See a list of useful standards for the following areas:
BS 8300:2009+Amendment 1:2010
Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - Code of practice
BS 9999:2008
Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
BS 8902:2009
Responsible sourcing sector certification schemes for construction products. Specification
BS 1192:2007
Collaborative production of architectural, engineering and construction information. Code of practice
BS 8102:2009
Code of practice for protection of below ground structures against water from the ground
PAS 1188:2009
Flood protection products. Specification. Part 1: Building aperture products
Flood protection products. Specification. Part 2: Temporary products
Flood protection products. Specification. Part 3: Building skirt systems
Flood protection products. Specification. Part 4: Demountable products
PAS 402:2009
Waste resource management. Specification for performance reporting
Free BIM Report
BS 3998:2010
Tree work. Recommendations
BS 8536:2010
Facility Management Briefing
BS 7375:2010
Distribution of electricity on construction and demolition sites. Code of practice
BS 6031:2009
Code of practice for earthworks
BS 5534:2003+Amendment 1:2010
Code of practice for slating and tiling (including shingles)
BS EN 1337-8:2007
Structural bearings. Guide bearings and restraint bearings
BS 5228-1:2009
Code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites. Noise
BS 5228-2:2009
Code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites. Vibration
BS 8888:2008
Technical product specification. Specification
PD 6079-4
Project management. Guide to project management in the construction industry
BS ISO 15686-5:2008
Buildings and constructed assets. Service life planning. Life cycle costing
BS 7000-1:2008
Design management systems. Guide to managing innovation
BS 7000-2:2008
Design management systems. Guide to managing the design of manufactured products
BS EN 206-9:2010
Concrete. Additional rules for self-compacting concrete (SCC)
BS 8103-3:2009
Structural design of low-rise buildings. Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing
BS 5911-3:2010
Concrete pipes and ancillary concrete products. Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete manholes and soakaways (complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
BS EN 12350-1:2009
Testing fresh concrete. Sampling
BS EN 12350-7:2009
Testing fresh concrete. Air content. Pressure method
BS EN 1097-8:2009
Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates. Determination of the polished stone value
BS 812-124:2009
Testing aggregates. Method for determination of frost heave
BS EN 12390-2:2009
Testing hardened concrete. Making and curing specimens for strength tests
BS EN 12390-3:2009
Testing hardened concrete. Compressive strength of test specimens
BS EN 12390-5:2009
Testing hardened concrete. Flexural strength of test specimens
BS EN 12390-7:2009
Testing hardened concrete. Density of hardened concrete
BS EN 12390-8:2009
Testing hardened concrete. Depth of penetration of water under pressure
BS EN 12504-1:2009
Testing concrete in structures. Cored specimens. Taking, examining and testing in compression
BS EN 1097-8:2009
Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates. Determination of the polished stone value
PD 6682-1:2009
Aggregates. Aggregates for concrete. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12620
PD 6682-2:2009
Aggregates. Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas. Guidance on the use of BS EN 13043
PD 6682-6:2009
Aggregates. Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering works and road construction. Guidance on the use of BS EN 13242
BS 7533-3:2005+Amendment 1:2009
Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers. Code of practice for laying precast concrete paving blocks and clay pavers for flexible pavements
PD 6689:2009
Surface treatments. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271 and BS EN 12273
BS EN 15381:2008
Geotextiles and geotextile-related products. Characteristics required for use in pavements and asphalt overlays
BS 812-124:2009
Testing aggregates. Method for determination of frost heave
BS EN 1090-1:2009
Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures. Requirements for conformity assessment of structural components
BS EN 1090-2:2008
Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures. Technical requirements for the execution of steel structures
BS EN 1090-3:2008
Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures. Technical requirements for aluminium structures
BS 644:2009
Timber windows. Fully finished factory-assembled windows of various types. Specification
The structural Eurcodes replaced many existing British Standards on the 31st March 2010.
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BS EN 81-1:1998 + Amendment 3:2009
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Electric lifts
BS EN 81-2:1998 + Amendment 3:2009
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Hydraulic lifts
BS 5974:2010
Code of practice for the planning, design, setting up and use of temporary suspended access equipment
BS 7121-4:2010
Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Lorry loaders
BS 7121-13:2009
Code of practice for safe use of cranes. Hydraulic gantry lifting systems
BS EN 14439:2006 + Amendment 2:2009
Cranes. Safety. Tower cranes
BS EN 363:2008
Personal fall protection equipment. Personal fall protection systems
BS 7985:2009
Code of practice for the use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
BS 6465-4:2010
Sanitary installations. Code of practice for the provision of public toilets
BS 8525-1
Greywater systems. Code of practice
BS 5440-1
Flueing and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases). Specification for installation of gas appliances to chimneys and for maintenance of chimneys
BS 5440-2
Flueing and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases). Specification for the installation and maintenance of ventilation provision for gas appliances
BS 5546
Specification for installation and maintenance of gas-fired water-heating appliances of rated input not exceeding 70 kW net
BS 9295
Guide to the structural design of buried pipelines
BS 5395-1
Stairs. Code of practice for the design of stairs with straight flights and
BS 6173:2009
Specification for installation and maintenance of gas-fired catering appliances for use in all types of catering establishments (2nd and 3rd family gases)
BS EN 806-4
Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. Installation
BS 6465-1
Sanitary installations. Code of practice for the design of sanitary facilities and scales of provision of sanitary and associated appliances
BS 8529
Composite doorsets. Domestic external doorsets. Specification
BS EN 845-1
Specification for ancillary components for masonry. Ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets
BS 5422
Method for specifying thermal insulating materials for pipes, tanks, vessels, ductwork and equipment operating within the temperature range -40°C to +700°C
BS 6700:2006+Amendment 1:2009
Design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages Specification
BS 6375 series
Performance of windows and doors
BS 8499:2009
Specification for domestic gas meter boxes and meter bracket
Building Information Management. A Standard Framework and Guide to BS 1192
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Concise Eurocodes: Geotechnical Design – BS EN 1997: Eurocode 7
Brian Simpson
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Concise Eurocode for Design of Timber Structures: BS EN 1995: Eurocodes 5
Julian Marcroft
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Structural Eurocodes: Extracts from the Structural Eurocodes for Students of Structural Design (PP 1990)
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Concise Eurocodes: Wind Loading
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The BS 9999 Handbook. Effective Fire Safety in the Design, Management and Use of Buildings
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The Essential Guide to Eurocodes Transition
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