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^ ARCHITECTURE


AFFORDABLE HOUSING
also see.. Sustainable Architecture

DIRECTORIES-Affordable Housing
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com

DIRECTORIES-Housing
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com


BuildersWithoutBorders.org, About, FAQ, Links
Gallery
Projects
Publications, Resources
Requests for Assistance


Digital-Ocean (InsituMixing Corp.)
• new building technologies for attractive, inexpensive, safe housing, easily constructed with unskilled labor
Forums - ferrocement, PVA fibers

DirtCheapBuilder.com - About
Papercrete

Habitat for Humanity International - Search for Affiliates, News and Events, SiteMap
Africa
Habitat World Magazine

HomesteadingToday.com, using dirt to make cement?

Institute for Planetary Renewal
Life Support Technologies - Agriculture, Solar Energy
Stirling Solar Energy Electric Generator
Ultra Low-Cost Construction
    º Examples, Forms, Hexagonal Dome Design, Insulation, Materials, Models, Principles

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - About, Links, Search
FAQ Q&A
• Programs - State, Tribal
Publications

National Affordable Housing Training Institute (NAHTI)
• technical assistance & training to improve production and government performance

Rural Studio - About
Gallery
Samuel "Sambo" Mockbee, 2

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
VastuShilpa founded by Balkrishna Doshi - About
Publications
Projects

^ ARCHITECTURE
ASPHALT
Asphalt Contractor Online
Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association

^ ARCHITECTURE
ASSOCIATIONS
The AIA Home Page: The American Institute of Architects

American Architectural Foundation (AAF), About
Community Grants program public education programming, Education teacher resources & activities
AIA/AAF Scholarship Programs

Architectural Research Institute
Associated General Contractors of America - site map
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
Assoc. for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)
The Better Contractors Bureau ethical reliable contractors, fair pricing, good products, workmanship
BSRIA: Building Services Research Infirmation Association, UK
Building Research Establishment (BRE) UK - building performance, construction, fire prevention
Center for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE)
Construction Specifications Institute
Federation of Master Builders (FMB), UK, Links "plu
National Association of Home Builders
National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Links, SiteMap
National Society of Architectural Engineers (NSAE)
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Structural Engineers Association of California books, FAQ's, jobs, software

^ ARCHITECTURE
CABINET MAKING
( also see... Woodworking )

Cabinet Making "If you love working with wood you will love this site"

^ ARCHITECTURE
CODES, STANDARDS & REGULATIONS

Building Codes Assistance ProjectUse It! (BCAP) Links, Search, site map

CodeCheck.com, Links ( Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing )
Sample Guides
    º Electrical (pg 25-26): Grounding, Service Conductors, Panels
    º Electrical (pg 27-28): Appliances, Boxes, Cables, Conduit, Rough

Building Energy Codes from U.S. DOE - Links & State Codes
Building Officials & Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA) codes, services, site map, training
CMD - Building Codes Library

IndianEngineer.com, Building Codes, Structural Design:
Part VI Sturctural Design Steel
Section 5A Plain and Reinforced Concrete

International Code Council (ICC) certification, events, gov. relations, Library, Links, Search, standards
National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards (NCSBCS) Links, Search
Ordinance.com building permits, inspections, licensing, ordinances, maps, zoning
Toolbase.org Homebuilding Industry Technical Resource, technology inventory

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CONCRETE, GROUT
also see.. Additives, §CIVIL ENGINEERING§, ECC, FerroCement, Gypsum, Light Weight, §Wire§

INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS (ICF)
American Polysteel, LLC.,   technical information
Durisol ICFUse It! green building insulated wood forms, certified LEED, FAQ
Eco-Block gallery, Links, specs, training
Greenblock.com polystyrene: advantages, Forum, specifications, typical structures
ICF Builders Network articles, facts, features & benefits, Q&A, safe rooms, technical info
Lite-Form polystyrene - commercial & residential applications, installation guide
RASTRA Building System insulated forms, site map & Search
Reddi-Form polystyrene - CAD details, energy facts, specifications & technology
Reward Wall Systems polystyrene - events, FAQ, installation manual, site map, specifications
SmartBlock (American ConForm Industries, Inc.) expanded polystyrene, variable width or standard


4Specs.com Links to U.S. manufacturers' websites - Concrete
Acid Etching and Surface Cleaning

AIA Colorado - Sustainable Design Resource Guide (* home )
Concrete
Glossary

Advanced Civil Engineering Research Laboratory (ACE-MRL) cement, concrete- About, Search
Communications, Letters and Notes
Inventions and Patents
Journal Papers
Patents, Books and PhD Disertations
Proceedings Papers

American Concrete Institute ($) books, certification, education, events, pubs, Search
André Haufe - Publications, Schnurzel.net
Architectural Precast Association
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products Association high strength, weighs 25% less, works like wood
British Cement Association
Buddy Rhodes Studio floors, furniture, signage, walls, showers, decks, walkways...
Cement Association of Canada events, News, solutions, tech support
Cement and Concrete Promotion Council of Texas (CCPC), Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) Directory
Concrete & Asphalt Online ads, articles (archive), events, News, Search

Concrete Colors Inc. - About, Why use Colored Concrete?
• Coloring, Texturing, Imprinting & Presentation of Decorative Architectural Concrete
Products, MSDS Sheets, Specifications
    º Dry Shake Color Hardener and Antiquing Release Agent
    º Alkali Reactive Chemical Stain (ARCS)Use It!
    º Integral Colors
    º Stamping Tools/Textures
Technical Bulletins (pdf file index)

Concrete.com ads, events, calculators, Forum, Links, News, products, Search
Concrete Foundations Association of North America events, Forum, Links, News, poured walls, resources

Concrete-Home.com Insulating Concrete Forms
Forum

ConcreteHomes.com information, , Links, Search from the Portland Cement Association (PCA)
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
Concrete Masonry
Countertops
Decorative Cast Stone & Flatwork, Manufactured Stone, Driveways, Fencing
Fiber Cement Siding, Panel Systems, Retaining Wall Systems, Stucco
Floor and Roof Systems, Roofing Tile
Insulating Concrete Forms, Removable Forms (Cast-in-Place)
Safe Rooms
Shotcrete

ConcreteInternational.com ($) - Archives
ConcreteIron.com (ads!) Concrete Equipment, Auctions, Classifieds

ConcreteLifestyles.com
Gallery

Concrete Masonry Online applications, association, events, pubs, technical abstracts Search

ConcreteNetwork.comUse It! calculator, construction topics, decorative concrete, maintenance & repair, Search
The Art of Acid-Etch Staining

ConcreteOn-Line.comUse It! from the Concrete Society
Discussion Forums
Concrete @ Your Fingertips information tree (compendium, dictionary/glossary) with Search

ConcreteProducts.com & CementAmericas.com
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
Concrete Timeline

Construction Chemistry DirectoryUse It!

Deco-Etch.com - Do-It-Yourself Deco-Etching slide-show
Decorative-Concrete.Net contractors, Links, News, photo gallery, seminars, suppliers

Decosup (Decorative Concrete Supply Inc.)
Gallery - Acid Stain, Color Charts, Polymer Stamping, Spray Deck, Stamped Concrete, Stamping Mats
Products

FirstMix: Software for Concrete Mix Design (commercial) LogicSphere.com

Glossary for concrete terminology Moxie International
High Performance Concrete Center US Dept Transportation

Industrial Processors (Inpro), New Zealand Perlite mine - pumice, sand and perlite
Atiamuri Sand & Pumice
Construction Applications
Perlite Characteristics

JISCMAIL.AC.UK mail lists
Archives of ENGINEERING-CONCRETE, Search

Kuraray.co, Ltd., Japan KuralonTM/ Kuralon K-IITM PVA-fiber for mortar/concrete applications
Lehrstuhl und Institut für Massivbau (German) - Downloads

MasterBuilders.com - Links
Master Builders University (MBU) [free registratn req'd, slow loading slideshow]
    º ConcreteCollege - Concrete Components,

Milan Jirásek - Publications
Mold Rubber for Casting Concrete Molding Rubber & Casting Concrete: Smooth-On.com
The Monolithic Dome Institute, concrete domed homes, SiteMap
How to Attach an Airform, (pdf download) Instruction Booklet

Moxie International Admixtures, cleaners, sealers, waterproofing - Glossary, Site Map
Products
Tutorial

National Aggregates Association sand, gravel & crushed stone producers

National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA)
Tek Manual

National Precast Concrete Association manufacturers

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
basics, benchmarks, books, environment, events, News, safety, Search, technical

Permanent Buildings And Foundations (PBF.org/) Business News - ads, archive, events, Links
Pikehaven Limited Concrete Repair, Waterproofing, Resin Flooring: Concrete Defects and Degradation

Portland Cement Association (PCA), About
Architectual & Decorative, Bridges, Homes, Pavements, Transit & Rail, Waste Treatment, Water Resources
Cement & Concrete Basics
Concrete Technology
Software
Sustainable Development

Precast Concrete Institute (PCI) precast & prestressed concrete
SakreteConcrete.com - Concrete Products
Singapore Concrete Institute (SCI)
Solomon Colors Concrete Colors

TechDry.com
Building Protection: Penetrating Damp, Rising Damp

Tilt-Up.com building applications, construction details, gallery, learning center, Search
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association builders & architects, buildings, events, Forum, Links, products, Search

US Army Corps of Engineers Manuals (pdf)
Standard Practice for Concrete for Civil Works StructuresUse It!
EM1110-1-2009


WADE Industries Concrete Pumping Equipment (boom or trailer type), New & Used
Concrete Fiber Reinforcement

WorldOfConcrete.com - SiteMap
from Hanley-Wood, LLC
Buyers Guide
Article Archive - Search
Problem Clinic - Search
• Publications - Concrete Construction, Concrete Producer, Masonry Construction
World of Masonry Trade Show

Yossarian70038's Home (geocities.com ads)- Alternative Concrete Construction Google Search Terms

Wikipedia - Category:Concrete
Concrete
Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC)

^ ARCHITECTURE
CONSTRUCTION
also see.. Contracting, §Civil Engineering§, §Energy Efficient Buildings§, §SHOPPING§

4Specs.com Links to U.S. manufacturers' websites & Forum

Abacus Construction IndexUse It! online resources for architects, engineers and construction professionals

Ask the Builder Home Page article archive, product index, Links, store, tips

BuilderOnline.com ads, architecture, books, business, design, house plans, products, Search
Construction Glossary:   HomeBuildingManual.com
The Construction Site UK knowledge centre, construction intelligence, Links
The Construction Site (tm) Construction's Best Directory erosion control, industry, Links, technology
The Global Construction Network industry's work process models, business, industry standards
Home Central design, events, Links, Material Selectors, Tool Dictionary...
Home Improvement and Repair from Hometime

Institute for Research in ConstructionUse It! Building Digest articles, engineering & practical, pubs, Canada

