ISGuides: EGIS Resource Centre: Journals &amp; Magazines

Journals

A number of trade journals and magazines are held in the Resource Centre for reference use only. Some of these titles are also available online, see box below.

In addition, Heriot-Watt University subscribes to over 170,000 academic journal titles, giving you access to millions of articles! You can access these from:

EGIS Journals

To find journal articles, see:

EGIS articles

A selection of EGIS Professional Body/Trade Journals/Magazines (A-Z)

Some of these are available in print in the EGIS Resource Centre (EC2.05 - EC2.06)

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Architects' Journal
ISBN: 0003-8466
Subscription/Magazine
Library subscription available in print.
Some content available online via Nexis UK/Proquest
Some content also available via info4education
Some archive content online if you register.
Architectural Review
Free/Magazine (3 free articles a month)
Architecture, Building, Contracting + Developing Magazine (ABCD)
Free/Magazine
Architecture Today (and AT Handbook)
Subscription/Magazine
Some print issues donated to the Resource Centre.
Current issue available online.
Plus some archive issues available online.

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

BIM Today
Free/Magazine
Brick Bulletin by Brick Development Association (BDA)
Free/Magazine
Some print issues donated to the Resource Centre
Building
Subscription/Magazine
Library subscription available in print
Some content available online via Nexis UK
Some issues available in Resource Centre

Preview content here
Building Construction Design
Free/Magazine
Building Design & Construction
Free/Magazine
Building Engineer by Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
available with free student membership of CABE
Building Products
Free/Magazine
Buildings (Smarter Facility Management)
Free/Magazine
Building Services & Environmental Engineer (BSEE)
Free/Magazine
Built Environment Journal by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Free/Magazine

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

CIBSE Journal by Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
Free/Magazine
Civil Engineering Surveyor by Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES)
Free/Magazine
Construction Journal by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Free/Magazine
Construction Management by Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Free/Magazine
Construction National
Free/Magazine
Construction Research and Innovation by Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Subscription/Magazine (ceased 2019)
Library subscription available in print and online.
Also available online via info4education
Context by Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC)
Subscription/Magazine
Archive freely available online

DETAIL Inspiration
DETAIL magazine documents current international architecture projects with photographs and comparable drawings at a scale of 1:20.

The DETAIL Inspiration online database gives users access to more than 4,000 DETAIL project documentations from more than 30 years of DETAIL magazine.

You can use the search and filter options to find particular building types, material, construction type or location.

DETAIL
Available in print in EGIS Resource Centre
2001 - 2020

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Energy& Sustainability Solutions
Was Energy Management
Free/Magazine
Energy in Buildings and Industry
Magazine
Library subscription available in print
Also freely available online (registration required)
Energy Manager by Secure Energy for Europe (SEFE)
Free/Magazine
The Environment by Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
Magazine
Some free articles online
Environmental Design and Construction
Magazine
Library subscription available via ProQuest until 2014
Now available as a Blog

The Geographer by Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS)
Free/Magazine
Geoscientist by Geological Society of London
Free/Magazine
Green Building & Design (gb&d)
Free/Magazine

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Health Estate Journal
Free/Magazine
Heating and Plumbing Monthly
Free/Magazine
HERON
Free/Academic

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Ingenia Magazine by The Royal Academy of Engineering
Free/Magazine
Inside Housing
Subscription/Magazine
Library subscription available in print
Some content available for free online

JCT News
Free/Magazine
JAPA by Journal of the American Planning Association (Taylor & Francis)
Subscription/Magazine

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Land Journal by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Free/Magazine
Local Authority Building & Maintenance (LABM)
Free/Magazine

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Modus by RICS
Free/Magazine
Modern Building Services
Free/Magazine

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

NBS Knowledge by NBS
Free online articles
New Civil Engineer by ICE
Free/Magazine
Available with free student membership of Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
New Start
Free/Magazine
New Steel Construciton (NCS)
Free/Magazine

Objekt International
Subscription/Magazine
Some print issues donated to the Resource Centre.
Archive available online.

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Passive House +
Free/Magazine
PBC Today
Free/Magazine
The Planner by RTPI
Magazine
Subscription required
Archive content available for free online.
Planning by American Planning Association
Free/Magazine
Registration required
Text articles also available via Library
Products in Practice (PiP) by RIBA
Free/Magazine
Some print issues donated to Resource Centre
Project Scotland
Free/Magazine
Registration required
Property Journal by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Free/Magazine
Property Week
Subscription/Magazine
Library subscription available in print and online via Nexis
Some content freely available online
Public Sector Building Magazine (PSB)
Free/Magazine
Public Sector Build Journal (PSBJ)
Free/Magazine

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

RICS: Built Environment Journal by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Free/Magazine
RICS: Construction Journal by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Free/Magazine
RICS: Land Journal by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Free/Magazine
RICS: Modus by RICS
Free/Magazine
RICS: Property Journal by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Free/Magazine
RIAS Quarterly by Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
Free/Magazine

Back issues available online for free, print version available with free student membership
RIBA journal by Royal Institute of British Architects
Subscription/Magazine
Some content also available for free online.
Some print issues donated to Resource Centre
RIBA: Products in Practice by RIBA
Free/Magazine
Some print issues donated to Resource Centre
Roof Cladding & Insulation (RCI)
Free/Magazine

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Scotregen by SURF
Some news articles freely available online
Scottish Ecological Design Association (SEDA) Magazine
Scottish Planner by RTPI Scotland
Free/Magazine
Social Housing: the journal of new initiatives in housing finance
Call Number: print only
Subscription
Specification Today
Some print issues donated to the Resource Centre.
Archive available online.
The Structural Engineer by IStructE
Subscription/Magazine

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

Town and Country Planning by Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA)
Subscription/Magazine
print only
or students can pay £10 for digital access

Urban Design (magazine)
Subscription/Magazine
Some content freely available online
Print donation in Resource Centre

Note: any titles that are free/not Library subscriptions, are NOT searched by Discovery

World Highways
Free/Magazine
Wallpaper Magazine
Subscription/Magazine
Some articles available for free .