page_title: Blue book
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Blue book / Construction
caption_attribution_description: English: pic of my personal copy of the blue book
context_page_description: A blue book or bluebook is an almanac, buyer's guide or other compilation of statistics and information. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvet-covered books were used for record-keeping by the Parliament of England. The Oxford English Dictionary first records such a usage in 1633. The term has a variety of other meanings.
context_section_description: The Blue Book of Building and Construction, was a yellow pages-like buyers guide of company information targeted towards commercial construction, first published in 1913.  The guide contains information on architects, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, vendors, and other companies relevant to the commercial bidding and build process. The hardbound book was retired in 2016 and subsequently replaced by a bi-annual regional magazine called the Who's Who in Building and Construction. The prior content of the hard bound book is now completely online and called The Blue Book Network.  The company which publishes the information is Jefferson Valley, New York-based Contractor's Register.
caption: Chicago Construction Blue Book from 2003
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