IT-Lodge.com, EHandbook
Concrete
Construction
Design

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Environmental Energy Technologies Div ( Links )
Building Technologies Dept
    º Commercial Building Systems: Building Design Advisor (BDA) software, Download
    º Interoperability
    º Software

NOCON - International Heavy Construction forefront engineering technology, blasting, Tunnelling...
^ ARCHITECTURE
CONTRACTING
Associated General Contractors of America - site map

BuildCentral.com & BuildCentral.net construction community, procurement & project solutions

Consulting-Specifying Engineering, About, FAQ, Glossary, Links, News
Electrical/Power Quality
Fire, Life Safety and Security
HVAC and Building Automation
Lighting
Plumbing
• Online Tools
    º CustomCost Estimator
    º Project Reporting
    º QuickCost Calculator for Projects, select from more than 50 building types

ContractorMag.com Mechanical Contracting, Links, News
Contractors Hot Line auction, ads, Construction Equipment & Parts, events, pubs, Search

Contractors-Library.com book sale promotions - Links
Forums
InformationAreas: Calculators/Conversions, Licensing by State, Repair Articles Index..
Software, free (registration req'd)


^ ARCHITECTURE
CONTROLS
Electronic House Online home automation & management systems

^ ARCHITECTURE
DOORS & WINDOWS
DIRECTORIES-Doors & Windows
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com

4Specs.com Links to U.S. manufacturers' websites - Metals
American Window Alliance
Builders Express Listing surplus custom doors & windows products
Door-Doors Directory manufacturers & suppliers
Edgetech Super Spacer insulating glass spacer, FAQ, Homeowner info
Efficient Windows Collaborative (EWC) unbiased recommendations & information
Energy Star, Use It! Resources for Window, Door and Skylight Manufacturers and Retailers
Google Search: low emissivity glass
Morris Glass Inc.
Replacement Window Center information, installation quotes, referrals

Tim Johnson's Replacement Windows GuideUse It! Forum, Links
Articles
Learning Center Types of materials and glass, layers of glass and air spaces
Reviews
Windows 101

Window and Door Magazine archives, buying guide, classified, industry news
WindowsToday.co.uk replacement windows buyers guide, double glazing tips, gallery

^ ARCHITECTURE


EARTH CONSTRUCTION and ADOBE
Adobe Alliance, Presidio, TX - About, Design, Projects
AdobeBuilder.com ($) - SiteMap

BuildingConservation.com, SiteMap
Articles
    º Earth Buildings and Their Repair by Dirk Bouwens

Cal-Earth Institute Hesperia, CA - FAQ
EcoDome
Emergency Shelter
Museum Galleries - Domes, Photos, Sandbags
Planetary Architecture, Lunar Structures

Construction History Society - Menu
VITA.org (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) - Search: Construction
Understanding Ferrocement ConstructionUse It! by J.P. Hartog


^ ARCHITECTURE
EARTH BERM & UNDERGROUND

The $50 and Up Underground House Book: How to Design and Build Underground, by Mike Oehler, paperback, Mole Publishing Company/Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1981, ISBN: 0-442-27311-8, 116pp.

American Underground-Construction Association
Davis Caves Construction, FAQ, Links

Earth Sheltered Homes (Rocky Mountain Research Center)
World's First Passive Annual Heat Storage Home, Winter
Earth Bermed PAHS Home, Earth Tube HVAC, Tube Details

Earthship Biotecture: Putting Housing Back into the hands of the People, Links ( Earth-based )
Earthwood Building School - Earth Shelter

PotKettleBlack.com, Natural / Alternative Building Photo Gallery
Underground Shelters, 2, 3

Radius Engineering, Inc. self-contained underground fiberglass survival shelters, About, Links
Choosing a Shelter

U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Consumer Energy Information - Fact Sheets
Earth-Sheltered HousesUse It!

Underground (earth bermed and sheltered) Home, Richard S. Olsen, PhD

^ ARCHITECTURE
EARTHQUAKE
also see.. §GEOLOGY-Earthquakes§

National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE) databases, SiteMap, Table of Contents
Software and Manuals free Downlaods & Links


^ ARCHITECTURE
ENGINEERED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES (ECC), CEMENT ADDITIVES, FIBERS, LIGHT-WEIGHT
including.. LightweightAggregate Suppliers
also see.. Concrete

A J Voton LLC
Foam Concrete - Advantages, Properties

AlliedFoamTech.com, Foamed Concrete and Lightweight Concrete
Buildex.com expanded shale lightweight aggregate
BuildingGreen.com - Autoclaved Aerated Concrete: Is North America Finally Ready?

Cellular Concrete LLC - FAQ, Search
Products, MSDS Sheets, Specifications

Clean Washington Center, Seattle, WA - Recycled Glass in Portland Cement Concrete

Columbia U Civil Eng Dept.
• Christian Meyer's Glass Concrete research and testing to reduce alkali-silica reaction (ASR) effects
• replaces part of the cement with metakaolin (a clay mineral)

Concrete Fibers, Inc. - Pricing
Nylon, Polyester, Polypropylene

Construction Chemistry DirectoryUse It!

Digital-Ocean (InsituMixing Corp.)
• new building technologies for attractive, inexpensive, safe housing, easily constructed with unskilled labor
Forums - ferrocement, PVA fibers

Ductal.com high tensile strength, dense, non-reinforced ECC: (pdf) Specification

Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC, EngineeredComposites.com) - About, Search
• international; organizations for research , development & commercialization of ECC materials & applications
Historical Timeline
News
Publications (pdf docs")
Research

Expanded Shale Clay and Slate Institute
Manufacturing Facilities find one near you

Fibermesh.com - engineers
FiberSource.org
The Fly Ash Resource Center Home Page at Geocities.com

Flying ConcreteUse It! Steve Kornher - Links
• structural & sculptural forms in light weight concrete
Doors & Windows, Roof Forming, Barrell Vaults, Roofs, Stairs and Rails
Garden
• Houses: Adria's, Low Income, Our, Tim Sullivan's, Barrell Vaults
Sculpture
Steve's Introduction to Light Weight Concrete
Concrete Manual, US Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation reprint
Wine Cellar

FRC (Japan) with high-rise building photos, article: FRC Curtain Walls (Fiber-reinforced concrete)

GeckoStone.com Interlocking Pavers & Molds, John August
House
Light Weight Concrete
Modular Concrete Furniture
Permanent Shelter in Hawaii: LWC vs. Regular Concrete, Q&A, Structures + more

Gemini, Making lightweight concrete for the year 2000
Gimme Shelter! an owner-bult home, lightweight Perlite aggregate insulated ferrocement roof

GlassMtnPumice.com
Geology, Pumice Stones
Light Weight Concrete, Pumice Specification
Plant Tour

Google Search:
Lightweight Concrete, Light Weight Concrete,

GreenhomeBuilding.com, Lightweight Concrete

ImagineDuctal.com (LaFarge)
About Ductal: Aesthetics, Ductility, Durability, Strength, Technical Characteristics (current research ref's)
FAQs (pdf file index)

Kouray PVA fibers, Kuraray America, Inc. and Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Lafarge see Concrete products:
Agilia low labor self-consolidating, no vibration, surface finish
Ductal 5x strength, steel or polymer fibers eliminate reinforcing steel bars

Litebuilt
• aerated Lightweight Concrete Technical Information: 1, 2
KiBlock mortar-less interlocking building block - Technical Imformation, Photos

Litracon translucent concrete continaing optic fibersUse It!

LivingInPaper.comUse It! Papercrete site, Note: Technical Reports have ($) monetary charges but much free info
Construction
Domes & Vaults
Forms
Mixes
Tests

Moxie International - Glossary, Site Map
• concrete admixtures, sealers, waterproofers, cleaners, and repair products
Products
Tutorial

Northeast Solite Corporation, Links
• manufacturers of structural grade lightweight aggregates since 1953

Papercrete.comUse It!
Basic Information, Alternative and Free Materials: Papercrete Ideas continued

Perlite.net & the American Perlite Company

Perlite Institute Inc. (Perlite.org)
Perlite Information
    º Basic Facts
    º Perlite in Simulated Stone, Masonry and Wood Products

Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) from USAchemical.com

PowerPozz High Reactivity Metakaolin pozzolan
Process and Properties

Pozzolans, lime, and alternative cements & A brief Introduction to Pozzolans from EcoBuildNetwork.org
Pozzolans for Lime Mortars from BuildingConservation.com, Articles

Pultrusion of Smart, Hybrid FRP Reinforcement for Concrete
from Penn State U, Dept Engineering Science & Mechanics ( text only )
• carbon, aramid, glass, & polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers; polyester & vinylester resins

Pumicecrete Building Systems of New Mexico, Scott MacHardy, owner
Introduction What is Pumice-crete and How is it Used?
Affordable Housing and Large Scale Projects

PVA High Strength & Modulus Fiber from ChinaFiber.com
Schundler Company, Construction Uses of Perlite And Vermiculite Articles
SilicaFume.org - Silica Fume, a very reactive pozzolan

Starship-Enterprises.com, Joun Hall
DomeHouse Home, papercrete on steel, also at SunStar-Solutions Gallery
Papercrete: Barrel Mixer, DogHouse Dome, History of Papercrete
• Papercrete Mailing List: Archives, Subscribe (write the word subscribe in the subject line)

Structural Engineers Association of California books, FAQ's, jobs, software
TechFabLLC.com

TXI.com Boulder, CO
Expanded Shale & Clay

Universal Aggregates, LLC construction aggregates from coal combustion by-products, Bridgeville, PA
Process
Technical Library

U.S. Dept of Transportation, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center - Library
• subject Index -- Fiber Reinforced Concrete
• subject Index -- Plain and Structural Concretes
Guidelines for Detection, Analysis, & Treatment of Materials-Related Distress In Concrete Pavements I, II, III
High Performance Concrete Library - High-Performance Concretes (1989-1994):
    º Abstract, Exec Summary, Acknowledgements, Annotated Bibliography
    º 1. Introduction
    º 2. Materials and Production
    º 3. Behavior of Fresh Concrete
    º 4. Behavior of Hardened Concrete
    º 5. Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
    º 6. Applications of High Performance Concrete
    º 7. Recent Activities of Organized Programs on HPC
    º 8. Conclusions
(pdf,395kb) Materials and Methods for Corrosion Control of Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete...
Portland Cement Concrete Pavements (PCCP) Publications
Portland-Cement Concrete Rheology and Workability: Final Report
(pdf) Testing the Chloride Penetration Resistance of Concrete: A Literature Review

U Dundee, Civil Engineering, Concrete Technology Unit, Research, Glass Cullet Surplus Project
Suitability of Glass Cullet as a Cement Component in Concrete

U Sheffield
Centre for Cement and Concrete (CCC), Links
    º Sotiris Demis, Assistant Manager
ConFibreCrete Network, Links

US - Japan Composite and Hybrid Systems Research Program papers

Wade Industries Concrete Pumping Equipment, New & Used
Concrete Fiber Reinforcement

Wikipedia - Category:Concrete
Concrete
Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC)
Metakaolin
Papercrete

^ ARCHITECTURE or ECC
LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE SUPPLIERS
^ ARCHITECTURE
EDUCATION & TUTORIALS
also see.. §Distance Education§

ACE Mentor Program Volunteers mentoring youth toward architecture, construction & engineering, Links
Forum
• FAQs for: Companies, Students

American Architectural Foundation (AAF), About
Community Grants program public education programming, Education teacher resources & activities
AIA/AAF Scholarship Programs

American Society for Engineering Education - Engineering: Your Future, Links
ArchKidecture.org architecture for children
Architectural Education for the 21st Century forum/journal - architectural education & technology
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)

Boston Architectural College
Practicing Professionals Distance Master of Architecture DegreeUse It! online learning from anywhere in the U.S.

