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Construction Industry Solutions

IHS supports your planning, design and specifying by providing a full suite of information and insight. From leading research and design best practices, to comprehensive and current building codes, regulations, standards and building product data.

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  • From building material suppliers and construction equipment companies, to investors, architects and contractors, the construction industry faces unprecedented demands.

    • Market planners face increased risks, surplus inventory and shrinking demand
    • Designers must watch costs while still reflecting the latest technical innovations and industry standards
    • Builders must address changing regulations while trying to find funding
    • Suppliers and purchasers face volatile supply chains

    IHS has the content, tools, and expertise to help.

    How IHS Can Help

    IHS has the critical information and intelligence to help you grow in this tough economic climate. We help you:

    • Identify the best markets to enter and which to avoid
    • Access leading edge research and guidance on industry best practices
    • Meet legal, regulatory, environment and safety requirements
    • Access building regulations and codes, construction standards, technical guidance and building products data
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    Market Planning & Outlook

    IHS Global Insight's team of country analysts and construction experts continually monitor and forecast opportunities and risks of doing business around the world. Our suite of construction services help you:

    • Size and segment markets
    • Create strategic plans
    • Enhance investment strategies
    • Determine best investment opportunities
    • Forecast future demand for building materials
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    Preparation & Design

    IHS product life cycle and supply chain solutions provide vital focus for planning, design and specifying activities:

    • Publications for the built environment, sustainability and transportation professionals
    • Instant access to continually updated manufacturer and supplier information from a single source
    • Building codes, regulations, standards, building products, data sheets, CAD drawings and reference materials
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    Build & Maintenance

    IHS provides critical information and insight to support construction professional through the build and maintenance phases:

    • Forecasts for 1200 detailed commodity price and wage concepts across 15 countries
    • Leading edge research and guidance on life cycle and sustainability topics
    • Office and field access to building codes, regulations, standards, building products data, CAD drawings and more
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    EHS & Sustainability

    IHS has proven experience providing chemical industry leaders with complete information management solutions for:

    • Environmental Compliance
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    • Product Stewardship and Compliance
    • Incident and Crisis Management
    • Greenhouse Gas and Energy Management
    • Corporate Responsibility
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  • Marketing sizing and strategic planning tools for construction and construction-related industry executives to understand and mitigate risks, identify new opportunities by sector or region and better manage inventories based on future demand.
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    Assess construction markets across multiple countries and sectors
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      Cross-comparable forecasts of construction spending across 69 of the world's largest construction markets. The service includes ten-year forecasts, with segmentation across 17 building types, updated quarterly and complimented by country overview reports.

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    Evaluate construction markets by US state and metropolitan area.
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      Ten-year construction spending forecasts for each of the 50 states and over 360 metropolitan areas. Forecasts are broken out for over 30 building types.

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    Identify infrastructure projects by US state
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      US Construction — Infrastructure Focus

      National - and state-level coverage of the infrastructure sector. Covers significant developments in government legistaltion, and events and trends critical to the industry. Data sheets provide detailed ten-year forecasts for multiple infrastructure concepts.

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      Global Risk Service

      Provides a comparison of business risks across 12 sectors in over 140 countries using 51 factors. Ideal for modeling exercises.

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      IHS Global Insight Advanced Country Analysis & Forecast

      From same-day analysis of news and events to 30-year economic forecasts, this service provides in-depth analysis on over 200 countries including comprehensive country reports and risk ratings.

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  • IHS supports your planning, design and specifying by providing a full suite of information and insight. From leading research and design best practices, to comprehensive and current building codes, regulations, standards, and building product data.
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      Construction Information Service

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      IHS Standards Expert

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    Be able to search for the latest North American building codes and UK building regulations for the design and preparation construction stages
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      Construction Information Service

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      IHS Standards Expert

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    Access leading edge research and guidance on industry best practice in the built environment
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      IHS BRE Press

      IHS BRE Press publications provide critical information for built environment, sustainability and transportation professionals. They are available individually or/and through online subscription products.

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  • IHS brings thousands of construction standards, regulations, codes and best practices directly to your desktop, as well as building products data from thousands of manufacturers and worldwide commodity prices and forecasts.
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      IHS Global Insight Agriculture Pricing and Purchasing Service

      Delivers quarterly frequency price forecasts to 2020 for up to 38 commodities, updated monthly.

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    Review the latest North American building codes and UK building regulations for the build and handover phase of your construction projects
    • Construction Information Service
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      Construction Information Service

      Instant, full-text access to current UK regulations, standards, technical advice and a vast array of related news and briefings

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    Access leading edge research and guidance on life cycle and sustainability topics in the built environment
    • IHS BRE Press
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      IHS BRE Press

      IHS BRE Press publications provide critical information for built environment, sustainability and transportation professionals. They are available individually or/and through online subscription products.

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    Delivering high quality buildings with high specification finishing and products requires access to the latest and most up-to-date manufacturers' catalogs
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      Specify-it

      Provides vital focus to your design and specifying activity through instant access to continually updated supplier information from a single source.

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      Engineer-it

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    • CatalogXpress
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      CatalogXpress

      CatalogXpress provides a single point of entry to a vast array of manufacturer catalogs and essential information about products and components.

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  • For decades, EHS and sustainability professionals at IHS have served all kinds and sizes of organisations, worldwide. We pioneered the development of many sustainability information management solutions and continue to lead the way with new innovations.
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      Save time and cut costs related to compliance with U.S. and international regulations and industry guidelines.

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      IHS Corporate Responsibility Solution

      Enterprise-wide management and reporting of your CSR program. Maintain a sustainability strategy and demonstrate your performance to stakeholders in a manner that is auditable, transparent and verifiable.

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    Streamline planning and procedures for more effective incident and emergency management
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      IHS Incident & Crisis Management Solution

      Helps mitigate risks ranging from routine safety incidents and workplace injuries to natural disasters or terrorism.

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      IHS Environmental Compliance

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