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British Standards (BSOL)

British Standards Online (BSOL)
Updated daily, BSOL is the most complete collection of current, draft and withdrawn British Standards available anywhere.

BSOL includes all British standards and international and European standards that have been adopted as British standards (e.g. Eurocodes, OHSAS).

Note: this is searched by Discovery. However, if you know you are looking for standards it is quicker to search BSOL directly.
The FileOpen plugin is needed to download standards and to read them offline. You can install FileOpen on your own laptop, but downloading of standards via FileOpen is not currently available in the university PC labs.

When you download you a standard to read later, you will still need an internet connection to authenticate the documents the first time you open them. After that, you will be able to access the documents offline. The file downloaded is licensed to a sole named user who is permitted to install a single electronic copy of it, for use on a single computer. You are permitted to print a single copy of a document. Printing one or many pages, or the entire document will count as a single print so it’s recommended that if you need a printed version, that you print the entire document.

Therefore:

if you are looking for British Standards, ISO standards, Eurocodes, OHSAS etc, use this resource.

BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)

BREEAM Resources by BRE
Library of resources, containing briefing papers, videos and guidance notes and documents each covering a specific area relevant to BREEAM. Resources are arranged in to the topics of strategy, value, technical and application.

BREEAM Technical Standards (SD 2##) and Environmental and Sustainability Standards (SD 5##) plus other BREEAM related documents e.g. comparing BREEAM with WELL and LEED, are available via:

Info4Education (Technical Indexes Construction Information Service) This link opens in a new window
Provided by the EGIS Resource Centre.

Password information
You must register with your Heriot-Watt email address. If you require help with registration, please see their help video.
Available to members of the School of EGIS only.

Publications/publishers include:
Architects' Journal (AJ)
BRE (BRE)
British Standards Institution (BSI)
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
CIRIA (CIRIA)
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
Concrete Society (CS)
Construction Industry Publications Ltd (CIP)
UK Government departments
English Heritage (EH)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Highways Agency (HA)
House of Commons (HOC)
Legislation documents
National House Building Council (NHBC)
Scottish Executive
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)

Eurocodes

The EN Eurocodes are a series of 10 European Standards, EN 1990 - EN 1999, providing a common approach for the design of buildings and other civil engineering works and construction products:

BS EN 1990 - Basis of structural design (1 part)

BS EN 1991 - Actions on structures (10 parts)

BS EN 1992 - Design of concrete structures (4 parts)

BS EN 1993 - Design of steel structures (20 parts)

BS EN 1994 - Design of composite structures (3 parts)

BS EN 1995 - Design of timber structures (3 parts)

BS EN 1996 - Design of timber masonry structures (4 parts)

BS EN 1997 - Geotechnical design (2 parts)

BS EN 1998 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance (6 parts)

BS EN 1999 - Design of aluminium structures (5 parts)

For full access to these standards, see British Standards Online (BSOL)

Eurocode books in info4education by EGIS Resource Centre
BSI Eurocode information
N.B. you can only access the full standards via BSOL
The essential guide to Eurocodes transition
free eBook (from BSI)
The Evolving Eurocodes
free whitepaper (from BSI)

Help with...Eurocodes

info4education (Technical Indexes Construction Information Service)

Info4Education (Technical Indexes Construction Information Service) This link opens in a new window
New registration required for all users.

Comprehensive full-text database of standards, legislation and books. Covering building, civil and structural engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, construction management, planning and development.

Not searched by Discovery.
Provided by the EGIS Resource Centre.

Password information
You must register with your Heriot-Watt email address. If you require help with registration, please see their help video.
Available to members of the School of EGIS only.

Publications/publishers include:
Architects' Journal (AJ)
BRE (BRE)
British Standards Institution (BSI)
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
CIRIA (CIRIA)
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
Concrete Society (CS)
Construction Industry Publications Ltd (CIP)
UK Government departments
English Heritage (EH)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Highways Agency (HA)
House of Commons (HOC)
Legislation documents
National House Building Council (NHBC)
Scottish Executive
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)

EuroCodes

there is a lot of EuroCode related information and guidance available, e.g.:
- NCCI material which includes coverage from key organisations such as BRE, IStructE, Concrete Society etc.
- Additional construction related documentation from over 500 publishing organisations
- Subject guides, briefings, news reviews, technical information and guidance publications for English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish regulations

BREEAM Technical and Environmental and Sustainability Standards

BREEAM Technical Standards (SD 2##) and Environmental and Sustainability Standards (SD 5##), plus other BREEAM related documents e.g. comparing BREEAM with WELL and LEED.

RICS standards and guidance portal

Accessed via iSurv subscription:

RICS standards portal

Other Standards and where to find them

Abbreviation	Sources
API Recommended Practice ### API Standard YYYY-####	American Petroleum Institute publications. Read only versions of these are available on the API website. Create an account at http://publications.api.org/Default.aspx . Then login and browse to the standard. Some older API standards are available on paper in the Edinburgh campus library.
ANSI	American National Standards Institute - contact the library for advice.
ASME	American Society of Mechanical Engineers - contact the library for advice.
ASTM	American Society for Testing Materials. If you are a member of IMechE you can get ASTM standards through the IMechE library. Otherwise, contact the Heriot-Watt University library for advice.
BS ####-#:YYYY BS EN #####:YYYY BS ISO ####:YYYY BS IEC #####-#:YYYY	British standards available from British Standards Online.
Eurocodes	Available from British Standards Online . See the help with Eurocodes guide.
EN #####:YYYY	EN standards are European Standards from CEN, CENELEC or ETSI. Many of these have a BS equivalent - try searching British Standards Online
IEC #####-#:YYYY	Many IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards have a BS equivalent - try searching British Standards Online
IEEE Std ####-YYYY IEEE P###.###	IEEE standards are available from IEEE XPlore.
ISO ####:YYYY	Many ISO (International Standards Organisation) standards have a BS equivalent - try searching British Standards Online
SD 2## SD 5##	BREEAM Technical Standards and Environmental and Sustainability Standards are available from info4education for EGIS staff and students only.

The Society for Standards Professionals has links to many more standards providers, including government and trade-related bodies. You can use this page to decode unfamiliar abbreviations.

EGIS (Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society): Standards/Eurocodes/OHSAS