Learning through Architecture using Architecture in the Classroom

MIT Open CoursewareUse It! All Courses Index, Audio/Video Courses
Architecture
Media Arts and Sciences
Urban Studies and Planning

Dmoz.org
Distance Learning

U Dundee, School of Town & Regional Planning
Conservation Glossary
Links - Europe, North America, UK
Publications

U New Mexico, School of Architecture & Planning
Gaduate School Online Application
Search Course Catalogue

U Texas, School of Architecture
Graduate Degrees

Wikipedia, Category:Architectural education
Architecture
Bachelor of architecture
Master of Architecture
Doctor of Architecture
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

Wikipedia
Category:Architecture schools

Wikipedia
Distance education


^ ARCHITECTURE
FIND IT HERE
DIRECTORIES-Architecture
Alexa | dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | TenLinks.com | WWW Virtual Library | Yahoo.com

DIRECTORIES-Construction
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Yahoo.com

4Specs.com Links to U.S. manufacturers' websites & Forum
Abacus Construction IndexUse It! online resources for architects, engineers and construction professionals
AECInfo Architecture, Engineering and Construction
The Architecture Project fundamentals & history - U Arizona, College of Architecture
Art and Architecture.org (UK)
AugustHome.com Gardening, Home Improvement, Woodworking
Architecture Resource Directory education, exhibits, firms, organizations, services, technology

The Blue Book of Building and ConstructionUse It! 550,000 listings, ads, company profiles, Search

BobVila.com

BricsNet.comSee It! associations, catalogs, Forum, materials, News, Search, services

Build.com Directory of building & home improvement industry
BuildersBookSource.com
Buildfind.com Portal - Construction applications, materials, prodcuts & services
Building Industry Exchange Directory: architects, contractors, engineers, equipment, suppliers, tools...
BuildingOnline.com associations, landscaping, professionals, products, Search, software
BuildingProducts.com concrete, construction materials, finishes, masonry, mechanical, electrical...

Building Trades Directory (.. dir.com), Links, United States
Architects Directory
Business Management and Software
Contractors Directory, NM, TX
Engineers
Guilds, Trade Unions, and Subcontractors
Landscape
Schools & Institutions

CGarchitect.com computer graphics in architecture, gallery, Links
The Civil Engineer's Mega Bookmark
Classic Builder's Resource wood or plaster coffers, columns, friezes, medallions, mouldings, niches...
Clearinghouse.net:   Engineering Links to planning, design, construction of structures, machines, systems
Construction Resources Nottingham Trent U, UK
ConstructionWebLinks.com, Search, SiteMap
Contractors.ca Canadian home & commercial improvement site
Contractors Hot Line auction, ads, Construction Equipment & Parts, events, pubs, Search
Cyburbia Planning and Architecture Internet Resources
Death By Architecture (ads! deathbyarch.com), Forums, Links
DoItYourself.com The Original Internet Community
Entablature.com News & Links
Europe and India - Architecture and Arts
First Source Exchange Portal - building products & manufacturers, Search
GlobaleArchitect.com Design & Construction Portal
ImproveNet.com calculators, designs, guides, plans, professional locator, products...
LAVA -- the Lab for Architecture
NorthWest Builders Network construction News, resource guide, internet marketing services

Plan Net Architecture Online:
Links - Associations, CAD, E-Newsletters, Publications, Universities
Articles, Book Reviews, News

structurae: International Database and Gallery of StructuresUse It! Links ( Buildings: General, Specific )
• "largest internet database," all historical periods

Sweets Product Marketplace (McGraw Hill's)

ThisOldHouse.com
ThomasNet.comUse It! formerly Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

Voice of the Shuttle Portal
Architecture

Web Based Lighting Information Links
WWW Virtual Library: Architecture
Yahoo Search: Arts: Design Arts: Architecture

^ ARCHITECTURE


FLOORS
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation ($) local, regional, and national training programs

Ceramic Tile Institute of America (www.ctioa.org) - Reports
Basics of Layout
Bonding To Concrete Surfaces
Exterior Glass Mosaic Tile on Portland Cement Mortar
Preparation Of Concrete Slabs for Bonding Ceramic Tile
Working with Portland Cement Concrete

Custom Saltillo International, Paver Facts & Efflorescence tips

FloorsTransformed.com
Ceramic Tile Installation Forum, FAQ

Masonry and Ceramic Tile Institute of Oregon - Links, Tech Notes Online
Repair-Home.com, How-to - How to Install Ceramic Tile

Tile Council of America (TCA)
Ask an Expert
Publications: Handbook for Ceramic Tile Installation ( Order Form )

theTileDoctor.com
Latex Leaching on Ceramic Tile Veneer (efflorescence)
Working with Portland Cement Concrete

TileNet.com Ceramic Tile Network: Online Brochure
Tiles-r-Us.com - How to Install Ceramic Tile
Wirsbo.com radiant floors FAQ's, products, training

^ ARCHITECTURE
GLAZING, GLASS

Aerogels & Light Scattering at Berkeley Lab - Links
Bibliography
Aerogel: Energy-Efficient Material for Buildings
Silica Aerogels - Gallery, History, How.. Made, Properties ( Optical, Thermal, Physical )

Airglass AB - FAQUse It!, Links
Gallery

Hubert van Hecke's aerogel page

Litracon translucent concrete continaing optic fibersUse It!

The Sol-Gel Gateway - Links ( Associations ), News
Education
Journals
Tutorials - articles

SunTuf.com Polycarbonate, PVC and Acrylic Architectural Panels
U New Mexico - Brinker Group Homepage

U Virginia Aerogel Research, Norris Reserch Lab - Links
Gallery
Resources - History, How.. Made, Properties ( Optical, Thermal, Physical )

Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology - Links

Wikipedia
Fiberglass
LiTraCon glass fibered light transmitting concrete
Fused quartz
Glass
    º Architectural Glass, Glazing in architecture, Insulated glazing
Optical fiber


^ ARCHITECTURE
GEOTECHNICAL RESOURCES
WWW Virtual Library: Geotechnical Engineering Directory

^ ARCHITECTURE
GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

The Architect of the Capitol - United States Capitol Complex
Architectural Features and Historic Spaces, Chronology, Construction History

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Environmental Energy Technologies Div:
Building Technologies Dept
Indoor Environment Dept


^ ARCHITECTURE
GYPSUM
also see.. Concrete

USG.com building materials manufacturer
Education & Engineering
    º Gypsum Construction HandbookUse It! download (pdf)
Product Literature


^ ARCHITECTURE
HISTORIC CONSERVATION & RESTORATION
also see.. §Conservation (ART)§, §Grants§

American Institute of Architects

Association For Preservation Technology International (APT) LinksUse It!
Articles

BuildingConservation.com, SiteMap
ArticlesUse It!

Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation (FAIC) from Stanford U
Grants
Search
Selecting a Conservator - Form

Associated General Contractors
Campbell Center, Mount Carroll, Illinois
Institute of Classical Architecture
International Council on Monuments and Sites ( ICOMOS, English ) About, Links
Masonry Conservation Research Group, Robert Gordon U

National Park Service, Historic Buildings and Structures
Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings Secretary of the Interior
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
    º National Register Information System (NRIS) database, Help
Preservation Tech Notes Case Studies
Tax Incentives

National Preservation Institute, Links
National Trust for Historic Preservation
RestoreTraining.org ($) Workshops on Architectural Conservation Techniques, Links
Society of Design Administration

Traditional-Building.com
Articles
Product Database & Search


^ ARCHITECTURE
HISTORY
also see... Master Architects

DIRECTORIES-History
dmoz.org Open Directory | Google.com | Vitruvio.ch | Yahoo.com

The Ancient City of Athens Kevin. T. Glowacki & Nancy L. Klein

The Architecture Project fundamentals & history - U Arizona, College of Architecture
Glossary - General Terms, Greece, Roman

Buddhist architecture and its tradition
De architectura, Vitruvii: Latin text from Bill Thayer
European Architectural Theory of the 1880s James Duncan Berry
Greek Architecture, Archaeology of Greece, U North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Images of Medieval Art & Architecture Alison Stones
International Archive of Women in Architecture Guide to the Collections
Medieval Architecture Page Beau A.C. Harbin
Renaissance and Baroque Architecture University of Virginia Library
RoadsideAmerica.com - Last of the Xanadus early 1980's wet polyurethane foam sprayed over balloons
Vitruvio.ch

^ ARCHITECTURE


LANDSCAPE
also see.. §Gardening§

American Society of Landscape Architects
WWW Virtual Library: Landscape Architecture
NEWSGROUPS
^ ARCHITECTURE
LICENSING, CONTRACTORS

Building Trades Directory (.. dir.com), Links:
Construction Law.. firms & legal services
    º NM, TX

Craftsman-Book.com, Building Contractor's Exam Preparation Guide:
Contents, Introduction, Chapter 1, Back Cover

State of New Mexico, Regulations and Licensing Dept, Construction Industries Division
Rules and Law, Title 14 - Housing and Construction:
    º Chapter 1   Housing General Provisions
    º Chapter 6   Construction Industries Licensing, Part 3 Contractor’s License Requirements
    º Chapter 7   Building Codes General
    º Chapter 8   Fire Codes
    º Chapter 9   Mechanical Codes
    º Chapter 10 Electrical Codes
    º Chapter 11 Other Building Codes and Standards


