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Search Terms

To Find BOOKS or ARTICLES use the following SEARCH TERMS in library catalogs and indexes.

AutoCAD
Architectural drawing--Computer-aided design
Architecture and energy conservation
Architecture--details
Building - details - drawings
Buildings -- performance
Computer-Aided Design
Computer Graphics
Digital computer simulation
Heating and ventilation
Indoor air pollution
Intelligent buildings
Materials--Thermal properties Tables
Organic architecture--Computer-aided design
Ventilation Equipment and supplies
--Design and construction.
--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Virtual Reality
Windows - energy conservation

Materials

Use Construction Resources in conjuction with Building Science Resources for Cost Data, Building Methods, Materials, and Product Directories

Sweets Catalog File
A directory of construction products and their manufacturers.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Online industrial buying source. Search by product/service, company or brand. Browseable categories include: adhesives/sealants, electrical components, engineering contractors and consultants, and other products and equipment. Also download pre-drawn mechanical and electrical parts and data that can be downloaded into CAD systems.

Indexes

Indexes for articles on current research. (check dates of coverage) also use Architecture Indexes

Art & Architecture Source
Formerly titled Art Source or Art Full Text
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Can limit to articles containing plans, sections, elevations and other graphic attributes. Most citations are from articles published since 1930 (with selective coverage dating back to the 1860s).

Center for the Built Environment Reports and Publications
Includes a bibliography of UC Berkeley's Center for the Built Environment's publications dating back to 1980.

Compendex
Encompasses civil, structural, and mechanical engineering disciplines, as well as related fields in science and management.
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Indexes books, journals, proceedings, and dissertations worldwide about research in the history of science, medicine, technology, and related fields. Subjects covered include agriculture, biology, construction, chemistry, energy, engineering, geology, linguistics, mathematics, medicine, music, philosophy, physics, social sciences, town planning, transport engineering, and zoology.
INSPEC
Indexes scholarly journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control, and information technology.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
Nexis Uni allows users to set up personal accounts to personalize your research experience. Nexis Uni has replaced LexiNexis Academic. [dates vary]
NTRL (National Technical Reports Library)
NTRL is the gateway to indexes, abstracts, and technical reports of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The NTIS archives reports from the Departments of Defense, Energy, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and others.
PapersFirst
Indexes papers presented at conferences, symposia, meetings, expositions, workshops, and congresses worldwide in a variety of disciplines, including the arts, humanities, social sciences, physical and life sciences, biological and medical sciences,
Web of Science
Provides links to footnoted citations as well as sources that have subsequently cited an article. Includes the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (from 1975), Science Citation Index (from 1900), and Social Sciences Citation Index (from 1900).

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Use Dictionaries and Encyclopedias for terminology, illustrations, definitions, names, dates, sites, methods.

Print Resources

Dictionary of Architectural and building technology / Henry J. Cowan. 4th ed. London; New York: New York. E and FN Spon; USA and Canada by Routledge, 2004. Summary of vocabulary used in the building industry. Includes technical terms, illustrations and cross-references, si and metric units are included. Valuable for students and practitioners.
Elevator and escalator micropedia / G.C. Barney, D.A. Cooper, J. Inglis; edited by G.C. Barney. 3rd ed.Sedbergh: GBA, c2001. Includes history of the technology, glossary, drawings, tables and formulae.
Encyclopaedia of architectural technology / Jacqueline Glass. Chichester: Wiley-Academy, 2002.
Encyclopedia of architecture: design, engineering and construction / Joseph A. Wilkes, editor-in-chief, Robert T. Packard, assoc. ed. New York: Wiley, c1988-c1989.
Encyclopedia of engineering materials. NY: M. Decker, 1988-89.
Illustrated dictionary of building design + construction / Ernest Burden. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005.
The illustrated dictionary of building terms / Tom Philbin. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1997. Entries include details, illustrations and history. See Plywood - includes the production history and its uses.
McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2002.

Electionic Resources

Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology
An extensive encyclopedia that includes lengthy, peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of physical science and technology. Covers chemistry, molecular biology and biotechnology, physics, earth sciences, environment and atmospheric sciences, computers and telecommunications, electronics, optics, and lasers, mathematics, astronomy, astrophysics, and space technology, energy and power, materials, and engineering.
Oxford Reference Online - Art and Architecture
Access to a number of art, architecture and design dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. Search sources collectively or search within an individual title.

