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Weekly Discussion Papers for CM313

General Resources | Discussion 1 | Discussion 2 | Discussion 3 | Discussion 4

General Resources

Dewberry and Davis, Land Development Handbook, (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996), (See p. 265 for soils in context to Discussion 1.), AUP General Stacks, TA 549 .L29 1996

Marotta, Theodore W., Basic Construction Materials, (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005), AUP Reference TA403 .M26 2005

Moavenzadeh, Fred, ed., Concise Encyclopedia of Building and Construction Materials, (Oxford, UK: Pergamon Press and Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990), AUP Reference TA402 .C657 1990

Client Relations

Pressman, Andy, The Fountainheadache: The Politics of Architect-Client Relations, (New York: Wiley, 1995), AUP General Stacks NA1996 .P75 1995

What Clients Need : A Study of Business and Institutional Clients' Expectations of Architects, (Washington, D.C. : American Institute of Architects, c1993), AUP General Stacks NA1996 .W42 1993

Risk Management (UW Catalog Search: "Building -- Safety measures")

Goetsch, David L., Construction Safety and Health, (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003), AUP General Stacks TH443 .G57 2003

Hill, Darryl C., Construction Safety Management and Engineering, (Des Plaines, IL: American Society of Safety Engineers, c2004) AUP General Stacks TH443 .C6847 2004

Rowlinson, Steve, ed., Construction Safety Management Systems, (London: Spon Press; New York: Taylor & Francis, 2004) AUP General Stacks TH443 .C684 2004

Saporita, Ronald, Managing Risks in Design & Construction Projects, (New York : ASME Press, c2006), Engineering Stacks Floors 3 and 4, TH153 .S33 2006

Discussion 1. Strength of Soils: Capacities and Limitations of Gray Glacial Till

Online

Library Periodical Databases

ASCE Civil Engineering Database (American Society of Civil Engineers periodicals database)

Keywords:

“Soils” + “Foundations” = 239 hits

“Soil Mechanics Handbooks Manuals” = 15 hits

Other Keywords: “ Soil Mechanics,” “Foundation Engineering,” “Soils Morphology”

Compendex (General engineering index)

Maps

Seattle Geologic Map (Pacific Northwest Center for Geologic Mapping Studies)

City of Seattle Soil and Terrain Maps

Selected Links

Geologic Hazards in Seattle (Tubbs Geosciences.com)

Pacific Northwest Center for Geologic Mapping Studies (University of Washington, Earth and Space Sciences, Johnson Hall 070)

Books

See books in the TA400s and TA700-TA775 (geotechnical engineering) call number area in the AUP and Engineering Libraries; use the UW Catalog and do call number searches for a list of books in these ranges.

Clayton, C.R.I., Site Investigation, Oxford [ England ] ; Cambridge , Mass. , USA : Blackwell Science, 1995 Engineering Stacks Floors 3-4 TH375 .C582 1995

Das, Braja M., Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, (Toronto: Thomson, 2005), AUP Reference TA775 .D2264 2005

Day, Robert W., Foundation Engineering Handbook, (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006), AUP Reference TA775 .D39 2006 (Electronic version available)

Fang, Hsai-Yang and Daniels, John L., Introductory Geotechnical Engineering, (New York: Taylor and Francis, 2006) AUP Reference TD171.9 .F36 2006

Hunt, Roy E., Geotechnical Engineering Investigation Handbook, (Boca Raton, FL: Taylor and Francis, 2005), AUP Reference TA705 .H86 2005

Discussion 2. Concrete vs. Wood

Online

Library Periodical Databases

ASCE Civil Engineering Database

Compendex

Keywords:

Subject Headings to consider: “ Life cycle assessment, “Life cycle engineering,” “Environmental impact,” “Consumption,” “Energy consumption,” “Concrete,” “Wood.” Try an advanced search and use in combination.