^ ARCHITECTURE
MASONRY
Brick Industry Association (BIA)
Technical Notes

BuildingConservation.com, SiteMap
Articles
    º The Analysis of Mortar: The Past 20 Years by Peter Ellis
    º Dramatic Plasterwork Fibrous Plaster in Theatres by David Harrison
    º Exterior Stucco by Ian Constantinides and Lynne Humphries
    º Gauging Lime Mortars by Peter Ellis
    º Lime: The Basics by Jonathan Taylor
    º Lime Mortars and Renders: The Relative Merits of Adding Cement by Graham O'Hare
    º Lime Plaster and Render Reinforcement by Bob Bennett
    º Limewash and Distempers
    º Pozzolans for Lime Mortars by Pat Gibbons
    º Soluble Salts In Masonry by Catherine Woolfitt
    º The Technology and Use of Hydraulic Lime by John Ashurst
    º Traditional Lime Plaster: Myths, Preconceptions and the Relevance of Good Practice by Ian Constantinides
    º The Use of Gypsum Plaster by Tim Ratcliffe
    º What is Lime? by Jonathan Taylor

Building Stone Institute, Buyer's Guide (Search by Company, City or State)
Concrete Masonry Online applications, association, events, pubs, technical abstracts Search

JISCMAIL.AC.UK mail lists
Archives of ENGINEERING-MASONRY, Search

Keystone Walls decorative retaining or free-standing walls
Marble Institute of America
MasonContractors.org
Masonry and Ceramic Tile Institute of Oregon - Links, Tech Notes Online
Masonry Institute of America (MIA)

MasonryMagazine.comUse It! Links, News, Search
Archives
Classifieds

National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA)
Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' International Association (OP&CMIA),   site Search
Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute Denver, CO
StoneWall SELECT Retaining Wall System, calculator, Links, manuals, technical: ICD Corporation

StrataStones.net quartz mosaic floor and wall tiles
Ebay site

Western States Clay Products Association (WSCPA) of brick manufacturers

^ ARCHITECTURE
MUSEUMS
Museums by Project LAVA Index of Museums
National Building Museum
Quondam Virtual Museum of Architecture Stephen Lauf

^ ARCHITECTURE
NEWS, PERIODICALS & NEWSGROUPS
Archibot.comUse It!
Building Research Establishment: BRE, UK, online newsletters, research, Publications
The Construction Site news, jobs, summaries from major arch/eng/const zines
Design Architecture News
Dxfout The E-zine for CyberArchitecture
E.Scape - Criticism & Reviews
Inter-Américas Adobe Builder Magazine
Metropolis Online contemporary life through design
Vitruvius Online Electronic Magazine- Building Professionals

VirtualPROMOTEA Source! site promotion, traffic logs, awards, search engine forum

Web Architecture Magazine (WAM) Spain Art & Architecture
Yahoo Search - Architectural Magazines
NEWSGROUPS
^ ARCHITECTURE
RADIANT HEAT
also see.. §HVAC§, Woodburning

Radiant Panel AssociationUse It!, Search
Couses and Schools, Dates and Locations
Standard Guidelines For the Design and Installation of ResidentiaL Radiant Panel Heating Systems
Technical Papers

SSHC, Inc., EnerJoy Radiant PeopleHeaters
AboveRadiant

Wirsbo.com radiant floors FAQ's, products, training

^ ARCHITECTURE
OWNER-BUILDER & DO-IT-YOURSELF
also see.. Plumbing

Armstrong ceilings, floors, walls
Ask the Builder.com column & project archives, Links, News, products, tips, Search
Bob Vila's Home Site(.com) how to, gardening, remodeling, projects
Build.com Home Page Directory - home improvement products and info
Builderonline.com ads, architecture, books, business, design, house plans, products, Search
builders BOOKSITE Construction and Design Industry References and Links
BuildEazy.com home of free woodworking plans and projects
Buildfind.com Portal - Construction applications, materials, prodcuts & services
COBS Homes & Home Depot offers home construction services
Create-A-Bed Murphy bed or wall bed mechanism

DeltaThird.com by Katje Sana Erickson, Belen, NM, About, Links
Design-Build Teamwork Process
Energy Efficiency
Custom Homes
Online Plans

DoItYourself.com calculators, contractors, Forum, Links, loans, News,

Fine Homebuilding Magazine articles & tips, back issues, design, Magazine Index, materials, tools
Free Woodworking Info setting up a shop, pricing, Links

Hammerzone.com lots of photos
Project Archives decks, foundations, finish carpentry, flooring, framing, roofing, windows, doors...

HandyMan USA Articles, Classifieds, Experts, Forum, Hints & Tips, Mall, SEARCH
Home Energy the Magazine of Residential Conservation
Home & Garden Television   calculators, do-t-yourself, Forum, Search
HomeImp.com: Triad Systems articles & Links, lumber inventory control & accounting
HomeRepairForum.com, FAQ, Links
House and Home Online commerce, design, gardening, renovation
How to Build Your Own Home: degeorgeinc.comu
Individual Homes, building & renovating UK
Iron-N-Time fold away ironing board cabinet kit
LetsBuildAHouse.com or HowToWebTV.com
LogKit Inc. Log Homes, Log Houses, Log Buildings, Log Cottages, Log Kits: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
MichaelHoligan.com TV show, Links to home building, buying, remodeling, do-t-yourself, Search
NaturalHandyman.com, FAQ, Links, Search
Repair-Home.com, SiteMap, How-to directory
ServiceMagic.com artcles, consumer guides, design ideas, project planning, troubleshooting
SierraHome.com decorating, design, home improvement, Links, Material Selectors, Tool Dictionary...
Single Family Residential Construction Guide - Contents, DwelOnIt:   McVicker.com

Toolbase.orgUse It! Homebuilding Industry Technical Resource, technology inventory

US DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Use It! Building Technologies Program
Building Toolbox

NEWSGROUPS
^ ARCHITECTURE
DOMES, GEODESIC DOMES
also see... Concrete Domes, §ENERGY§, Fuller, §Greenhouse§ Space Structures

Adobe Alliance - Design inlcludes adobe domes & roofs

Applied-Synergetics.com
Design Science University information & Links - Synergetics,
DomeUse It! free GNU Open Source coordinate generating software, FAQ, ReadMe
• Dome Software Image Galleries - VRML, Ray-trace
Geodesic Dome LinksUse It!
Journal, Archive - Computational Cosmography
• Links - Ergonomics
Open Source Software

Ardan Scientific Programming, L.L.C. - About by John Ardan, Links
Geodesic Domes (PVC pipe greenhouse); Construction Details from old AOL site

Buckminster Fuller Institute (bfi.org)
Bio
Domes - Manufacturers

CJFearnley.com
R. Buckminster Fuller FAQ
    º Geodesic DomesUse It!

DesertdomesUse It! FAQ, Formulas
Bamboo Domes assembly instructions with diagrams
Conduit Dome Tips calculating, cutting, drilling, flattening, assembly, paint, with diagrams
Dome CalculatorUse It! frequency: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• & Reverse Dome Calculator frequency: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Dome Diagrams - frequency: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
FAQUse It!
Links

DomeBuilders.com builders, calendar, designers, equipment, how-to
DomeHome CompanionUse It! (DomeGroup.org) Forum Archive, Links

Drexel U - Tent Structures
Earth 360 Home Page - Geodesic Dome Education article

Geo Tech Systems. Inc. - About, Prices
Commercial Greenhouses
Dome facts and general informationUse It!
Domes - 20Foot, "Pacific Pearl" 30 ft Resort, 70Foot..
FAQs
PortableWaterTanks
Quonsets

GoodKarmaDomes.com, Oklahoma City - Contents, FAQUse It!, Links
"Bucky"
Dome Basics
Gallery
Plans

Horton Dome
Design/Tour, Lessons Learned, Shell Construction

Howard's - Home Dome
•atruts - Cutting, Drilling
Assembly

Jay SalsburgUse It! (Salsburg.com)
Dome technology, Fly's Eye Dome Home (slow download Quicktime movies)

Dome technology will change society for the better Geodesic Math (pdf)
NASA Geodesic Design Concepts (pdf)

Mark Somers (Angelfire Ads) - Desert Water Dome Project

Michael J. Gourlay, Ph.D. Colorado Research Associates:
Geodesic Dome Design (portable robust shade structures with photos)
    º Bibliography
    º Covering Patterns
    º High Frequency Designs
    º Math of HexayurtsUse It!
    º Misting Systems
    º Small dome details
    º Software - Algorithms, Graphics, Java ( repulsive points on the surface of a sphere ), JavaScript..

The Monolithic Dome.com concrete domed homes

Nature's Structural Elements by Robert Conroy
13' Ferrocement Dome-Cellar
24' House - Energy Calculations
32' House
Conduit Domes
Greenhouse
Gunnite-Rebar Open Face Dome
Solid Geometry Shareware Workbook

PBS.org - Building Big: All About Domes
Geometry Center ( U Minnesota ), Graphics Archive - Platonic and Archimedean Solids graphics
R. Buckminster Fuller FAQ - Geodesic Domes

Shelter Publications Inc. articles, books
• Articles on Negative Aspects of DomesUse It!
    º Domebuilder’s Blues
    º Domes/Rectangles
    º Refried Domes
    º Smart But Not Wise

Solar Concentrators WebsiteUse It!
Concentrating sunlight
Current systems - EUCLIDES, SolarTrak, Sunflower Facetted Dishes (geodesic)
Software

Thirteen.org - Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (about the PBS "American Masters" film) with clips
Geodesic Domes & Megastructures by J. Baldwin
• Thirteen.org-2 (alt wnet.org): Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud PBS "American Masters" film

Timberline Geodesic Domes wood dome frame kits - FAQ
to Build a Dome, Plans
Gallery

Worldflower Garden Domes Geodesic Domes - About, SiteMap
Octahedral Domes & Dome Terminology

Wolfram Research
Dome: Bohemian Dome, Geodesic Dome, Hemisphere, Sphere, Spherical Cap, Torispherical Dome, Vault

VENDORS
Composite geodesicDomes - Links & Photos, Products GeodomeRoof.com
Growingspaces.com Growing Dome Greenhouse kit

Worldflower Garden Domes lumber domes

^ ARCHITECTURE
DOMES - ECC, CONCRETE, PAPERCRETE
also see... Concrete, Domes, FerroCement, ECC

DomeTech.com since 1976 - About, Gallery
Construction, DomeSizer
Q&A ( Architectural, Structural ), Why?, for Storage,

DreamHillResearch.com
Dome Project: Dome Shell Construction History

Monolithic DomeInstitute [Italy, TX] air-form, super-insulated, reinforced - About, SiteMap
Resource Articles - Construction, Cost, Gallery, What is it?, Why Build it?
Cold-bending rebar, EcoShell Construction, EcoShell II, Shapes, Soil Bearing
Design Your Own Dome Home, Passive Solar Design Handbook

Skylight Construction L.L.C. - Search
•aalleries - Domes, Coatings

Starship-Enterprises.com, Joun Hall
DomeHouse Home, papercrete on steel, also at SunStar-Solutions Gallery - January 2002, Feb, Mar..
Papercrete: Barrel Mixer, DogHouse Dome, History of Papercrete
• Papercrete Mailing List: Archives, Subscribe (write the word subscribe in the subject line)
Solar Oven.. in 1 Hour

