BRE Building Elements

Information Handling Services (IHS) South Africa, which owns Specifier and the Specifile Information Service, is now able to offer South African AEC professionals exclusive and comprehensive reference publications. They are published by IHS BRE Press through its parent, IHS, a leading global provider of critical technical information, decision-support tools and related services to customers in a number of industries including energy, defence, aerospace, construction, electrics and automotive.

BRE is a world leading research and consultancy group based in the UK that delivers sustainability and innovation across the built environment and beyond. It is the UK’s leading centre of expertise working to reduce the environmental impact of buildings and as such has an in-depth understanding of the complex inter-related and sometimes conflicting issues associated with sustainable development.

BRE employs 600 building consultants, scientists, engineers and other skilled staff offer world-class expertise and the ability to deliver practical solutions, technical advice, training and education and bespoke services in all aspects of the built environment. It has an extraordinary range of state-of-the-art research and testing facilities, including the most extensive fire laboratories in the world, a vast array of equipment for investigating materials, products and structures, environmental test rigs and chambers, and an Innovation Park comprising full-scale demonstration buildings. Its massive knowledge resource has been built up during 85 years of cutting edge research and innovation, and extensive experience of using this to provide clients with the solutions they need. BRE’s core values are to maximise client benefit through a deep understanding of their needs and aspirations and to make a difference and enjoy doing what we do with pride, passion and creativity.

IHS BRE Press is the exclusive publisher of BRE books, manuals, reports, information papers and guides providing practical information for the construction industry. Working in partnership, BRE and IHS BRE Press service the construction industry not just in the UK, but worldwide.

IHS BRE Press also supplies a wide range of building and construction related titles from other highly respected organisations.

Publications specifically produced for the building industry are:

Building services (BR404)
Floors and flooring (BR460)
Foundations, basements and external works (BR440)
Roofs and roofing (BR302)
Walls, windows and doors (BR352)
Understanding dampness (BR466)

Each book deals with the principles and reasons behind best practice and contains over 1,600 pages of extensively illustrated practical details, descriptions and practical advice. Prices depend on current exchange rates. Contact leoni.grobler@ihs.co.za for a quotation.