of expertise on building and construction, and the prevention and control of fire.
Building Services Research and Information Association - Publications, member directory, recruitment, education programs and links.
Centre for Resourceful Building Technology - Non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting environmentally responsible practices in construction. Its mission is to serve as both catalyst and facilitator in encouraging building technologies which realise a sustainable and efficient use of resources. No longer updated.
Chartered Institute of Building - The professional home for today's managers in construction with a common commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards.
Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers - A learned society charged with researching and publishing information about the built environment.
Construction Industry Research and Information Association - Aims to develop best practice in the construction and environmental industries.
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction - A global network for international exchange and cooperation in research and innovation in building and construction in support of an improved building process and of improved performance of the built environment.
Building Conservation
National and Regional Heritage Conservation Information - Links to other heritage conservation sites throughout the world provided by Robert Gordon University. No longer updated.
UK Internet Guide to Building Conservation - Sister publication to the Building Conservation Directory. Offers a selection of articles covering such subjects as timber decay and the use of lime mortars. It also includes two useful databases providing contact details for all the main advisory bodies and all the main conservation courses and training programmes in the UK.
Association for Preservation Technology - An interdisciplinary organisation dedicated to the knowledge of methods and materials for maintenance, conservation, and protection of buildings, sites and artifacts.
Building Research Establishment - The UK's leading centre of expertise on building and construction, and the prevention and control of fire.
Chartered Institute of Building - The professional home for today's managers in construction with a common commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards.
English Heritage - Also includes Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.
Institute of Historic Building Conservation - A new institute set up to establish the highest standards of conservation practice. It is the first in the UK to offer a professional qualification in conservation.
Royal Institute of British Architects - Information for clients, prospective members and architects from RIBA.
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - The leading source of professional advice on land, property and construction. Its Royal Charter sets out a commitment to promote the profession having regard to the public interest - the guiding status on which its status as an independent responsible voice is based.
Civil/Structural Engineering
Construction Resources - Online resources for the construction industry. Provides assistance and information for builders, contractors and other construction professionals.
American Society of Civil Engineers - America's oldest national engineering society representing 144,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide.
British Standards Institution - Presents key services, electronic products and current news and activities.
Civil Engineering Contractors Association - Established in 1996 at the request of contractors to represent civil engineering contractors registered in the UK.
Construction Industry Council - The representative forum for the industry's professional body, research organisations and specialist trade associations.
Institute of Civil Engineers - A UK-based international organisation with 80,000 members ranging from professional civil engineers to students.
Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors - The qualifying body for civil engineering specialists working in geospatial engineering and commercial management. Its aim is to improve member services to the public and to encourage the highest standards within the profession.
Society of Construction Law - Promotes construction law to all involved in the construction industry.
Construction Law
Construction Resources - Online resources for the construction industry. Provides assistance and information for builders, contractors and other construction professionals.
Internet Safety Resource - A list of over 2000 health and safety resources.
The Party Walls Resources Site - Information about the operation of the Party Wall Act 1996 and its effect on land and property.
Construction Management
Association for Project Safety - A multi-disciplinary body for those who operate in, or have an interest in, Health and Safety Risk Management in the Construction Industry.
British Standards Institution - Presents key services, electronic products and current news and activities.
Building Research Establishment - The UK's leading centre of expertise on building and construction, and the prevention and control of fire.
Chartered Institute of Building - The professional home for today's managers in construction with a common commitment to achieving and maintaining the highest possible standards.
Construction Specifications Institute - A national association whose mission is to advance building information management and education of project teams to improve facility performance.
EUROPA - Portal for the European Union. It provides coverage of EU affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation, currently in force or under discussion.
NRC Institute for Research in Construction - The leading construction research agency in Canada. Equipped with world-class facilities, NRC-IRC carries out applied and contract research on issues of strategic importance to the Canadian construction sector. Through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach, NRC-IRC assists the sector to become more competitive through innovation and to foster the provision of healthy, safe and sustainable built environments.
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - The leading source of professional advice on land, property and construction. Its Royal Charter sets out a commitment to promote the profession having regard to the public interest - the guiding status on which its status as an independent responsible voice is based.
Environmental Information
Environment Agency - The leading public organisation for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales, working in many ways to achieve this: regulating industry, maintaining flood defences and water resources, and improving wildlife habitats, to name just a few.
International Energy Agency (IEA) - An autonomous agency linked with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The IEA is the energy forum for 26 member countries.
Natural Resources Institute - An internationally-recognised centre of expertise in research and consultancy in the environment and natural resources sector.
United Nations Environmental Programme - The UNEP's mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
Estate/Facilities Management
Cyburbia - A comprehensive directory of resources relevant to architecture, planning, urbanism and other topics related to the build environment. Formerly called the Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Centre. Registration is required to use the site but membership is free of charge.
