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	ASSOCIATION OF BUILDING ENGINEERS Membership of the ABE holds many benefits - including highly-regarded monthly journal ’Building Engineer’, national and regional Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events.
	Association for Specialist Fire Protection The Association represents over 50 of the UK's major Manufacturers and Contractors, as well as regulatory and certification bodies, involved in the specialist passive fire protection industry.
	Audit Scotland The Accounts Commission has a statutory responsibility to specify information that councils must publish about their performance, in the form of statutory performance indicators.
	Barbour Index Barbour Index publish technical and product information using a range of delivery media, including web, CD-ROM and hard copy.
	BRITISH AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION The Association is dedicated to making sure that sprinkler systems are installed to the highest professional standards.
	British Board of Agrément The BBA's Agrément Certificates have been providing authoritative and independent information on the performance of building products.
	BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTE BSI is a provider of inspection, analysis and testing services across the world.
	BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT BRE is a UK centre for construction and fire expertise, providing consultancy, testing and information services.
	CONSORTIUM OF EUROPEAN BUILDING CONTROL The Consortium's Mission is to assist in the promotion of the ideals of the European Union in relation to the building control function.
	CENTRE FOR ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENTS The Centre for Accessible Environments is an information provider and a forum between providers and users on how the built environment can best be made or modified to achieve inclusion by design.
	CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SERVICES ENGINEERS CIBSE is an international body which represents and provides services to the building services profession.
	CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING The designation MCIOB indicates that its bearers are professionals in the field of construction management.
	CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES COSLA has a responsibility to develop, encourage and promote best practice in partnership with its member councils.
	CROSS The aim of CROSS is to identify concerns about structural safety so that Engineers can avoid or reduce future problems.
	DISABILITY UNIT Department for Work and Pensions
	EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.
	HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE HSE's mission is to ensure that risks to people's health and safety from work activities are properly controlled.
	Improvement Service The Improvement Service is devoted to improving the efficiency, quality and accountability of public services in Scotland.
	Inter-Jurisdictional Regulatory Collaboration Committee The purpose of the IRCC is to advance, at an international level, framework, guidance, and support documents on construction-related regulatory environment issues relative to the development, implementation, and support of performance-based regulatory systems.
	Local Authority Building Control - LABC Services LABC is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in building design and construction.
	LONDON DISTRICT SURVEYORS' ASSOCIATION The LDSA purpose is to guide its members in the use of the Building Standards legislation and ensure uniformity of interpretation.
	NATIONAL HOUSE-BUILDING COUNCIL The NHBC is the independent regulator and standards setter for the new homes industry.
	Royal Incorporation of Architects The Royal Incorporation of Architects is the foremost architectural professional institute in the country dealing with architecture and the built environment.
	Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS in Scotland is a national association of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the global professional body of surveyors.
	Scottish Building Standards Web Site The Scottish Building Standards Agency has been re-integrated into the Scottish Government and has become part of a new directorate for the Built Environment which includes Planning and Architectural Policy. The Scottish Building Standards (SBS) is responsible for writing the Scottish building regulations.
	SELECT Scotland's trade association for the electrical, electronics and communications systems industry.
	SNIPEF SNIPEF is the national association for all types of firms involved in the Plumbing and Heating Industry in Scotland & Northern Ireland.
	TECHNICAL INDEX TI is a reference source for documents relevant to Architects, Building Standards, Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Engineering, and Technical Services.
	TIMBER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TRADA is a centre of excellence on the specification and use of timber and wood products.