CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association)

CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association) publishes technical documents that are the culmination of research projects and activities and pertain to a variety of areas within the construction industry.

CIRIA works across market sectors and disciplines to deliver a programme of business improvement services and research activities for members and those engaged with the delivery and operation of the built environment

The three main markets in which CIRIA operates are: buildings and facilities, transport infrastructure and water and utilities. CIRIA produces an array of publications, reports, guides and technical notes covering the following subjects and topics:

• Asset and facilities management 
• Building envelope 
• Coastal and marine 
• Construction Process 
• Contaminated land 
• Environmental management 
• Ground engineering 
• Health and safety 
• Inland waters and groundwater 
• Innovations 
• Knowledge management 
• Materials 
• Performance measures 
• Planning 
• Procurement 
• Risk and value management 
• Standardisation 
• Surface water drainage and flooding 
• Sustainability 
• Waste management 
• Water supply and sewerage

The most downloaded CIRIA documents from The Construction Information Service:

• SUDS (sustainable drainage systems) Manual 
• EC7 - Implications for UK Practice: Eurocode 7 Geotechnical Design 
• Embedded Retaining Walls - Guidance for Economic Design 
• Safe Access for Maintenance and Repair. Guidance for Designers. 2nd Edition 2009 
• CDM2007 - Construction Work Sector Guidance for Designers. 3rd Edition
• Site Safety Handbook. 4th Edition

Founded in 1960, the work of CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association) is recognised as being independent, objective and authoritative. CIRIA provides a means through which the many different stakeholders in the modern built environment can work together to identify, codify, publish and promote the emerging best practice in the industry. In this way, CIRIA continually seeks to raise the standard of excellence in the broad construction sector beyond the "lowest admissible acceptability" for designers and constructors set by the framework of legislation, statutory regulations and codes of practice. CIRIA's primary aims are to improve the quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness and safety in both the provision and operation of the modern built environment.

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