From ASCE:

Advanced Search Keywords: "wood" + "concrete" + "construction:"

Asif, M., Muneer, T., Kelley, R. "Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study of a Dwelling Home in Scotland," Building and Environment, Vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 1391-1394. Mar. 2007

Gerilla, G.P., Teknomo, K., Hokao, K. "An Environmental Assessment of Wood and Steel Reinforced Concrete Housing Construction," Building and Environment, Vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 2778-2784. July 2007

Yamasaki, Mariko; Mizutani, Akio, Sasaki, Yasutoshi. "A Survey on the Estimated Amount and Source of Demolition Wood According to the Notification for the Construction Material Recycling Law," Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, no. 615, pp. 69-76. May 2007

Advanced Search Keywords: "life cycle engineering" and "construction materials:"

Gu, Daojin, Zhu, Yingxin, Gu Lijing. "Life Cycle Assessment for China Building Environment Impacts," Qinghua Daxue Xuebao / Journal of Tsinghua University, Vol. 46, no. 12, pp. 1953-1956. Dec. 2006

Mora, Eduardo Peris, "Life Cycle, Sustainability and the Transcendent Quality of Building Materials," Building and Environment, Vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 1329-1334. Mar. 2007

Advanced Search Keywords: "life cycle engineering" and "concrete construction," "wood:"

Courard, L.; Rademaker, Ch.; Teller, Ph. "Environmental Evaluation of Materials and Building Processes: Application of the Life Cycle Analysis to the Construction of an Industrial Hall." Materials and Structures, Vol. 34:no. 241, pp. 404-412. Aug.-Sept. 2001

Mirza, Saeed, "Durability Design of Infrastructure and Some Related Issues," Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 33: no. 6, pp. 650-672. June 2006

From Compendex:

“Lifecycle engineering” + “Construction” = 8 hits

Bilec, Melissa Ries, Robert; Matthews, H.S.; Sharrard, Aurora L. "Example of a Hybrid Life- cycle Assessment of Construction Processes, " Source: Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 12: 4, December 2006, p 207-215

Guggemos, Angela Acree; Horvath, Arpad. "Comparison of Environmental Effects of Steel- and Concrete-Framed Buildings," Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 11: 2, June 2005, p 93-101

Itoh, Yoshito; Liu, Chunlu; Nagata, Hiroki; Sunuwar, Laxman; Nishikawa, Kazuhiro. "Lifecycle Environmental Impact and Cost of Bridges," Journal of Global Environment Engineering, 7, September 2001, p 151-168

Selected Links

Building Materials: What Makes a Product Green? (Building Green.com)

Engineering News Record (ENR) Current Costs of Steel and Concrete (McGraw-Hill Construction)

Books

Use AUP and Engineering Libraries; use the UW Catalog.

Advanced keyword search "concrete" + "wood" + "building materials" From UW Catalog:

Chiras, Daniel D., The New Ecological Home: the Complete Guide to Green Building Options, (White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c2004), AUP General Stacks TH4860 .C45 2004

Cowan, Henry J., Handbook of Architectural Technology, (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1991), AUP General Stacks, TH19 .H36 1991

See AUP and Engineering Libraries TA 400s-TA600s call number areas, books on structural mechanics which discuss the relative merits of wood, concrete and steel:

Ambrose, James, and Tripeny, Patrick, Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2006), (Parts II, III, and IV deal with wood, steel and concrete.)

Place, Wayne, Architectural Structures, (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007), AUP Reference TA658 .P625 2007 (Chapter 4 discusses building materials, including wood, concrete and steel.)

Construction Cost Books:

RS Means Building Construction Cost Data (Western ed.: 1996) (Kingston, MA : R.S. Means Co.) Latest in AUP Reference (back issues in AUP General Stacks) TH435 .B85

RS Means Assemblies Cost Data (Kingston, MA : R.S. Means Co.) Latest in AUP Reference (back issues in AUP General Stacks) TH435 .B848

RS Means Concrete & Masonry Cost Data (Kingston, MA : R.S. Means Co.) Latest in Engineering Reference Floor 1 (back issues in AUP General Stacks) TA682.26 .C66

From UW Catalog:

“Construction” + “Life cycle” = 64 books

Ellingham, Ian, New Generation Whole-Life Costing : Property and Construction Decision-making under Uncertainty, (London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2006.) AUP General Stacks TH437 .E454 2006

