References
The hyperlinks listed below have valuable information for architects related to technical design considerations. Other organizations and links will be added as time permits. If you know of, or find other organizations that should be added to this list, please e-mail them to yatt@cua.edu. Thank you.
Barry D. Yatt, FAIA, CSI
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- Reference Compilations
- Comprehensive
- Manufacturers and Materials Lists
- Books that you can read online
- Magazines
- Sources of Advice
- Codes, Standards, Community Information, and Contracts
- Specific Topics
- Construction Criteria Base: A library of specifications, codes, documents, software, and more
- Autodesk Buzzsaw
- Construction Web Links
- A Dictionary of Real Estate Terms: Look it up
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Manufacturers and Materials Catalogs (In alphabetical order)
- ArCat
- Architects' First Source (AFS)
- The Blue Book
- Building Team
- Building Materials by McGraw-Hill Sweets (What used to be known as Sweets Catalog)
- CMD Group
- C-Z
- 4specs
- Material Explorer
- SpecSource
- SpecSimple
- Sweets Catalog: See "Building Materials", above
- Visual Library
- The Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG)
Books that you can read online
- Building Envelope Design Guide: An excellent guide to the design of construction details.
- The Old House Web: Explains, with photos and drawings, many common construction materials and how they are used.
- Glossary of Planning and GIS terms compiled by Prince George's County, MD
Magazines
- AR: Architectural Record
- BD&C: Building Design & Construction
- ENR: Engineering News Record
- Detail Magazine: English language edition
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Professional Associations: Architects, Engineers, Planners, Developers, etc.
- ACEC: American Consulting Engineers Council
- AIA: American Institute of Architects (architects only)
- APT: Association for Preservation Technology
- ASLA: American Society of Landscape Architects
- AEI: Architectural Engineering Institute
- BOMA: Building Owners and Managers Association
- CERF: Civil Engineering Research Foundation
- CMAA: Construction Management Association of America
- CSI: Construction Specifications Institute (architects, engineers, manufacturers, distributors, etc.)
- DCBIA: District of Columbia Building Industry Association (includes architects, developers, bankers, engineers, etc.)
- DBIA: Design Build Institute of America
- IFMA: International Facility Management Association
- IIDA: International Interior Design Association
- NAIOP: National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (a property owners' association)
- NCARB: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
- NSPE: National Society of Professional Engineers
- RedVector.com's List of Associations:
- SBIC: Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
- UIA: Union Internationale des Architectes (an association of architect's organizations from many countries. The AIA is a member of the UIA.)
- ULI: Urban Land Institute (Urban Planning)
- USGBC: United States Green Building Council's Emerging Green Builders Group
- WCOE: Women Construction Owners & Executives (includes women architects, engineers, design-builders, etc.)
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Trade Associations: Manufacturers, Distributors, and Contractors
- SpecText's huge and very useful list of almost every imaginable organization (in .pdf format)
- ASA: American Subcontractors Association
- ABC: Associated Builders and Contractors
- AGC: Associated General Contractors of America
- BIA: Brick Institute of America
- CDA: Copper Development Association
- Concrete Network.com
- ILI: Indiana Limestone Institute
- LGIC: Laminated Glass Information Center
- NAHB: National Association of Homebuilders
- NCMA: National Concrete Masonry Association
- PCA: Portland Cement Association
- SCCA: Southern California Contractors Association
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Standards-Writing Associations
- ANSI: American National Standards Institute
- ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials
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NSSN: National Standards Systems Network (searches many standards associations)
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Building Codes, Zoning Ordinances, Comprehensive Plans, and GIS Databases
- Building Codes
- Zoning Ordinances, etc.
- Maps and GIS databases
- DC: DC Office of Zoning Maps
- DC: Create a custom planning analysis map
- MD: Montgomery County - Free maps
- VA: Arlington County. GIS Maps
- GeoComm database
- FreeGIS database
- Manifold maps
- ESRI in general and ArcView in particular
- Community Information
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Looking at design holistically
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Environmentally Sustainable Construction
- Carnegie Mellon Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics
- COTE: AIA's Committee On The Environment
- Energycodes Database
- Environmental Building News
- Green Building Information Council (Canada)
- GreenMatrix
- NAEP: National Association of Environmental Professionals
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- SBIC: Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
- USGBC: U.S. Green Building Council
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Case Studies: Architectural Details, Structural and Mechanical Design
- Columbia University Building Monographs: Includes documentation for Mies' Farnsworth House, Rogers' PatCenter, Heery & Weidlinger's Georgia Dome, Davis-Brody & Geiger's U.S. Pavilion at Expo 1970. Upcoming analyses include Schindler's Pueblo Ribera, SOM's Lever House, and Meier's Smith House.
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Projects currently under construction that you can visit (live video cam!) on the Internet
- Please forward links you find and they will be posted here.
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Last revised: February 10, 2006.
Last reviewed: September 25, 2009
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