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Building, Architecture and Civil Engineering

This guide serves as an introduction to resources focused on building, architecture and civil engineering.

Standards

Standards are documented agreements containing specifications or criteria to be used as rules or guidelines to make sure that materials, processes and services are fit for their purposes.

Standards databases

Databases subscribed by the Library

BSOL Standards Online This link opens in a new window
(formerly British Standards Online) Provides full text access to subscription standards from British Standards Institution (BSI).
IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new window
With current IEEE standards

Other sources

IHS Markit Standards Store
Comprehensive source of hardcopy and PDF technical industry standards and government and military standards.
Techstreet Store
500,000+ industry codes and standards – international, national, state and local.

Standards organisations