Discussion 3. Concrete vs. Wood

Online

Library Periodical Databases

ASCE Civil Engineering Database

Subject Headings to consider: “ Life cycle assessment, “Life cycle engineering,” “Environmental impact,” “Consumption,” “Energy consumption,” “Concrete,” “Steel”

Glover, Joanna, et al., "Wood versus concrete and steel in house construction: A life cycle assessment" Journal of Forestry, 100: 8, December 2002, p 34-41

Keywords: "concrete vs steel"

"Jacobs Field," Modern Steel Construction (USA), Vol. 38: no. 4, pp. 46-51. Apr. 1998

Madsen, Jana J. "Concrete vs Steel: Which is the better building material? You be the judge." Buildings, Vol. 99, no. 6, pp. 62-64. June 2005

Raven, G. K. "Concrete versus steel frames: a case for steel," Civil Engineering, pp. 51-2. Mar. 1983

Compendex

Books

Chiras, Daniel D., The New Ecological Home: the Complete Guide to Green Building Options, (White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c2004), AUP General Stacks TH4860 .C45 2004

Cowan, Henry J., Handbook of Architectural Technology, (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, c1991), AUP General Stacks, TH19 .H36 1991

See AUP and Engineering Libraries TA 400s-TA600s call number areas, books on structural mechanics which discuss the relative merits of wood, concrete and steel:

Ambrose, James, and Tripeny, Patrick, Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2006), (Parts II, III, and IV deal with wood, steel and concrete.)

Place, Wayne, Architectural Structures, (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007), AUP Reference TA658 .P625 2007 (Chapter 4 discusses building materials, including wood, concrete and steel.)

Discussion 4. Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)

Online

Building Codes (see Architecture Orientation site 2007)

City of Seattle Building Codes

Library Periodical Databases

ASCE Civil Engineering Database

Keywords: "life cycle analysis:"

Asif, M; Muneer, T; Kubie, J. "Sustainability analysis of window frames," Building Services Engineering Research & Technology, Vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 71-87. 2005

Glover, Joanna, et al., "Wood versus concrete and steel in house construction: A life cycle assessment" Journal of Forestry , 100, 8, December 2002, p 34-41

Gong, Zhigi; Zhong, Zhihui. "Quantitative assessment of the embodied environmental profile of building materials," Qinghua Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tsinghua University (China). Vol. 44, no. 9, pp. 1209-1213. Sept. 2004

Hundal, Mahendra, et al., "Multi-life cycle assessment. An extension of traditional life cycle assessment." Mechanical Life Cycle Handbook: Good Environmental Design and Manufacturing, pp. 43-80. (New York : Marcel Dekker, c2002) Engineer General Stacks TS171.4 .M43 2002

See also Sriram, R.D.; Allen, R.H.; Navin, Chandra D. "Environmental Issues in Collaborative Design," Mechanical Life Cycle Handbook: Good Environmental Design and Manufacturing, pp. 313-338. 2002

Junnila, Seppo; Horvath, Arpad; Guggemos, Angela Acree. "Life-Cycle Assessment of Office Buildings in Europe and the United States," Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 10-17. Mar. 2006

Compendex

Keywords: “Life cycle analysis” + “construction” + “cladding”= 1 hit

Shohet, Igal M. "Service life prediction of exterior cladding components under standard conditions," Construction Management and Economics , 22, 10, December 2004, p 1081-1090

Keywords: “Life cycle analysis” + “construction” + “wood”= 8 hits

Glover, Joanna, et al., "Wood versus concrete and steel in house construction: A life cycle assessment" Journal of Forestry , 100, 8, December 2002, p 34-41

Petersen, Ann Kristen, et al., "Substitution between floor constructions in wood and natural stone: Comparison of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and costs over the life cycle," Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 33: 6, June 01 2003, p 1061-1075

Rivela, Beatriz, et al., "Life cycle assessment of wood wastes: A case study of ephemeral architecture," Science of the Total Environment , 357, 1-3, March 15 2006, p 1-11

Finding Articles: Construction Management

American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Database

Time Span: Various
Coverage: Indexes and abstracts approximately 3000 serial titles as well as numerous non-serial publications in civil engineering and its complementary fields, including forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics and computation Individual journals can be searched or all 32 can be searched at once.

