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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
- Advanced Buildings: Technologies and Practices Definitions of component terms
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Info on home inspection
- Archinet UK Building Directory: Recommended websites Links from the United Kingdom
- Builder Online News for the homebuilding industry. Huge collection of house plans
- Building Online Extensive directory of industry resources
- Building Materials and Wood Technology Links, research and publications from U of Mass.
- Construction Information Sources Industry links from Construction Technology Centre Atlantic (New Brunswick)
- Construction WebLinks Organization, topic, and resource links from Thelen Reid and Priest LLP
- Contractors Zone News of the construction industry
- Do it Yourself Home improvement and repair
- Great Buildings Online
- Housing Zone Affordable housing, greenbuilding, and house plans. Comprehensive site
- McGraw-Hill Construction State of the construction industry, including news and journal links
- Institute for Research in Construction From Canada
- Sweets Network (McGraw-Hill Construction) Suppliers of building components and materials including green materials
- What's Working A green building construction consultant and advisory company
- Yahoo!: Construction
HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS
- Construction Cost Estimating Software
- Construction Software Advice
- Get-A-Quote.net Costs estimator
- Knovel Engineering Library
Full text access to selected reference materials in construction
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Building Estimator's Reference Book REF TH435 .W3
- Building Professionals Guide to Contrast Documents KF902 .P545
- Encyclopedia of American Architecture REF NA705 .P3
- Means Assemblies Cost Data REF TH435 .B849
- Means Electrical Cost Data REF TH435 .M42x
- Building Construction Cost Data REF TH435 .B84
- Means Repair & Remodeling Cost Data REF TH3411 .M437x
- National Construction Estimator REF TH435 .N3
- Interior Cost Data REF TH435 .I576x
STANDARDS, CODES, LICENSING
- University Library Subject Guide Standards on the WWW
- ANSI online American National Standards Institute
- Contractor's License Reference Site
- ICC Evaluation Service Technical evaluations of building products, components, methods and materials
- International Code Council
- ISO online
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- ACI Manual of Concrete Practice REF TA439 .A358
- ASHRAE Handbook (Fundamentals) REF TH7201 .A82
- Human Factors Design Handbook REF TA166 .W57x
- Wisconsin Administrative Code REF JK6043 .W5
- Uniform Building Code REF KF5701 .I524
- Uniform Mechanical Code REF KF 5708 .I56
- Annual Book of ASTM Standards REF TA401 .A653 The American Society of Testing and Materials provides accepted standards used in research and development, product testing, quality systems, and commercial transactions. The online version is no longer available due to budgetary considerations. Please use the print version in the library
- American National Standards for Safety and Health REF HV676.A1 A5x
- National Electrical Code REF TH9115.N3 (part 70)
- National Fire Codes REF TH9115 .N3
- Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry
REF KF3568.4 .C582 - Interior Graphic Standards (Book and CD-ROM) REF TH2031 .M34
- Ramsey Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards REF TH2031 .R35
- Time Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data REF TH151 .T55
DICTIONARIES
- Construction glossary from Home Building Manual
- Directory of construction dictionaries Construction glossaries and dictionaries from the Glossarist. An aggregation of building trades dictionaries on the web
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Building Trades Dictionary REF TH9 .T585
- Illustrated Dictionary for Building Construction REF TH9 .T73
- Illustrated Dictionary of Building Terms REF TH9 .P45
STATISTICS
- Construction Statistics from Constructionweblinks.com. International, national, county, city statistcal and demographic resources, including construction and materials cost reports, housing, building operating costs, building cost indexes, surveys and trends as well as estimating tools
- Economic & Housing Data From the National Association of Home Builders
- Stat-USA
- Statistical Abstract of the United States or REF HA202 .U53x
- U.S. Census Bureau-Construction Statistics
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Includes data on injuries, illnesses and fatalities by occupation; wages and benefits ahd business costs
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room From the White House
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Masterfile
- Business Source Elite
- Corporate ResourceNet
- Regional Business News (newspapers)
- Engineering Village 2 (Compendex)
- Health and Safety/Risk Abstracts
- Lexis Nexis: Academic Business, Legal sources, News articles
- Proquest
- ABI/Inform
- ProQuest Newspapers
- Newsbank Newsfile
- WilsonWeb
- Applied Science Full Text
- Art Full Text
- Business Full Text
- OmniFile
PERIODICALS
- Architectural Record
- Building Design and Construction magazine
- Buildings.com
- enr.com
- Electronic House
- Journal of Information Technology in Construction
- Heavy Construction News Canadian construction news
- Popular Mechanics
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- Architectural Record
- Builder
- Building Design & Construction
- Buildings
- Buildings Interiors
- Concrete Construction
- Construction Specifier
- Custom Home
- Design Build
- ENR Engineering News Record
- Fine Homebuilding
- Journal of Light Construction
- Professional Builder
DIRECTORIES
- The Blue Book of Building and Construction
- Construction Resources.net
- Construction Supplies.com
- Dodge Project Marketplace
- ENR's Top Ranked Firms
- Green Builder A site for green building materials, firms, and answers to questions on environmentally sound construction
- Sweets Network (McGraw-Hill Construction) Suppliers of building components and materials including green materials
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Construction Specifier: CSI Member Directory REF TH12 .C66x
- HVAC/R Directory and Source Guide Issue REF TH7201 .A37x
- Industry Handbook: Construction and Agriculture REF HD9715 .D86x
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisuals owned by the University Library on computers and software resources. Try a keyword guided search on your topic, then select long view to further explore related subjects.
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 06/13/2008 and Last Revised: 7/25/07
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.