A fully searchable, online database of South African building products, suppliers and manufacturers
Designed specifically for AEC (Architectural, Engineering and Construction) industry professionals, the Specifile On-line site provides an online database of products, suppliers and manufacturers? catalogues for the construction industry. The service allows users to search for and identify products that meet their exact project requirements, providing immediate access to an exhaustive range of catalogues and product summaries.
Specifile On-line is a continually updated electronic collection of catalogues and brochures covering building products and services available in South Africa. Searches can be made by company name, trade names, or product categories.
Surveys have shown that searching across different Internet websites can take up 30% more of your time as a designer. Specifile On-line will provide vital focus to your design and product sourcing activity ? and save you hours of searching!
The Specifile Building Library started in 1959 ? in those 48 years we have established ourselves as the preferred source of information and referencing amongst professional specifiers in the construction sector.
The Specifile Information Service consists of the following:
The building library
a 25-volume set of loose-leaf binders, filled with technical brochures on building information
The binders are indexed via product, trade name and manufacturer to aid easy retrieval of information
Updating takes place every quarter of the year by trained field representatives in all economically active towns
The SPECXpert CD-ROM
4-volume CD set, incorporating brochures filled with technical information, product summary pages, CAD Drawings, websites and much more.
Regular electronic updates are available. Subscribers can choose automatic or manual updates dependant on their needs.
A Visual Index ? a hardcopy reference guide to SPECXpert.
Generic Information
The SPECXpert Building Industry Reference Source includes a large amount of generic information ? information provided in order to ensure the subscriber access to research, methods and documentation on various building products and methods.
A number of associations are included, together with useful information relating to such issues as repairing concrete surfaces, the BESA building system, information on Energy Efficient Standards for Buildings, and South Africa?s National Housing Policy.
Of great value is the BRE (Building Research Establishment) information we have added to SPECXpert through our acquisition of BRE Press. BRE employs 600 building consultants, scientists, engineers, and other skilled staff who offer world-class expertise and the ability to offer practical solutions, technical advice, training and education in all aspects of the built environment.
I H S BRE Press is the exclusive publisher of BRE books, manuals, reports, information papers and guides. This means that SPECXpert now contains the BRE Building Elements series ? a range of publications covering building services, flooring, foundations and external works, roofing, walls, windows and doors ? each consisting of hundreds of pages of textbook information normally sold for thousands of rands. In addition, publications on environmental profiles, good building practice and eco-friendly buildings are also included.
Monthly Magazine ? SPECIFIER
Our monthly tabloid publication, is posted to all subscribers and highlights new products and services in the building industry
Enquiry Service
An enquiry service operates via telephone, fax or e-mail for all subscribers, which traces obscure products
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