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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

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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)

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CONSTRUCTION
also see.. Contracting, §Civil Engineering§

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

BLine.com manufacture support & hanging systems, enclosures
The Blue Book of Building and ConstructionUse It! 550,000 listings, ads, company profiles, Search

BuilderNet product & supplier Database, Search, browse
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

MasterWholesale.com Seattle, WA, online hardware store
NOCON - International Heavy Construction forefront engineering technology, blasting, Tunnelling...
Sweet's Group Online comprehensive construction resource guide
^ 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
Energy Star, Use It! Resources for Window, Door and Skylight Manufacturers and Retailers
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!

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

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)
Learning through Architecture using Architecture in the Classroom

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


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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

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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


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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


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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

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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


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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

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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
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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
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