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Civil Engineering

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Journal of Structural Engineering

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering

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PDF: Yes

Provider: ASCE, CSA

Access: UW restricted

Note: This is the main resource for topics in civil engineering; it is also useful for some topics in hydrology, environmental engineering, and transportation engineering.

American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Journals

Time Span: Various
Coverage: Titles include Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Applied Mechanics Reviews, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Journal of Mechanical Design, and about 30 others.

Full Text: Yes
PDF: Yes

Provider: ASME

Access: Public

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

Time Span: c. 1930—Present
Coverage: Avery indexes articles in 2,863 journals in the fields of architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation. Avery indexes not only the international scholarly and popular periodical literature, but also the publications of professional associations, US state and regional periodicals, and the major serial publications on architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.

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Provider: RLG Eureka

Access: UW restricted

Note: Use the Advanced Search mode for best results.

Compendex

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Coverage: The combined Compendex, Ei Backfile, Inspec and Inspec Archive databases allow for searching on a broad range of topics within the scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines. Updated weekly, Compendex contains 9 million records from more than 5,000 scholarly journals, trade magazines and conference proceedings Coverage is from 1969 to present.

Full Text: Yes
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Provider: Elsevier

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Note: Search Compendex for the following subjects: Materials Science,

Environmental Engineering Abstracts

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Coverage: Provides citations and abstracts to the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production

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Provider: CSA

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National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

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Coverage: NTIS is the preeminent resource for accessing the latest U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information.

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Provider: CSA

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Note: NTIS reports are not available with full text online. Consult a librarian about access to them.

RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Library Online Catalogue

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Coverage: Architectural Publications Index (API) is compiled by the British Architectural Library of the Royal Institute of British Architects, London. The RIBA Library Online Catalogue indexes books and 300 journals in its collection, unlike Avery and Art Abstracts which only index journals. The RIBA Catalogue also contains records for the library’s audio-visual, photographic and manuscript collections. It also contains a biographical database of architects.

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Provider: RIBA
Access: Public

Technology Research Database

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Coverage: This is a broad-based research database covering many technological disciplines and includes articles from journals and patent abstracts. Some of the titles indexed include: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Journal of Bridge Engineering, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Journal of Structural Engineering, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, and Journal of Transportation Engineering.
Full Text: Some
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Provider: CSA

Access: UW restricted
Note: All CSA interfaces take some time to connect to full-text.

Transport

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Coverage: Combines the following databases: Transportation Research Information Services containing bibliographic citations on surface transportation modes, air transport, and highway safety; International Road Research Documentation containing abstracts on highway research in OECD member countries; TRANSDOC containing abstracts of transportation economics literature.
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Provider: Ovid

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Water Resources Abstracts

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Provider: CSA
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Web of Science

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Coverage: Science Citation Index, 1970—Present; Social Sciences Citation Index, 1975—Present; Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 1975—Present; one, two or three indexes can be searched at once.
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Provider: ISI
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Note: This research database is composed of three subject areas: sciences, social science and arts & humanities; these areas can be searched singly or in combination.

Interdisciplinary Research Databases

Expanded Academic ASAP | Proquest Databases

Expanded Academic ASAP

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ProQuest Databases

Timespan: 1971—Present

Coverage: Search a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.

Full Text: Yes
PDF: Partial
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Note: This research database is particularly good for newspaper research. Dissertations Abstracts is also available through the main Proquest interface or can be found at: http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/gateway

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Business / Economics

Ebsco Business Host Premier

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EconLit

Timespan: 1969—Present

Coverage: The official publication of the American Economic Association. Indexes economics articles in scholarly journals and in collective works (books consisting of collections of essays or individual papers), dissertations, and books. Includes extensive abstracts.
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ABI Inform

Timespan: 1971—Present
Coverage: Citations to articles in over 1000 journals in business, management, finance, and economics. Useful source of information for city & regional planning, regional and community development, housing, transportation, etc. Citations include abstracts; full text for 500+ journals, including Economic Development Review, Housing Economics, Journal of Housing & Community Development, and Planning.
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Geography

