Danish standards

Danish standard
Catalogue for Danish standards.

Danish Standard - Annexes
Current Danish and national annexes and appendixes to Eurocodes.

DS Distribute
Access to app. 300 standards and Eurocodes online. Only access at Campus Horsens, Campus Holstebro, Campus Randers (Minervavej) and Campus Aarhus C for 25 users at the same time.

Danish Standards (Dansk Standard) is Denmark’s national standards organization. It is also a commercial foundation that operates DS Distribute.

DS Distribute is an online library of standards to which the VIA Library has purchased access. It provides access to approximately 300 standards and Eurocodes. You can search for the full text of the standards or browse by subject areas such as construction and civil engineering or IT and digitalization. You can also find information and news on topics such as CE marking, quality management, and service standards.

Access to DS Distribute
Access is available only on Campus Horsens, Campus Holstebro, Campus Randers (Minervavej), Campus Herning (Birk), and Campus Aarhus C, with a limit of 25 simultaneous users.

Remote access via VPN

Large interdisciplinary article database with access to more than 4.600 journals, many in full text.

Access to Academic Search Premier
Access outside VIA: Use your login for MyVIA.Requires two-factor authentication.

Contact: Susan Margaret Yeoman Stanley, SSTA@via.dk 

Article database which covers all aspects of human influence to the environment. It covers subject such as global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Access to GreenFile
Access outside VIA: Use your login for MyVIA. Requires two-factor authentication.

Search articles contained in journals and a collection of ebooks from the publisher Elsevier

Access to ScienceDirect (Access outside VIA: Use your login for MyVIA.Requires two-factor authentication.)

Contact: Tine Furbo Lind, tifl@via.dk 

Scopus is the largest citation database with citations from 1996 and forwards. The bibliographical coverage goes back to the 1870s. The database is produced by Elsevier. The database refers to articles from more than 21,000 titles and 5,000 international publishers. Scopus covers scientific articles, professional periodicals, book series, conference papers, books and patents.

It is possible to make citation analyses on a specific researcher, including a researcher’s h-index both with and without own citations

Access to Scopus from VIA

If you need access from home, you need to use a VPN. See more here.

Access outside VIA: Use your login for MyVIA. Requires two-factor authentication

Inspiration: Video Tutorial

Contact: Mai Aggerbeck, mai@via.dk 

An SBI Guideline is a publication that describes how tasks within a specific area of construction can be carried out in accordance with established best practice. SBI Guidelines are primarily intended for construction professionals, but they are also widely used in educational settings. Only a few guidelines are translated to English.

Anvisninger.dk is published by BUILD – Department of the Built Environment. All new guidelines are made available on the website as soon as they are completed and can typically be accessed there before they are available for purchase in print or as e-books. The website also contains many older guidelines, which are added as needed.

Access for Students
Log in at edu.anvisninger.dk
The first time you log in, you must create a user profile. Provide your student email address (xxxxxx@via.dk), name, programme of study, and expected graduation date. You will then receive a verification code.

Access for Staff
Log in at anvisninger.dk
Your account is created automatically. At your first login, change your username to your VIA email address. You will then receive a verification code.

Support
If you experience any problems, please contact: Anne Marie Lind Danielsen, amd@via.dk

Experiences from the building practice.

Access to BYG-ERFA
Access for students and employees at Campus Horsens, Campus Holstebro, Campus Randers (Minervavej) and Campus Aarhus C. Access outside VIA: Select VIA University College as your institution. Use your login for MyVIA. Remember to enter the full email address.

Byggedata provides a comprehensive entry to laws and regulations within construction, also called Molio. The website also contains the Handbook for energy consultants, the Building Regulations and other announcements.

Access to Byggedata
Access from Campus Horsens, Campus Holstebro, Campus Randers and Campus Aarhus C. 25 simultaneous users.

Remote access via VPN

The building regulations specify the requirements of the Building Act and contain the more detailed requirements that all construction work must meet. The requirements in the building regulations must ensure that a building is carried out and arranged so that it is satisfactory in terms of both fire, safety and health. .

Free access to the building regulations
Free access to previous building regulations

Portal in Danish containing knowledge of previously constructional conditions in Denmark.

Especially focus on apartment houses from 1850 to 2000.

Access to danskbyggeskik.dk

Issues national approvals for construction products.

Access to ETA Danmark

Molio's description tool and Basic Descriptions. Formerly known as Bips.

Access to Molio anvisninger (Access from Campus Horsens, Campus Aarhus C, Campus Randers and Campus Holstebro)

The first time you log in, you need to enter your email and create a password. You will then be presented with a new page where you must enter your first name, last name, e-mail, phone number and position. You must be on one of VIA's addresses to create a login – it is not possible to create a login via VPN.

Molio's tools regarding Agreement and Communication, CAD/building model.

Access to Molio ICT (Access from Campus Horsens, Campus Aarhus C, Campus Randers and Campus Holstebro)

If you have a login for Molio anvisninger you can use the same password for Molio ICT.

The first time you log in, you need to enter your email and create a password. You will then be presented with a new page where you must enter your first name, last name, e-mail, phone number and position. You must be on one of VIA's addresses to create a login – it is not possible to create a login via VPN.

Molio pricebooks is an online database with access to prices for building parts, house building, operation of building. The price books are updated yearly.
The interface is only in Danish.

Access
From spring 2022 you need to install “Sigma Browser” to access the newest price databases. If you have used Sigma/price databases before skip step 1.

1. Get a login by register you with mail and VIA mail here
2. Download the Sigma Browser. Double-click on the file to start the installation
3. Accept the licensing conditions
4. Follow the guide to finish the installation
5. When you have installed Sigma Browser the newest pricedata will appear.

If you have questions please contact: bibhorsens@via.dk 

On the DI Construction (DI Byggeri) website, you can find information on occupational health and safety, statistics, and exports.

DI Construction is the largest industry association within the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI), representing approximately 6,700 companies in the construction, civil engineering, and building materials sectors.

Access to DI Construction

We do not have a login for DI Construction. However, it is possible to request their standard documents by email. Send an email from your VIA email account specifying the documents you require to bibhorsens@via.dk.

Please note that these documents may only be used for educational purposes. They must not be used in connection with actual construction projects or building cases.

Træinfo contain a large amount of knowledge about wood, wooden structures, facade elements, skeleton houses, rafters, etc. You will find WOOD handbooks, WOOD facts, as well as "Calculation of wooden structures" and "Calculation of connections".

Access to Træinfo

Access from Campus Horsens, Campus Holstebro, Campus Randers (Minervavej) and Campus Aarhus C (Remote access via VPN)