Specs are free to submit or download. Can request technical assistance on a BSSC project online. Can view area maps from the National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project. Developers section has information on computer programs and packages related to civil engineering. Contains downloadable structural challenge game and information on famous engineering disasters.
Registered users can search parts database by part number or name, keyword or company.
Fee-based services include procurement histories showing from which companies the government has been purchasing the item and at what price. Can search industry standards database by keyword. Retrieves list of matching standards with name of organization that developed and published the standard, document number and title, document summary and link to purchase full text of the standard. Contains library of architectural plan abstracts and index of full-text research articles. Offers books on school facilities architecture and design for sale.