Geobase

Time Span: 1980--Present

Coverage: Contains bibliographic citations covering earth science, ecology, geography and marine science.
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GeoRef

Time Span: 1693-present (U.S.), 1933-present (World)

Coverage: Provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. Database contains citations and abstracts to journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses; covers the geology of North America from 1693 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present; includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
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Sociological Abstracts

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Journal of Planning Literature

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Coverage: Indexes 400+ journals and provides comprehensive coverage of the city and regional planning literature. Browse and Search functions.
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Provider: Sage Publications
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Note: Use Browse for a Table of Contents of each issue going back to 1999.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

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PAIS

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ProQuest Databases (Proquest Newspapers)

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UWAUP Library

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American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) CE Database

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Civil Engineering

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Journal of Cold Regions Engineering

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journals

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Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
Journal of Mechanical Design

Institution of Civil Engineers Journals (UK)

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Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering : Magazine of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

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Construction Management and Economics

Construction Specifier (Paper Only)

AUP Library 690.5 CO

Design Build (McGraw-Hill Construction)

Engineer Update (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Engineering Construction and Architectural Management

Engineering Geology

Engineering News Record (ENR) (McGraw-Hill Construction)

Engineering Structures

Environment and Behavior

Environment International

Ethics, Place and Environment

European Planning Studies

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Glass Age

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Housing Studies

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International Construction

International Journal of Construction Education and Research

International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

International Journal of IT in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (IT-AEC)

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International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

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Journal of Business Ethics : JBE

Journal of Development Studies

Journals of Construction Engineering and Management

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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Journal of Environmental Management

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Journal of Financial Economics

Journal of Hydrology

Journal of Industrial Relations

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems

Journal of Light Construction (Paper Only)

AUP Library TH 1 .J68

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Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

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Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers

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Labour Economics

Management Communication Quarterly

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Materials Science and Engineering A (combo sub)

Mechanics of Materials

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Operations Research Letters

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Pacific Builder and Engineer

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Planning Perspectives

Professional Builder

Progress in Materials Science

Puget Sound Business Journal

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Residential Design & Build

Science of the Total Environment

Small Business Economics

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Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Solar Energy

Structural Engineering / Earthquake Engineering

Theory, Culture & Society

Transport

Transportation

Transportation Research

Transport Reviews

Urban Affairs Review

Urban Review

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Magazine

Waste Management

Water Research

Work and Occupations

UWAUP Library

Online Resources for CM 313

Finding Websites: Construction Management

Portals | Professional Information | Building | Green CM

Portals

AEC Links.com

Cyburbia

FacilitiesNet

McGraw-Hill Construction

RS Means

Thelen, Reid and Preist, LLP, Construction WebLinks

Whole Building Design Guide

Professional Information

Certification

American Institute of Constructors Constructor Certification Commission

Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMAA)

Directories

Blue Book

Glossaries

C-Risk.com

Wideman Comparative Glossary of Project Management Terms v. 3.1

Government Agencies

U.S. Department of Energy Office of Engineering and Construction Management

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Labor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Office of Engineering and Construction Management (U.S. Department of Energy)

U.S. Small Business Administration

Professional Organizations

Construction Management | Real Estate

Construction Management

American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)

American Institute of Constructors

American Institute of Steel Construction

American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

American Society of Professional Estimators

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)

Associated General Contractors (AGC)

Associated General Contractors of Washington

Associated Schools of Construction (ASC)

Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering

Association of Safety Engineers

Center for Resource Solutions

Construction Financial Management Association

Construction Industry Institute (University of Texas)

| Industry-financed group concerned with efficiency; sells best practices guides |

Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)

Construction Management Research Group (Loughborough, UK)

Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI)

Construction Specifications Institute (CSI Net)

Design-Build Institute of America

Home Builders Institute

Log Home Builders Association of North America

Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties

Master Builders Association of Pierce County

Mechanical Contractors Association of America

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

Building Industry Association of Washington

Central Washington Home Builders Association

Home Builders Association of Kitsap County

National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)