SunStar-Solutions.com
Why Circles? Why dome homes are better - Alternative or Standard Construction, ( 2, 3 / materials )
• Materials: Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC, using cellulose, ie, paper), Sraw Bale Contruction
Gallery of Starship-Enterprises Dome Home

Turner, LloydUse It!
California Sphere House at HGTV.com
FerroExamples at PaiSite.com
 º DerivationOfGoreFormula, GoreForHemisphere, GorePattern
 º Hemispherical Airform, TorisphericalAirform, TorisphericalGoreDesign
Foam Dome at Photos.Yahoo.com
Lloyd Turner & House Plan at Artists of the San Lorenzo Valley

Wikipedia
Category:Concrete - Concrete
 º Concrete shell
Geodesic dome
Papercrete
Thin-shell structure

^ ARCHITECTURE
FERROCEMENT
( also see... Concrete, Concrete Domes, ECC, §WIRE§, Nervi )

Asian Institute of Technology, Links, (broken?) Organizational Units, SiteMap
(broken?) International Ferrocement Information Center (IFIC)

BioArquitectura.com ( English ) Javier Senosiain Aguilar
Gallery - 2, 3

Bo Atkinson concrete sculpture methods, homes & functions, furnishings, plus non profit work
• Equipment Fabrication Plans - concrete pump using recylced radial tires, CorkScrew Mortar Mixer
• Methods - 3D rings and.. construction robot, corduroy wall forming, Earth Molded Concrete..
• Ring Reinforcement Methods - ring reinforcement pages, Slackwire Robot, software, reinforcement, Cement Plank, fiberglass insulation blocks., ringed truss structure concept, concentric spiral reinforcement, intersecting joists experiment, three axes ring reinforcement, one directional rings in thin, uninsulated walls
•aeometric software visualization - Isotropic Spin Clusters (Geodesics), Buildable Sculptural Illusions
DreamGeometryUse It! & Enersearch synergistic searching of art, science & philosophy

ConcreteCanoe.org - Links
Design Reports, Tips and Strategy

Digital-Ocean (InsituMixing Corp.)
• new building technologies for attractive, inexpensive, safe housing, easily constructed with unskilled labor
Forums - ferrocement, PVA fibers

FerroBoats.com - Forum, Links
Construction, Ferrosheathing
Elecrolytic & Galvanic action Ferro-cement & epoxy mixes
• Galleries - Hartley, Samson, Misc
History
Plans & Books

Ferrocement.com, SiteMap
Construction Index
    º House
    º Pools, Tanks, Reservoirs
    º Road Building
    º Tools & Techniques
    º Water Tank

Ferrocement.netUse It!
• Articles - Experiences at the AIT, and what I learned about FC (ref Watson Mesh)
Forum - Archives ( Google Search, Search, Topics)
Links - Beginning with FC, Books and Journals, College courses/research
• Links (cont'd) - Examples, Photos, Plans, Online Publications, Organizations/Companies
• Member Gallery - Disclaimer, Contents ( Brad Ball, Steve Miller, mxSteve, Chris )
Professionals

Flying ConcreteUse It! Steve Kornher - Links
• structural & sculptural forms in light weight concrete
Doors & Windows, Roof Forming, Barrell Vaults, Roofs, Stairs and Rails
Garden
• Houses: Adria's, Low Income, Our, Tim Sullivan's, Barrell Vaults
Sculpture
Steve's Introduction to Light Weight Concrete
Concrete Manual, US Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation reprint
Wine Cellar

Gimme Shelter! an owner-bult home, lightweight Perlite aggregate insulated ferrocement roof

Google Search
ferrocement construction
Journal of Ferrocement

Homestead.org, Ferro-cement on the Homestead

Jeff Forssell´s Village Technology
A ferrocement rain water tank 1988
Our Rain Water Tank 1989

Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh: Low cost Model House

Mark Ketchum
Bridge Engineering Page
Shell Structures

OasisDesign.net: Rainwater Harvesting
Water Storage book by Art Ludwig: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, Ponds, Ferrocement Water Tanks Art Ludwig

Pacific Gunite, Peter Epperson (FerroTanks.com) - What is Ferrocement?
Custom Projects - Pools, Tubs & Spas, Ponds
LavaCrete

Ted Baumgart's collection of FC oriented projects

Tridipanel.com - About, FAQ, Structural Specifications (PDF downloads, free registration req'd); Projects:
Fire Ratings, Hurricane
• Homes: with Pool, Dome, Henderson, Jimmy Carter & Habitat
Arched Walk Way, Barbeque, Counters, Seating, Chimney, Countertops, Shelves
Ring, Wine Cellar

VITA.org (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) - Search: Construction
Understanding Ferrocement ConstructionUse It! by J.P. Hartog

Wood Family - How to Build a Ferro-Cement Boat step-by-step photos, ferrocement principles, Moving it

^ ARCHITECTURE
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER (1895-1983)
also see... Domes, Master Architects

About Synergetics-L - Zipped Archives ( ReadMe )

Alexander Technique International (?), What is It?
Continuous Tension, Discontinuous Compression Tensegrity and physiological support systems

Applied-Synergetics.com
Design Science University information & Links - Synergetics,
Dome free GNU Open Source coordinate generating software, FAQ, ReadMe
• Dome Software Image Galleries - VRML, Ray-trace
Geodesic Dome Links
Journal, Archive - Computational Cosmography
• Links - Ergonomics
Open Source Software

Applied Synergetics Home Page - LinksUse It!
Banned-Books.com - Who was R. Buckminster Fuller? by Dr. Graeme Edwards

Bob Burkhardt'sUse It! Website (Tensegrity Solutions)
A Technology for Designing Tensegrity Domes and Spheres
Practical Guide to Tensegrity Design
Tensegrity Press Releases and Photos
    º Octahedral Double-Layer Tensegrity Dome ( photos )
    º Obelisk ( photos ), 2nd ( photos with retrofit ), Bean Teepee ( photo )
Tensegrity Viewer & JitterBug Java Applets with source codeUse It!
Synergetics: Gallery, Tensegrity Letter by Fuller: ( 1, 2, 3 4, 5 )
VRML Tensegrity Models

Buckminster Fuller Institute (bfi.org) - Bio, Domes

Buckminster Fuller Virtual Institute - Glossary, SiteMap
Fuller's Grand Strategy
Selected Ideas of Buckminster Fuller

Catalogue of Symmetric Tensegrities by Allen Back and Bob Connelly
from the The Math Dept Instructional Computing Lab, Cornell U
Definitions
Gallery

Chris Fearnley
•amages of Basic Polyhedra & Domes
R. Buckminster Fuller FAQ
Reading Synergetics

Chris Rywalt's Portfolio Page - Links to Buckminster Fuller's important work on the Web
Dymaxion Projection Animation
Photos of applications of Bucky's work

Delirium's homepage - short page about Buckminster Fuller (Bucky)
Fluidiom Ecodesic online Elastic Interval Geometry in action
Fuller R Buckminster at Scientists, Geometry.net

George W. Hart Geometric Sculptor - About, Search
Encyclopedia of Polyhedra & Pavilion of Polyhedreality
Gallery and Links

Global Energy Network Institute (Electric Hypergrid, Linking Renewable Energy Resources) - FAQ, Search
Articles - The Dymaxion Map Fuller Projection Explained, FAQ About the Dymaxion Map

Imaging the Imagined: Modeling with Math & a Keyboard
Compression and Tension are good; Torque's a Killer (Tensegrity structures) Plato, Fuller & the 3 little pigs

John Miller - R. Buckminster Fuller short bio with Links

Mark Somers (Angelfire Ads)
Desert Water Dome Project - multi mile diameter domes
A Fuller Explanation ( 2 ) by Dr. Amy C. Edmondson: Download it: afullerex.zip from 42.html

A Mathematical Canvas by Kirby Urner - Beyond Flatland: Geometry for the 21st Century

Robert W. Gray's HomePage - Synergetics
by R. Buckminster Fuller - Copyright Notice - Contents, Scenarios Search
Humans In Universe
Synergy - Contents
Synergetics - Contents
Universe - Contents
System - Contents
Conceptuality - Contents
Structure - Contents
Tensegrity - Contents
Operational Mathematics - Contents
Modelability - Contents
Omnitopology - Contents
Triangular Geodesics - Contents
Numerology - Contents
32 Color Plates
Index - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Struck! Java Tensegrity Program - About ( 2, 3 ), Download
• try the Applet
Elastic Interval Geometry
Forum - Introduction
Gallery
SpringSpace - Gallery, Introduction

Synergetics on the Web by Kirby Urner, Links
• Biography: R. Buckminster Fuller: A 20th Century Philosopher
Fuller Projection Dynamax Map
Geodesic Domes: Geometry, History, Prototypes, Providers, Resources
Introduction to Synergetics: Readings, Design
• Kirby Urner's articles: Introduction to Synergetics, Synergetics in the 90s, Toward a Psychology of Synergetics

Thirteen.org - Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out LoudUse It! (about the PBS "American Masters" film) with clips
•aymaxion - Car, House
Geodesic Domes by J. Baldwin
• Interviews - J. Baldwin, Philip Johnson
Megastructures
Synergetics

^ ARCHITECTURE
MASTER ARCHITECTS
also see... History
DIRECTORIES-Architects
dmoz.org Open Directory ( 2 ) | Google.com ( 2 ) | Vitruvio | Yahoo.com

Alvar Aalto Museum
Mauro Codussi
Wharton Esherick Museum
Fuller, Buckminster section on this page

GreatBuildings.com, Search ( Advanced )
Great Architects, Great Buildings

MacTutor History of MathematicsUse It! O'Connor & Robertson, U St Andrews, Scotland
Alphabetical Contents, Biographies & Chronologies, Historical Periods & Math Topics, Search
Wren, Sir Christopher

Michael McDonough, e-House - environmentally appropriate systems & advanced building technologies
Nervi, Pier Luigi section on this page
Andrea Palladio Palladio's Italian Villas
Paolo Soleri Cosanti Foundation
The Louis Sullivan Page part of the Broadacre All-Wright Site
Frank Lloyd Wright Broadacre All-Wright Site

Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition
from the Library of Congress ( 2 ), Exhibitions

Vitruvio.ch - Masters - Index of famous architects
Brunelleschi, Filippo, Bio
Eiffel, Gustave-Alexandre
Fuller, Richard Buckminster
Leonardo da Vinci
Nervi, Pier Luigi
Soleri, Paolo
Vitruvius, Marco Pollione
Wren, Sir Christopher
Wright, Frank Lloyd


^ ARCHITECTURE
PIERRE LUIGI NERVI (1891-1979)
also see... Master Architects

AbsoluteArts.com (ads!) - Pierre Luigi Nervi
Structurae.de, People - Pierre Luigi Nervi
United Nations Philatelists, Inc. - Pier Luigi Nervi, Architect