The Great Buildings Collection - A gateway to architecture from around the world and across history. Documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, plus commentaries, bibliographies, and weblinks for famous designers and structures of all kinds.
Resources for Urban Design Information (RUDI) - A multimedia resource for research and teaching in the field of urban design in the Western cultural context.
Landscape Institute (UK) - The national organisation in the UK for landscape professionals, comprising designers, managers and scientists concerned with enhancing and conserving the environment.
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) - The professional institute for all chartered architects in Scotland. It has charitable status and offers a wide range of services and products for architects, students of architecture, construction industry professionals and all those with an interest in the built environment and the design process.
Royal Institute of British Architects - Information for clients, prospective members and architects from RIBA.
Housing
Homelessness in the UK - The leading source of information about research and publications about homelessness.
Centre for Housing Policy - Established in 1990 at the University of York with the aim of being a centre of excellence in policy relevant housing research. The Centre is committed to a research focus which explores the relationship between a wide range of housing issues and other aspects of social policy.
Chartered Institute of Housing - A registered charity and the professional body for people working in housing. Its purpose is to maximise the contribution that housing professionals make to the wellbeing of communities, to promote the science and art of housing, its standards and ideals, and the training and education of those engaged in the profession of housing practice.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation - An independent, non-political body which supports programmes of research and innovative development in the fields of housing, social care and social policy.
National Housing Federation - The mission of the National Housing Federation is to support and promote the work that housing associations do and campaign for better housing and neighbourhoods.
Shelter - A charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing by giving advice, information and advocacy to people in housing need, and by campaigning for lasting political change to end the housing crisis for good.
Planning
Cyburbia - A comprehensive directory of resources relevant to architecture, planning, urbanism and other topics related to the build environment. Formerly called the Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Centre. Registration is required to use the site but membership is free of charge.
Resources for Urban Design Information (RUDI) - A multimedia resource for research and teaching in the field of urban design in the Western cultural context.
Intute - Web resources for the study of the art or science of designing and building structures. Includes the built environment, architectural construction, architectural design, and environmental and urban design. Evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities.
Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) - The national umbrella body of the Rural Community Action Network (RCAN), which operates at national, regional and local level in support of rural communities across the country. ACRE aim to promote a healthy, vibrant and sustainable rural community sector that is well connected to policy and decision-makers who play a part in delivering this aim.
Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - A Government Department in the UK interested in protecting the environment for future generations, making the economy more environmentally sustainable, and improving quality of life and well-being. They are also interested in supporting the farming industry, protecting biodiversity and encouraging sustainable food production.
Regional Studies Association - An independent, inter-disciplinary body concerned with urban and regional planning and development.
Royal Town Planning Institute - The UK's leading planning body specialising in spatial, sustainable, integrative and inclusive planning.
UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development - Originally set up to support, co-ordinate and monitor implementation of the Conservation and Development Programme for the UK. Its particular remit was to provide an evidence base for demonstrating how environmental protection and economic development priorities could be reconciled and also for promoting the central role of the business sector in environmental improvement. It thus became an early advocate of what was to become known as sustainable development.
Project Management
Construction Resources - Construction links from the CICA website providing online resources for the construction industry. The site also provides assistance for builders, contractors and other construction professionals.
Internet Safety Resource - A list of over 2000 health and safety resources.
Association of Project Managers - The largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe, whose aim is to develop and promote professionalism in project management across all sectors of industry and beyond.
British Standards Institution - Presents key services, electronic products and current news and activities.
Project Management Forum - A resource for information on international project management affairs. The PM FORUM supports the development, international cooperation, promotion and advancement of a professional and worldwide project management discipline.
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - The leading source of professional advice on land, property and construction. Its Royal Charter sets out a commitment to promote the profession having regard to the public interest - the guiding status on which its status as an independent responsible voice is based.
Surveying
Construction Resources - Construction links from the CICA website providing online resources for the construction industry. The site also provides assistance for builders, contractors and other construction professionals.
Internet Safety Resource - A list of over 2000 health and safety resources.
Association for Project Safety - A multi-disciplinary body for those who operate in, or have an interest in, Health and Safety Risk Management in the Construction Industry.
Association of Geo-technical and Geo-environmental Specialists (AGS) - A non-profit making trade association established to improve the profile and quality of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. The membership comprises UK organisations and individuals having a common interest in the business of site investigation, geotechnics, geoenvironmental engineering, engineering geology, geochemistry, hydrogeology, and other related disciplines.
Building Cost Information Service and Building Maintenance Information - Current and accurate information on UK building costs, tender prices and building maintenance. Hosted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors - The leading source of professional advice on land, property and construction. Its Royal Charter sets out a commitment to promote the profession having regard to the public interest - the guiding status on which its status as an independent responsible voice is based.
Key Organisations
Association for Project Safety
Association of Project Managers
British Institute of Facilities Management
Construction Industry Research and Information Association
The Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors
Institute of Structural Engineers
Royal Institute of British Architects
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