National Association of Women in Construction

National Institute of Building Sciences

National Research Council of Canada

National Fire Protection Association

National Utility Contractors Association

Pile Driving Contractors Association

Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association

Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors of Washington State

Project Management Institute

Puget Sound Washington Chapter of Independent Electrical Contractors, Incorporated

Western States Roofing Contractors Association

Roofing Contractors Association of Washington

Society of Cost Estimating Analysis

Southwest Washington Contractors Association

Utility Contractors Association of Washington

Washington Irrigation Contractors Association

Real Estate

Appraisal Institute

Appraisal Institute Seattle Chapter

Building Owners and Managers Association

Building Owners and Managers Association of Seattle

Counselors of Real Estate

FIABCI-USA International Real Estate Federation

Institute of Real Estate Management

International Council of Shopping Centers

International Facility Management Association

Mortgage Bankers Association

Municipal Research Services Center of Washington

| MRSC is an excellent source for statistical information on cities and counties in Washington |

National Affordable Housing Management Association

Affordable Housing Management Association of Washington

National Association of Industrial and Office Properties

National Association of Realtors

Real Estate Cyberspace Society

Realtors Land Institute

Society of Industrial and Office Realtors

Urban Land Institute

Job Listings

| Most professional organizations will have job listings for their members |

e-architect.com

McGraw-Hill Construction Career Center

Project Management Institute Careers

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook: Construction Managers

Construction Firms

DeSilva Gates Construction

Peter Kiewit and Sons

Kitchell

Lyles Construction Group

Mortenson

QuirinGeneral

Shawmut Design and Construction

Turner Construction

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Building

Codes/Standards

International / National | Washington

International / National

American National Standards Institute

ASTM Standards

CSI Net

International Code Council

LEED Standards U.S. Green Building Council

NAHB Construction Codes and Standards

Project Management Institute Standards Knowledge Resources

Ching, Frank, Building Codes Illustrated : a Guide to Understanding the 2000 International Building Code / Francis D.K. Ching, Steven R. Winkel (Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2003), AUP Reference TH420 .C49 2003 NEW

Washington

Access Washington Agencies and Departments

Associated General Contractors of Washington Safety Links

Codes Supporting Residential Construction (City of Bellevue)

Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington

Building Code / Permit Administration

Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington Washington Cities and Towns

Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington Washington Counties

Revised Code of Washington

Seattle Department of Planning and Development Codes

Washington Administrative Code

Washington Ports

Washington State Building Codes

Washington State Legislature Office of the Code Reviser

Cost-Estimating

RIC.org. Whole Life Costing

Whole Life Costing Made Simple

Statistics

FirstGov Data and Statistics (U.S. Federal Government Statistical Site)

National Association of Home Builders Economic and Housing Data

McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge

| Subscription information on Industry Trends |

RS Means CMD First Source

| Information furnished by RS Means |

U.S. Census Bureau Economic Statistics by Geography, Sector, and Frequency

Product Portals

4Specs: Directory for Specified Construction Products CSI arranged

AEC InfoCenter: Building Products

Masterformat

Arcat The Architect’s Catalog

www.ARCAT.com

Architect’s First Source

www.firstsourceonl.com/index.asp CSI category

BUILdata (Australia)

www.buildata.com.au

BuildingOnline: The Search Engine

http://www.buildingonline.com

RetailSource

www.retailsource.com

Sweet’s Online CSI Category

www.sweets.com

ThomasNet

www.thomasnet.com

Underwriter’s Laboratories

www.ul.com

Residential Repair

Michigan State University Extension Home Maintenance and Repair

Independent Living

Assistive Technology

Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology

Elderly

Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Family Caregiver Alliance

Simon Fraser University Gerontology Research Centre

Physically Challenged

Concrete Change Construction Information

Disability-Related Organizations: Governmental

United States Access Board

Government

http://www.designlinc.com/govnment.htm

Disability-Related Organizations: Private

Disability-Related Organizations

http://www.makoa.org/org.htm

Organizations (Advocacy Groups)