U Wisconsin, Green Bay, Health and Cultural Difference: The Insights of Medical Anthropology
Biographies of Well-Known Italians - A Synthesis of Science and Art: Pier Luigi Nervi, Master Builder


^ ARCHITECTURE
PEX PIPE
also see.. Plumbing

ARDI Pex PEX Plumbing Systems & Radiant Heat products
How to Install PEX Pipes & PEX FAQ
Axis Fittings & Installation Instructions
Compression Fittings
Crimp Fittings & Insatallation Instructions
Press Fittings & Insatallation Instructions
Screw Fittings & Installation Instructions
Manifolds

Fine Homebuilding
PEX Water Pipe Connections (video) Leakproof joints faster than soldering

Google Search
"pex pipe installation tips"

Houseneeds.com: Vanguard PEX Plumbing PEX Tubing, PEX Fittings Tools Manablocs & Accessories

BuildIQ.com: Jobsite
PEX Plumbing Flexes Its Muscles increased energy efficiency & fewer water leaks
Oregon Institute of Technology, Geo-Heat Center
Design and Installation of a New Downhole Heat Exchanger for Direct-Use Space Heating (pdf)

Pex Association (Switzerland) Library, FAQ, Links, Gallery

PexConnection.com PEX plumbing & radiant heating supplies

PexSupply.com supplies: PEX, radiant heat, heating, plumbing
Pex Tubing Store at ebay (guaranteed lowest prices)
Plastic Pipe Fittings Association
PEX Products FAQ

PlumbingMadeSimple.com
Flexible Pipe Installation Practices including instaneous type (coil or immersion) water heater warning

PlumbingNetworks.com
PEX vs. Copper Piping advantages & disadvantages

Toolbase.org: Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX) Water Supply Piping high-temperature, flexible plastic (polymer) pipe
Zurn: PEX Plumbing Design and Application Guide

^ ARCHITECTURE
PLUMBING & PIPE FITTING
including.. Freeze Protection
also see.. Do-It-Yourself, Pex Pipe

American Society of Sanitary Engineering product approval, ($) standards
Institute of Plumbing   Links, UK
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) Links, pubs, research, standards
thePlumber.com: Articles, FAQ, Handbook, History
PlumbingLinks.com
Plumbing Manufacturers Institute: Consumer Information, Links

PlumbingWeb.com Portal
Advice
Associations & Organizations
Contractors
Manufacturers, Mfrs' Representatives
Publications
Other Plumbing

PlumbNet.com forum, industry, Links

PMengineer.com, News, Links
History of Plumbing

World Plumbing Council events, Links, Search


^ ARCHITECTURE or PLUMBING
PLUMBING: Freeze-Protection
also see.. PEX Pipe

FebcoOnline.com/pdf
Pressure Vacuum Breaker Draining Procedure for Freeze Protection

Preventing Frozen Water Pipes from the Province of Manitoba, Publilcations/Forms
Frost-free Yard Hydrants from Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development

RemodelingMySpace.com
Prevention, Thawing & Repair of Burst or Frozen Water Pipes


^ ARCHITECTURE
PRE-FAB/PRE-ENGINEERED
American Mastercraft buildings
Double 'S' Cedar Homes Ltd.
Hadrian Tridi-Systems: Tridipanels - "The building system of the new millenium"

Heritage Building Systems: "World's Leading Retailer of Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings"
homes

Steelbuilding.Com Inc - Design, Price and Buy Steel Buildings Online
Zaidan House products:   Zaidan.com

^ ARCHITECTURE
PRODUCTS & MATERIALS
also see .. §Bolts & Fasteners§, Roofing

Aecportico.co.uk, building material information
ARCAT.com 300,000 pages of Building Products for Architectural and Spec Writing, CAD Details
Allpages.com online yellow pages & business directory: Building Supplies Materials
Amazon.com (see Tools & Hardware
Buildfind.com Portal - Construction applications, materials, products & services
Camden Hire, Australia
ContractorsToolSupply.com
EBuild.com

Fastenal CompanyUse It! Industrial & Construction Supplies
• Cutting Tools, Electrical, Hydraulics and Pneumatics
• Fasteners, Tools and Accessories, Welding Supplies

First Source Exchange Portal - building products & manufacturers, Search
GlobaleArchitect.com Design & Construction Portal

Korit Sales Inc. Concrete, Masonry and Roofing Materials, Equipment, Supplies
Tap & Drill Chart

Plasti-Tek.com 100% recycled plastic lumber, St. Louis, MO

Rockler.com Woodworking Superstore
SimplifiedBuilding.com fittings, connectors, railings & safety solutions

Singapore Polytechnic, Library: Internet Resources - Construction Materials

StickTrade.comUse It! B2B buy & sell: lumber & wood products, plus equipment & machinery

Southern-Tool.com
Woodworker's Supply Inc.
Virtual-Architect.net

^ ARCHITECTURE
ROCK
RockProducts.com

^ ARCHITECTURE
WATER HEATERS
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): Solar
Solar Water Heaters

Toolbase.org: Tankless Water Heaters

^ ARCHITECTURE
ROOFING, INSULATION, MOISTURE & THERMAL PROTECTION
also see.. Roofing Sales & Mfrs below

4Specs.com Links to U.S. manufacturers' websites - Thermal and Moisture Protection

BobVila.com
Roofing Materials
The Roofing Process: The Basics

BuildingConservation.com, SiteMap
Articles
    º Repairs to Lead Sheet Roofings and Flashings by FC Coote
    º Roof Ventilation by Russell Wright
    º Thatched Roofs: An Introduction by Catherine Lewi
    º Thatch in the 21st Century by Clive Fewins

California Energy Commisssion, Energy Efficiency & Demand Analysis Div, Peak Load Reduction Program
CoolRoofsUse It! Links ( Roofing Industry' ), Sitemap
    º Benefits & Types, Case Studies, Products

Development Alternatives Group (devalt.org), New Delhi, India, Technology Systems Branch
EbrochuresUse It! (pdf Downloads)
    º Micro Concrete Roofing Technology
    º Ferrocement Roofing Technology
Publications

EnergyStar.gov, Reflective Roof Products
Articles
FAQs, (Excel file - Product List

EPA, Heat Island Effect, Glossary
Strategies

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
Details for Cyclone Resistant Buildings

Flying Concrete, Roofs, lightweight concrete
Barrel Vault Roofs and Ceilings, Low Income Roofs (housing)
Roof Forming, Underground Wine Cellar, vaulted

Florida Solar Energy Center, Links, SiteMap
Homes & Buildings, Publications, Walls & Roofs
    º Reflectance Properties of Roofing MaterialsUse It!

Gimme Shelter! an owner-bult home, lightweight Perlite aggregate insulated ferrocement roof
Joist In Time, Up On The Roof!, Turning The Corner, Visible Means Of Support
Got The Hoist.., Crazy, ..from the Heat, Aesop's Foibles, Cross Breeze
Halt to the Vault, Mother of Invention,

Google Search: Ferrocement Roof

Hammerzone.com
Project Archives: Roofing ProjectsUse It!
    º Patching A Hole In A Roof
    º Replacing Individual Asphalt Roof Shingles

Homestead.org, Ferro-cement on the Homestead

Insulation Fact Sheet from Oak Ridge National Lab, Dept. of Energy
Adding Insulation to an Existing House (Smart Approaches)
    º Insulation Recommendations for Existing Wood-Framed Houses U.S Map (Figure 3)
    º Retrofit Best Practices Guide (pdf)
    º Zip Code Insulation Program
Insulating a New House
Which Kind of Insulation is Best?

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Environmental Energy Technologies Div
Cool Roofing Materials Database
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh:
Low cost Model House with pre-cast ferro cement roof

National Roofing Contractors Association (NCRA)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Use It! Building Envelopes Program (roofs+walls)
Articles
    º The Best Defense Against Ice Dams: Energy Efficient Roofs
    º Moisture Control in Low-Slope Roofing: A New Design Requirement, Calculator
Calculators
    º Modified Zone Method
    º Moisture Control in Low-Slope Roofing
    º Radiation Control
    º Simplified R-Value Recommendation
    º Whole-Wall Thermal Performance
    º ZIP-Code R-Value Recommendation recommended climate-based insulation
Fact Sheets and Handbooks
    º Attic Radiant Barrier
    º Insulation
    º Radiation Control, Calculator
    º also see PDF formatted Hanbooks: Attic, Builder's Foundation, Moisture Control

National Roofing Contractor's Association

Professional Roofing magazine, Search
from the National Roofing Contractors Association (NCRA)
Archives

Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association
Roof Consultants Institute

Roof Tile Institute, FAQs
Technical Information
    º Installation Guides ($)

Single Ply Roofing Institute

Stainless Steel Information Center (SSINA), Glossary, SiteMap
Galvanic Corrosion
Designer Handbooks
    º Standard Practice for: Stainless Steel Roofing, Flashing, CopingsUse It! free Handbook

Texas Dept Insurance, Windstorm Inspection ProgramUse It! Building Codes & Product Evaluation Index
Roof Coverings
    º Fiber-Reinforced Cement
    º Metal, Formed Metal Panels
    º Tiles
Windstorm Inpection Program DownloadsUse It! Guides & Code

ThisOldHouse.com
Choosing Roofing Materials
Fixing Damaged Roof Shingles

Traditional-Building.com
Articles
    º The Traditional Metal Roof
    º Snow-Guard Essentials
Product Database & Search

Tyvek.com (by Dupont)
Tyvek® Homewrap
• [(pdf) Product and Technical Manual], Facts and Figures, What is Tyvek?

WesTile, FAQ, Literature & Installation GuideUse It!