Projects, Associations, Centers and Libraries

Advanced Buildings Technologies and Practices
Sponsored by a consortium of Canadian agencies. A building professional's guide to environmentally-appropriate technologies and practices. Includes indoor air quality, water conservation, waste management, electricity production, non-toxic materials, recycled materials, daylighting. Includes case studies.
BRE - Building Research Establishment
UK's centre on buildings, construction, energy, environment, fire and risk.
CABE - Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
(Archived Site) A British public commission site with goals to involve the public in shaping their own environments and to improve the ability of decision makers and professional groups to respond to growing public aspirations for a better built environment. Site includes many free online publications (pdf) - such as: Creating Excellent Buildings, Better Public Libraries, Designing 21st Century Libraries, Housing Futures etc.
Center for the Built Environment - UC Berkeley
Engineering Library. UC Berkeley
Links to many research guides and online resources.
HUD USER
A gateway to current research and analytic tools by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PDandR). Use to access research reports about housing and community and economic development, data sets that can be used for original research, HUD income limits and fair market rents, and more. HUD USER includes, practical information on new building materials and technologies, emerging trends in urban planning and demographics, alleviating housing discrimination and homelessness, and strategies for making housing more affordable, durable, accessible.
National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
Authorized by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383 as an organization that could serve as an interface between government and the private sector. The Institute's public interest mission is to serve the Nation by supporting advances in building science and technology to improve the built environment.
NMHC - National Multi Housing Council. A national association representing the interests of the larger and most prominent apartment firms in the U.S. NMHC's members are the principal officers of firms engaged in all aspects of the apartment industry, including ownership, development, management, and financing.
New Buildings Institute
(NBI) is a nonprofit organization working to improve the energy performance of commercial buildings.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Includes a link to Professional Interest Group - Life-Cycle Assessment. The mission of the SETAC LCA Advisory Group is to advance the science, practice, and application of LCAs to reduce the resource consumption and environmental burdens associated with products, packaging, processes, or activities. See website for publications, conferences, data collection.
Urban Land Institute Development Case Studies UCB Only
(Formerly Project Reference Files.) Case studies with detailed information, including costs, designers, statistics, plans, etc. Ask at Environmental Design Library reference desk for logon and password. Limit search to type of project, location, and use keywords preservation or adaptive use. Extremely important to logout after each use.

Contact Information

Environmental Design Library

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210 Wurster Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000

Off-campus Access to Library Resources

There are two ways to connect to library resources from off-campus using the new library proxy:

Links to online resources on library websites, such as OskiCat, will allow you to login with CalNet directly.
To access library resources found via non-UCB sites, such as Google or Google Scholar, you can add the EZproxy bookmarklet to your browser. Then, whenever you land on a licensed library resource, select your EZproxy bookmarklet to enable CalNet login.

More information is on the EZproxy guide.

The campus VPN provides an alternate method for off-campus access.

Journals

(use the e-journals list to find others)

ASHRAE journal. New York, American Society of Refrigerating Engineers.
Applied thermal engineering,
Automation in Construction, Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier,
Building Design & Construction, Chicago, Ill. : Cahners Pub. Co.,
Architectural science review Sydney : Academic Press,
Builder / NAHB, National Association of Home Builders. Washington, D.C.: NAHB,
Building London : Builder House,
Building and environment. Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press.
Building design and construction. Chicago, Cahners Publishing Co.
Building research and information : the international journal of research, development and demonstration. London : E & FN Spon, an imprint of Chapman & Hall,
Building science, [Oxford] Pergamon Press
Building services engineering research & technology London : Chartered Institution of Building Services,
Built environment. [London] : Kogan Page
Construction and building materials Guildford, Surrey : Butterworth Scientific.
Detail : Review of architecture and construction details. English ed. Munchen: Institut fur Internationale Arkitektur-Dokumentation, 2005. Excellent details, each issue focuses on an element of architecture.
Detail (Munich, Germany) Detail. Munchen : Verlag Architektur + Baudetail GmbH.
Energy and buildings Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Engineering, construction and architectural management. Oxford : Blackwell Science,
ENR - Engineering News Record. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill,
Environmental design and construction Troy, MI : Business News Pub.
Facilities design and management. New York, NY: Gralla Publications, 1982-2003
HVAC & R research : international journal of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigerating research. Atlanta, GA : American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
Indoor air. Copenhagen : Danish Technical Press.
Indoor + built environment: the journal of the International Society of the Built Environment Basel ; Farmington, CT : Karger,
International journal of construction education and research
International journal of thermal sciences
Journal of architectural engineering. New York, N.Y.: ASCE, Architectural Engineering Division,
Journal of Building Physics.London : Sage Publications,
Journal of performance of constructed facilities. New York, N.Y. : American Society of Civil Engineers
Journal of solar energy engineering New York, N.Y. : American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Journal of thermal analysis London [New York] Heyden & Son; Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó
Journal of thermal envelope and building science Lancaster, PA : Technomic Pub. Co., c1998-2005
Lighting research & technology London, UK : Arnold,
Places. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers London : Published for the Institution of Civil Engineers by Thomas Telford Services,
ResearchWorks - newsletter of U.S. HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research. Includes publication announcements, relevant case studies, and success stories. For the research and practitioner communities.
Reeves journal: Plumbing, Heating, cooling
Solar and wind technology Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press
Solar cells Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia
Solar energy Phoenix, Ariz. : Association for Applied Solar Energy,
Solar energy materials Amsterdam, North-Holland Pub. Co
Solar energy materials and solar cells Amsterdam : North-Holland,
The Structural design of tall buildings
Thermal Science [Belgrade] : Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences
What's new in building London : Morgan-Grampian
Techniques et Architecture. Paris.

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