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Design & Construction
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Ann Whiteside Rotch Head Librarian awhites@mit.edu
Construction Terminology | Accessibility | Building Codes | Construction Sites on the Web | Cost Estimation | Timesavers & Graphic Standards
Construction Information Sources - comprehensive guide to web information on construction, architecture, and civil engineering, featuring practice but including academic sites.
Institute for Research in Construction - mainly Canadian, including substantive articles and references to U.S. industry; good links.
Construction Web Links - links to all U.S. schools of architecture and engineering and many links to A/E organizations and their publications.
BuildNET: The Builder's Network
AECNET [now part of Cyburbia] - information for architects, engineers, and construction professionals. Includes fulltext of the New York State Uniform Building Code and the Energy Codes for all states.
R.S. Means Company - cost estimating information, with ads for the company's products. Includes hints for estimating, types of estimates, estimating software demos, and quarterly updates for city cost indexes for material and labor. Also a good set of links.
American Society of Professional Estimators - includes links to OSHA homepage, ADA resources, and the journal The Estimator.
AEC InfoCenter - largely product information for architects, engineers, and the construction industry, arranged by CSI Masterformat divisions.
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ADA & Disability Info - excellent compendium of information about the ADA and related accessibility topics.
Renewable Energy Policy Project (formerly SOLSTICE) - energy efficiency and sustainable technology; includes solar angle charts and solar radiation and climate summary data by location; sustainable development sources, environmental policy; excellent links.
U.S. Green Building Council
Construction Industry Computing Association - British organization promoting use and research of information technology in the construction industry.
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