ROOFING SALES & MANUFACTURERS
Coatings | Concrete, Clay, Cement | Metal | Solar | Other

COATINGS, ROOF

Energy-Seal.comUse It! (Advanced Coating Systems, Inc.)
Gallery
Products, Specifications

Protek-USA.com ceramic reflective insulating coating systems, Links
Products

Resin Technology Company (RTC) Polyurethane technology
PERMAX RTC Sprayed Polyurethane Roofing & Insulation Systems
    º Metal Roof Applications

RoofMart International, Inc. coatings, recovery & restoration, Garna-Thane

SouthlandEnviroGreen.com/, Coatings - TPEC low VOC, liquid applied, elastomeric coating

Structural Elastomeric Products, Inc. (elastek.com) elastomeric roof, paint, deck & stucco products
Roof Coatings, Apply a Roof Coating
Price List

TechDry.com
Building Protection: Penetrating Damp, Rising Damp


CONCRETE, CLAY, CEMENT ROOFING

EagleRoofing.com standard weight & lightweight concrete roofing tiles
Products, Technical Info, Warranty

MackRoofTiles.com, Roof Tile: Cement / Concrete, Clay, Slate

NewDawn-Engineering.com, Products: Roof Tile Maker, hand operated sand-cement ( Price List )

Schundler Company, Construction Uses of Perlite And Vermiculite
Insulating Roofdecks, Reroofing and Roof Renovation

WesTile, FAQ, Literature & Installation Guide


METAL ROOFING

AHIRoofing.com steel tiles, shakes & shimgles, Mfr Links
Products
Glossary, Installation Booklets, Reroofing

Amerimax Building Products, Inc., SiteMap
Rugged Roof Steel Roofing

Atlanta Metal Products

Berridge Manufacturing Company, Links
Cadd & Installation Details
Factory Products
Double-Rib Roof Panel
Vantage Point reroof flat roof with sloped, light weight, self supporting metal panels needing no substrate

CoolMetalRoofing.com, FAQsUse It!, Links
Educational Materials

Custom-Bilt Metals, Articles and Useful Links
Products:
    º Armor hail-resistant stone on steel, lifetime warranty
    º Aluminum m Country Cedar Shakes , Majestic copper, and the Titan

Drexel Metals Corporation, Cedar Ridge Steel Shakes, Coils, Flats
RoofTopGuard roof underlayment, 5-layer low-weight polypropylene & polyethylene

FollansbeeRoofing.com, Links
TCS II with ZT (zinc/tin) alloy coating, Zinctin.pdf

Galvalume (SteelRoofing.com) - Links
FAQ
Good Practices Guide: Installation and Maintenance,
Technical Papers, Reports and Brochures (pdf file downloads)
Trade and Technical Information - Galvalume, Pre-painted Galvalume, Product Specifications

Kami Plegel, a company of LaFarge
Product Guide, Roof Systems
Laying Instructions

KBS Metal Roofing - FAQ
Gallery
Gerard Stone-Coated Metal Roofing Shakes and Tiles ( Installation ), Shingles: Granite Ridge, Guardian
Synthetic Underlayment
Product Comparison Chart, Roof Life Cycle

Fabral.com metal wall and roof systems, FAQs, Links
Residential
Technical Information & Installation Instructions

metalshingle.com stamped diamond pattern

McElroyMetal.com
Architectural, Residential
Products, MaxRib product variations

Owens Corning & Fabricating Solutions metal roofing

Metal Roofing Alliance - Gallery
Reinke Shakes Inc. Aluminum & Copper Shingles, Links
Energy Efficient, Hail Resistant, Tornado Proof
Installation: 3 Tab, Shakes

Threadgill Sheetmetal Works, Residential Metal Roofing, Price Estimator, SiteMap
Traditional-Building.com, The Traditional Metal RoofUse It!

US Steel Construction, Building, Metal Roofing, Steel Siding & Purlin manufacturing


SOLAR
also see.. §ENERGY, Solar§, §Energy Efficient Buildings§

American Solar Energy Society events, publications catalog, solarguide, Solar Today magazine

MillionSolarRoofs.com

OkSolar.com, distributor - SiteMap
Photovoltaic shingles

Sundog energy, UK, renewable energy systems
Redland PV Tiles

Uni-Solar.com, Roofing Systems FAQ's
SmartRoofSolar.com by Uni-Solar
    º Shingle & Laminate Solar Systems


OTHER ROOFING PRODUCTS

EcoShake.com - 100% recycled materials, reinforced vinyl and cellulose fiber shakes FAQ
• 50 year warranty, Class A fire rating, Maintenance-free, UV protected
Gallery, Specs

RCI-Mercury.com/, Fiber-reinforced roofing

Sarnafil single-ply welded membranes, SiteMap
Roofing
    º Green Roofs

Stevens Roofing (TPO, PVC & Hypalon reflective cool roof materials), Links, Search
Energy Efficient "Green" Roofing
EP Roofing Membrane, thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO)



^ ARCHITECTURE
SKYSCRAPERS

Skyscraperpage.com, Faq, Sitemap
Cities, Forum, Gallery

Skyscrapers.com 5,000 cities worldwide

^ ARCHITECTURE
SOFTWARE
also see.. §CADCAM§, §Energy Efficiency§, §HVAC§, §Lighting Design§ §Solar Energy§

ALL-TEMP Energy Software - LoadCalc Plus, Free Windows heating/cooling load calculation software
• size furnaces, central air, evaporative coolers, boilers & refrigeration loads

Applied-Synergetics.com
DomeUse It! free GNU Open Source coordinate generating software, FAQ, ReadMe
•aome Software Image Galleries - VRML, Ray-trace
Open Source Software

auto•aes•ays inc. ($) - formZ 3D form synthesizer - Demo Download
Forum ( House Rules )
Gallery

BEESUse It! (Windows) free life cycle assessment / costing, ( more )
from Office of Applied Economics, Building and Fire Research Lab, U.S. NIST

Building Design Advisor (Windows) free 30 Mb download: energy, daylighting & other analyses
from the Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Edward F. Sowell - SPARK (Windows) modeling complex building envelopes & HVAC systems

Energy Design Tools free Windows compatible Software by Professor Murray Milne, UCLA
• whole building simulation, energy eff & climate responsive design, energy costs, indoor air temp
OPAQUE - wall or roof sections U-value, Time Lag, Decrement Factor, Plots temp drop through section
Solar 2 - Plots sunlight penetrating window with combination of rectangular fins & overhangs
Solar-5 (Windows) preliminary design tool for heat flow in thermal mass, indoor air temp, daylighting, HVAC output, electricity & heating fuel cost, air pollution
Tecnical Papers
EDT SOFTWARE DESCRIPTIONS FROM EERE:

EnergyPlus free (non-GUI) building simulation software: heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating..
•aocumentation (pdf)- GettingStarted, Input Output, Output Details and Examples, Engineering Ref
FAQ

Fishbaugher and Associates software for Download
ASEAM (PC) retrofit energy savings, parametric optimization, Installation, ReadMe, ( more )

Free Structural Eng Analysis Software Herbert G. Whitman, PE
HEED: Home Energy Efficient Design free Download from UCLA

Home Energy Saver Online Residential Energy Audit Tool, Search
FAQ
Glossary - HVAC, Insulation, Lighting, Window Efficiency
Library - Codes & Standards, Financing & Ratings, Products, Software,

Laboratório de Sistemas Térmicos (Portuguese) UMIDAS Translation from BablFish AltaVista's Babel Fish
UMIDAS moisture calc, latent & sensible conduction loads, building envelope heat & mass transfer ( more )


LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LAB (lbl.gov)

lbl.gov) Environmental Energy Technologies Div ( Links )
Building Technologies Dept
    º Commercial Building Systems: Building Design Advisor (BDA) software, Download
    º Interoperability
    º Software

lbl.gov) Simulation Research Group Free Software:
Visual SPARK (Windows, Sun Unix, Linux, HP) modeling complex building envelopes & HVAC systems
EnergyPlus (non-GUI) building energy simulation program


Procore.com ($) online project management: RFI's, communications, daily log, archive your documents & photos...
Pronamics Expert Estimation ($) software for Project Management & Construction

SolArchUse It! (Windows) Passive Solar Architecture Design shareware, data for UK & Ireland
ReadMe ( Intro )
Introduction to Passive Solar Energy Tutorial download

Square OneUse It! (Squ1.com) resource for energy efficient design of buildings, About, SiteMap
• Freeware
    º Location Tool searchable database of world cities & towns, by latititude, longitude, name
    º Radiance Control Panel for Lawrence Livermore's free Radiance Lighting Design software
    º Conversion Tool multiple, simultaneous conversions, customisable data file, define complex formulas
    º Equation Tool plot 2-D equations, configurable, click-select for values of any point

U.S. DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) - Software <= see Free Software Icons:
•aistings: Use It! Alphabetical, by Platform, by Country


^ ARCHITECTURE
SPACE STRUCTURES
also see.. Domes

Buckminster Fuller Institute - Beyond the Cube, The Architecture of Space Frames and Polyhedra
Buckminster Fuller Virtual Institute - Beyond the Cube

International Association for Shell and Spacial Structures (IASS) - Journal, Symposia
Working Groups - Spatial Wood Structures

International Journal of Space Structures ($) order archive on CD-Rom from Multi-Science.co.uk

U Nottingham, John Chilton - Structural Morphology: Towards the New Millennium
Spatial Wood Structures


^ ARCHITECTURE
SUSTAINABLE (GREEN) ARCHITECTURE
also see.. Affordable Housing, §Energy, Buildings§, §Energy Efficiency§, §Rainwater Harvesting§, §Renewable Energy§,
Software, §Solar Energy§

Adobe Alliance - Design inlcludes adobe domes & roofs

AIA Colorado - Sustainable Design Resource Guide (Use It! home) - Glossary, Additional Resources
Concrete, Masonry, Metals, Wood & Plastics
Doors & Windows, Finishes, Thermal & Moisture Protection - Insulation types
Electrical, Mechanical
Additional Resources - Databases, Organizations, Software
Special Construcition - Solar & Wind Energy

Amicus Green Building Center, products, resources & expert support
ArcheVita.com - Forum ( Archive Jul-97 to Jan-00; Search Feb-00... )

Architecture 2030Use It! Ed Mazria's plan to end America's energy dependence through optimized building design and efficiencies

Architecture for HumanityUse It!

Arcosanti hyperbuilding, organics, workshops

ATHENA Sustainable Materials Institute Links, Web Search
Publications, Research Reports ($) list only

Backwoods Home Magazine practical self-reliant living, Forum, Links

Building Design Advisor free Windows software (30 Mb download) energy, daylighting and other analyses
from the Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Building Energy Modelling and Simulation Self-Learning Modules using ESP-r free Open Source software
Energy Links
Glossary
Introduction & Case Studies
ESP-r Training
Theory - Building structure, Convection, Electrical Energy, Radiation..