http://www.designlinc.com/organiz2.htm

The Home Wheelchair Ramp Project

http://www.wheelchairramp.org/

Universal Design

Universal Design Products

http://www.designlinc.com/products.htm

Specialized Product Information

Concrete

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

International Concrete Repair Institute

National Concrete Masonry Institute

National Ready Mixed Concrete Institute

Portland Cement Association

Post-Tensioning Institute

Pre-Cast Pre-Stressed Concrete Institute

Lighting

inter.Light.com

Ledalite.com

http://www.ledalite.com

Lighting Center.com

http://www.thelightingcenter.com

Lighting Directory.com

http://www.resources.com/lighting.htm

Lighting Resource.com

http://www.lightresource.com/litelink.html

World’s Greatest Lighting Manufacturer List

http://www.lighting-inc.com

Plumbing

Polyurethane

Polyurethane Foam Association

www.pfa.org

Roofing

e-Build.com Metal Roofing Materials

http://www.ebuild.com/building/eb/metal-roofing-materials.asp

GAF Materials Corporation

http://www.gaf.com/General/GAFintro_MAIN.asp

Signage

Guidance Pathway Systems

http://www.guidancepathways.com

Steel

American Institute of Steel Construction

http://www.aisc.org/

Stone

FindStone.com: Portal for Natural Stone

www.FindStone.com

Windows/Doors

Wood

American Forest and Paper Association

http://www.afandpa.org/

California Redwood Association

http://www.calredwood.org/

Idaho Forest Products Association

http://www.idahoforests.org/

Southern Forest Products Association

http://www.sfpa.org/

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Products Laboratory

http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/

APA

Green CM

LEED Standards | Government Sites | Green Building Products

LEED Standards

U.S. Green Building Council

http://www.usgbc.org/

Green E

http://www.green-e.org/

Government Sites

Design, Construct & Renovate U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/design/

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technologies Division

http://eetd.lbl.gov/

Green Building Products

Portals | Plumbing | Roofing | Solar Energy

Portals

Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA)

http://www.cdrecycling.org/

Environmental Building News

http://www.buildinggreen.com

EPA List

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/products.html

Green Building or Sustainable Architecture: Information Resources

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/GreenAll.html

Green Haus

http://home.earthlink.net/~dlombard

Green Seal: Certified Products

http://www.greenseal.org/recommendations.htm

Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties Built Green

http://www.builtgreen.net/

Oikos

http://www.oikos.com

Treehugger.com

http://www.treehugger.com/

Used Building Materials Exchange

http://build.recycle.net/exchange/index.html

Whole Building Design Guide

http://www.wbdg.org/

Plumbing

GFX: Graywater Heat Recovery Systems

Aquaphonix Siphonic Roof Drainage

Hydromax Siphonic Roof Drainage

Siphonic Roof Drainage Association

Siphonic Roof Drainage Systems

UniSA Siphonic Roof Drainage Comes out on Top

Roofing

Cool Roofs

California Energy Commission Consumer Energy Center

Cool Colors Project

Cool Roof Rating Council

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technologies Division Cool Roofing Materials Database

U.S. Department of Energy Cool Roof Calculator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Heat Island Effect Cool Roofs

Whole Building Design Guide Cool Metal Roofs

www. Cool Communities.Org

Solar Energy

SolarAttic.com

Solar Energy Industries Association Members Database

Construction management (Fcy)

Use For
Construction methods
Construction practice
Broader Term
Construction (Fc)
Narrower Terms
Construction scheduling (Fcyc)
Design build construction (Fcyh)
Quality control (Fcyq)
Related Terms (Hierarchical)
Building (Fca)
Materials adaptation and use (Fcb)
Materials and structures protection (Fcc)
Environmental control (Fcd)
Construction by environment (Fce)
Construction of specific facilities (Fcf)
Construction of specific vehicles (Fcv)
Related Terms (Associative)
Project management (Car)

http://trt.trb.org/?NN=Fcy

Housing Applications

Balmer Studios [http://www.Balmer-ADC.com]

Balmer "provides the resources required by Architects, Interior Designers and Building Contractors to specify decorative cast gypsum plaster mouldings for new construction, restoration or renovation." 2/00

Build.com: The Building and Home Improvement Products Network [http://www.build.com]

Manufacturers, associations, service providers, merchants, and links to other sites. Some interior products, such as floor coverings, are included.

Home and Design Online [http://www.hdo.com]

Categories include products, supplies, pros, plans, homes, schools, and trades. Housing related newsletter. Best to access via Netscape.

Miscellaneous

Aqualit Top Stone [http://topstone.com]

Company which manufactures sphere fountains in several types of granite.

Architectural Heritage [http://www.architectural-heritage.co.uk]

Architectural antiques and garden ornament.

Arius Art Tile [http://www.ariustile.com]

Catalog of the Santa Fe, New Mexico art tile producer. 11/98

Arts & Crafts Movement Resource Directory [http://www.ragtime.org/Ragtime_Resources.html]

Company categories include reproductions and antiques.

Bath Web [http://www.bathweb.com]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Bob Fowler, Sculptor [http://members.aol.com/actsy/BOBFOWLER.html]

Samples of work, including architectural metal sculpture

Builder Web [http://www.builderweb.com]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Closet Web [http://www.closetweb.com]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Deck Web [http://www.deckweb.com]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Design Linc: Disability Products and Design Resource Center [http://www.rahul.net/designlinc]

"The Design Linc is an on-line Interior Design resource and information service, specifically geared to locate high quality products and services available for the Physically Challenged (All disabilities) individuals."

Designs in Tile [http://www.designsintile.com]

"Custom historic tiles and murals." Includes examples of tiles in various historic categories, as well as a portfolio of their work. 9/98

Glashtte Lamberts Waldsassen GmbH [http://www.lamberts.de]

Stained glass and restoration glass. Manufacturer of mouthblown antique glass.

Home Center Web [http://www.homecenterweb.com]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Internet Tile Center [http://www.infotile.com]

Tile and stone information, including full-text papers, product catalogs, associations, directory by country.

Kitchen Web [http://www.kitchenweb.com]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Landscape Web [http://www.landscapeweb.com/]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Library Bureau [http://www.librarybureau.com]

Library furniture.

London Architectural Salvage and Supply Co. Ltd. [http://www.lassco.co.uk/]

"Thousands of relics of Old London, details of buildings, fascinating ornament, unusual oddities and unique decorative features."

Lumber Web [http://www.lumberweb.com]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Masonry Fireplace Home Page [http://www.rumford.com]

Rumford fireplaces, primarily, but described as "a useful source of information and links within the masonry industry as it relates to masonry fireplaces and chimneys -- lots of plans, specifications, history and information about fireplaces, lists of manufacturers, dealers, architects, etc."

Material ConneXion [http://www.materialconnexion.com]

Materials database to give "professional users of materials hands-on access to a highly selective materials archive and electronic access to digital images, as well as technical and sales information." Fee for membership. 2/00

Office Furniture Web [http://www.furnitureweb.com]

Manufacturers, associations, and other "industry participants."

Outwater Plastics Industries, Architectural Division [http://www.archpro.com]

Millwork, hardware, columns.

Salvo Web [http://www.salvo.co.uk]

"Antique and reclaimed materials for architecture and gardens." Dealers in England and France primarily. Full-text articles on related topics, such as reclamation and landscape architecture, and types of Irish marble.

Select Stone [http://www.selectstone.com/]

Quarry-direct supplier of masonry stone.

Tensile Structures [http://www.toilestructures.com/]

Last accessed 1/03.

Tiles on the Web [http://www.tiles.org]

A gallery, bookshelf, organizations, etc. Tile studios are included such as Deercreek Pottery [http://www.tiles.org/pages/deercrek/dcartsandcrafts.html] with its Julia Morgan Collection of tile pressed from the same patterns she used at Hearst Castle.

Virtual Hardware Store [http://www.virtualhardware.com]

Baldwin hardware for the home.

Water Sculptures and Fountains [http://www.karajaal.com/]

Illustrations and ordering information for indoor and outdoor fountains. 10/00

Building Types

Medical Buildings

Center for Health Design, (Concord, CA)

http://www.healthdesign.org/

Sports Stadia

HOK Sports