BuildingGreen.com or "Environmental Building News" - Links, SiteMap
Archives
News
What Is Green Building? - Checklist, Cost, Materials, Priorities

California Straw Building Association - FAQ, Links, SiteMap
Historic Straw-bale Structures
Technical Information - Keeping Your Bales Dry, Test Results of an SB Vault System

Center for Desert Architecture - Ben - Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
CityFarmer.org, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture, Rain Barrels article with Links
CobCrew Home Page earth building and landscaping with Texas Native Plants
Cob & Natural Building Links: Lost Valley Education Centre, Dexter, OR
Cob Cottage Company cob structures research & information

Communications for a Sustainable Future, Links
Architecture and Community

CurvedSurfaces.com Aleksandra Kasuba, artist: shell houses in a mountain desert in New Mexico
Bio, History, Imagining the Future
Finishes, Arches, Doors, Floor and Ceiling Plans
Hardened Membrane Walls, Shells, Tubular Structures, Minimal Surfaces

The Desert House:   Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona: THE DESERT HOUSE

Development Alternatives Group (devalt.org), New Delhi, India, Technology Systems Branch
EbrochuresUse It!" (pdf Downloads)
    º Compressed Earth Blocks, Concrete Block Technology, Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln (VSBK)
    º Ferrocement Roofing Technology, Micro Concrete Roofing Technology
    º Selection & Upgradation of Technologies in Rural Areas (SUTRA)
Publications

Develoment Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT) resources & LinksUse It!  Tucson, AZ

dmoz Open DirectoryUse It! Sustainability at Science: Environment

Earth Architecture Center International, Ltd.: Adobe Education
Earthfriendly and Self-Sufficient Architecture, Search, from U Colorado, x
Earthship - Gallery, Links
Earthship Global Website (earthship.org) Construction, Power, Water; Taos, NM
Eco-Home Network sustainable living, eco-home construction resources, bookstore
EcoIQ Sustainable Communties, Businesses, & Households
Eco-Living.net, Resource Database, ShelterUse It! Links
Ecological Building Network (EBNet)
ECOTOPIA design strategy
Electronic Tools for Community Sustainability: Profiles Links

Eliphante organic architecture and art, Sodona, AZ - About, SiteMap
HippoDome tour

Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA), Links, Search, SiteMap
Bookstore
Building Technology
    º Goals, Objectives and Criteria for energy and resource efficient buildings
Magazine Articles by Steve Andrews

ESP-r Open Source software (Unix, Solaris, Linux) building performance modeling: thermal, visual, acoustic
Download
Glossary, General Glossary of Terms relating to Modelling and Simulation for Environmental Engineering
Publications

The Fly Ash Resource Center Home Page (at Geocities.com), Pozzolan

Friends of Kebyar & Organic Architecture - Links
Journal Archives

Google Web DirectoryUse It! Sustainable Development at Society: Issues: Environment

Government of Western Australia, Sustainability Policy Unit: Information & Links

GreenBuilder.com - Building Sources Use It! Sustainable Building Sourcebook
International Straw Bale Building Registry
Passive Solar Guidelines

Green Builder Program Sustainable Building Sourcebook & Program, Austin, TX

Green Building Information Centre Information, Links & Software
from the Green Building Information Council Canada

GreenEngineer.com:   Shopping List of Green Ideas

GreenHomeBuilding.comUse It! excellent articles with links, SiteMap
Adobe, Cast Earth, Earthbag, Rammed Earth
Building Components product guide/links
Cob, Cordwood, Strawbale
EarthShip
Hybrids
Lightweight Concrete, PaperCrete
Post/Shoring/Polyethylene (PSP)
Rock

Greening Federal Facilities guide in reducing energy consumption & costs
Greywater Research Jon Hoang Van Ma
Groundworks cob structures, efficiency, solar, cooling
Harmony's Home Page, Architects, Shelter & Housing Links
HealthyBuilding.net/ news, newsletter
HomeEnergy.org - Archive (anl.gov - 2)
Homestead.org - Vernacular Architecture
Hubbell and Hubbell - Links

Irish Eco-Builders Website, Links ( Self Builders )
Projects, Strawbale, Timber

Jan's COB and Natural Building Site COB building, articles, courses & events, Links
KasubaWorks.com Aleksandra Kasuba, artist
Knowledge.com Portal: sustainable architecture

The Last Straw international quarterly journal of straw bale & natural building
CD ROM order form, Issues 1-40 (1993-2003) email to: thelaststraw@thelaststraw.org

The Living Building: World and I Magazine

M.I.T., Sustainable Urban Housing in China - Links
China
Natural Ventilation and Outdoor Comfort

Mother Earth News

Murdoch U, Institute for Environmental Science, Environmental Technology Centre
ETC Photo-Tour 01, 02
WAALITJ Building Sustainable Features

Natural Building Convergence, Portland Oregon
Natural Building Network
Natural Building Resources: zianet.com

theNaturalHome.com - Links, SiteMap
• do-it-yourself house plans, photos & descriptions, with commercial appliances & product sales

NewDawn-Engineering.com, Products, Price List
NextAid Africa
Open Architecture NetworkUse It!
PAKSBAB Pakistan Straw Bale & Appropriate Building

Pattern Language ($), Christopher Alexander ( 2, 3 )
Archives
Patterns

Permaculture Magazine, UK - SiteMap
Articles - Earthship Huts - Recycled Modular Buildings, Building With Straw Bales
Book & Product List, Book Subject Categories
DesignBites

PotKettleBlack.com, Natural / Alternative Building Photo Gallery

Rammed Earth The Australian Connection, questions, photos, links
Rural Design and Building Association, Coutryside Building journal archive
Renewable Energy & Green Building: ibiblio.org Collection Index & Search

Residential Environmental Design and Sustainable Architecture - Search
Articles, Book Reviews, Product Reviews - 21st Cent Green Architecture
•(cont'd).. Bamboo faq, Bamboo article, Plyboo & Intl' Wood Products
•(cont'd).. Decking: Synthetic/Recycled, Recycled Synthetic Decking
•(cont'd).. Flooring: Cork & Recycled Glass
•(cont'd).. Roofing: Environmental, Eco-Shake, Uni-Solar, & Supradur
FAQ's - Alternative Building Materials, Construction Methods
•(cont'd).. Glossary, Green Facts, My House, Renewable Energy Resources

Rocky Mountain Survival Group Links - Contents

Scott & Janis Derrick: Earthship voyage
Embark, Tires, Bond Beam, Adobe, Idiot Truss, Front Wall, Roof
Cisterns, Greenhouse, Utility Room, Mud Room, Office Dome, Utilities

Shelter Publications Inc. articles, books

Smart Architecture (Netherlands) - Links
Theory - Energy Generator, Natural Building, Temperature and Humidity, Longevity, Scarcity creates creativity
Straw Bale Home Construction with Links, El Pase Solar Energy Assoc
Sustainainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) analysis tools, education, professional training
Sustainable Building Source Book: GreenBuilder.com
Sustainable Energy Authority - Links, Search, Site Map (Victorian Government, Australia)
Sustainable Sources (GreenBuilder.com) sustainable building, materials, solutions
ThinkCycle Forum distributed open-source design innovation & collaboration for underserved communities & the environment

Toolbase.orgUse It! Homebuilding Industry Technical Resource, codes & regulations, technology inventory

Tsui Design & Research Inc., Eugene Tsui
• Gallery: Ecological Future House, Self-Sufficient House, Tsui House, Watsu School
Publications, Speeches, Writings

U Dundee, School of Town & Regional Planning
Conservation Glossary
Links - Europe, North America, UK
Publications - Indicators of Sustainable Development

United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Use It! Links
Articles, Guidelines, Initiatives & Regulations, Magazine Archive, Publications & Resources

US DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Use It! Building Technologies Program
Building Toolbox

U.S. DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Smart Communities Network
Green Builder Program
• Links - Associations & Guidelines
Principles
Software

WashingtonPost.com, chapter 1 from.. Eco-Pioneers, Practical Visionaries Solving Today's Environmental Problems
World Hands Project
WWW Virtual Library: Environment, Sustainable Development
Yahoo! - Construction, Earth Houses, Straw Bale Construction, Sustainable Development
Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Warren, VT - Links, SiteMap
Zenzibar.com Alternative Culture Directory - Unusual Architecture
NEWSGROUPS
^ ARCHITECTURE
TELEVISIOIN PROGRAMMING
PBS: Building Big
HGTV (Home & Garden Channel) - Exteme Homes

^ ARCHITECTURE
TRIDIPANEL
HumbleWood.com - Contruction

^ ARCHITECTURE
WINDSTORM CONSTRUCTION
Texas Dept Insurance, Windstorm Inspection Program Building Codes, Construction Guides
Product Evaluation Index
DownloadsUse It! Guides & Code


^ ARCHITECTURE
WOODBURNING STOVES, FIREPLACES
also see.. Codes (below), Radiant Heat, §HVAC§, §FIRE§

AmericanMetalProducts.com, Chimney Products:
Amerivent, (pdf) Installation & Maintenance Instructions

Chesapeake, VA, Inspections Dept, (pdf) Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Fireplaces

Chimney Safety Institute of America
Chimney fire Causes and Cures

Chimneys.com - Use It! Burning Secrets, online book
Chapter 6: Woodstove Problems

Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association - Glossary, Safety, Venting

HearthNet - Links
Forum
Information - FAQ, hard-to-find Parts, Q&A Database Search

JenningsHeating.com, SiteMap
Chimney Pipe 25 Year Warranty St Steel, Class A, Pricing: 6", 8"

Magic-Sweep.com - Homeowner's Guide To Chimneys, Fireplaces And Woodstoves - online book
Contents, Intro

Masonry Heater AssociationUse It! heat from short hot fire stored in thermal mass - Links
• Definitions - MHA, ASTM
Library
News

Metal-Fab Inc. residential and commercial chimney systems
Residential
    º Temp Guard® 2100° Chimney 10 yr Warranty, (pdf) Installation Instructions, Typical Installations
Commercial

National Chimney Sweeps Guild - Chimney Component Suppliers and Manufacturers
North American Supaflu Systems, Inc. information on Cast-In-Place chimney liners for masonry chimneys

Pellet Fuels Institute
• About Pellet Fuel, Pellet Stoves

Purdue U, Purdue Extension, Residential Wood Stove InstallationUse It!
Rumford.com Rumford fireplace design information

Simpson Dura-Vent, Hearth Products, Dura/Plus Chimney Systems

WoodHeat.org
All about chimneys, Selecting and Locating a Chimney

CODES
^ ARCHITECTURE
WOODWORKING, CARPENTRY
including... FAQS, FIND, Forums, NewsGroups, Vendors
also see... Cabinets, §Paint, Pigment, Stains§

10 Rules for Finish CarpentryUse It! Fine Homebuilding

101 Woodworking Tips & TechniquesUse It! from Woodsmith, ShopNotes & Workbench magazines

Allan's Wood Miser's Workshop stretch your budget & skills: books, tools, tips, techniques...
build a banjo from Song of the Great Lakes Woodworking Studio
AmericanRouter.com ($) magazine

APA - The Engineered Wood Association (formerly the American Plywood Association)
APA CAD (apacad.org) 100's of CAD drawings
Online Library of ResourcesUse It!
Wood University (wooduniversity.org)

Badger Pond Woodworking and Jesada Router Bits articles, biographies, Forums, Links, mall, Search
Cowtown Eric's Carpentry-centric Web Page brace chucks, Laminates, Robertson screwdrivers

DryadStudios.com - About, History, Philosophy
• Fine Arts and Crafts Furniture
Shop Tour

FDM Home Page Woodworking Technology and Materials, books, Forum, News, products
Fine Woodworking magazine: "Knots" forum, software...
ForestIndustry.com associations, logging, lumber & wood products & processing, News, suppliers
InternetWoodworking.com
Lars Kirmser's Music Trader especially for Musical Instrument Makers & Repair Technicians
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