Research Guide - Construction Engineering
Technology & Construction Management

Axe Online Catalog & Other Book Sources

• Axe Library Catalog

Other Book Sources

• NetLibrary
• Library Catalogs Online
• WorldCat

Journal Databases

Primary Databases

• ABI/INFORM
• Applied Science and Technology
• Compendex (Ei Village 2)

Secondary Databases

• Business and Company ASAP
• Business and Company Resource Center

Multidisciplinary Databases Covering Construction Engineering Technology & Management

• With Full Text
  • Academic OneFile
  • Academic Search Premier
  • Expanded Academic ASAP
  • Research Library
• Indexing, abstracts, and occasional links to full text
  • Article 1st
  • Google Scholar

"Serials Solutions"

Search by title, title keyword or subject group. The category "Technology and Applied Sciences" includes Engineering and its various subdivisions

Online Reference Sources

Dictionaries, Glossaries & Encyclopedic Sources | Directories | Company Directories

• ReferenceUniverse

Dictionaries, Glossaries & Encyclopedic Sources

• Access Science
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Google Directory > Reference > Dictionaries > By Subject > Construction

Directories

• Google Directory > Business > Construction and Maintenance

Company Directories

• Business and Company Resource Center
• ReferenceUSA
• ThomasNet.com (Thomas Register)

Selected Sources in Axe/KTC Library

• Annotated dictionary of construction safety and health
• Builder's essentials. Framing & rough carpentry : the illustrated guide for apprentices & carpenters
• The civil engineering handbook
• Concrete construction handbook
• A dictionary of environmental & civil engineering
• Exploring construction systems: designing, engineering, building
• Engineering unit conversions
• Fundamentals of building construction : materials and methods
• Architects contractors engineers guide to construction costs : 2003
• Handbook of civil engineering calculations
• Means illustrated construction dictionary
• Mechanical and electrical equipment for buildings
• National building codes handbook
• National electrical code handbook
• National fire alarm code
• Ramsey/Sleeper architectural graphic standards
• Standard handbook of environmental engineering
• Standard handbook of fastening and joining
• Structural engineering handbook
• The Wiley dictionary of civil engineering and construction: English-Spanish, Spanish-English
• Wood engineering and construction handbook

Associations and Societies

• American Concrete Institute (ACI) - has produced more than 400 technical documents, reports, guides, specifications, and codes for the best use of concrete; conducts about 125 educational seminars each year; and has 13 different certification programs for concrete practitioners, as well as a scholarship program to promote careers in the industry.
• American Society of Heating, Refigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) - will advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration and related human factors to serve the evolving needs of the public and ASHRAE.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - is a national association representing 23,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms in 79 chapters across the United States. ABC's membership represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors of the industry.
• Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) - the voice of the construction industry, is an organization of qualified construction contractors and industry related companies dedicated to skill, integrity, and responsibility. Operating in partnership with its Chapters, the association provides a full range of services satisfying the needs and concerns of its members, thereby improving the quality of construction and protecting the public interest.
• Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) - is leading the growth and acceptance of Construction Management as a professional discipline that can add significant value to the entire construction process, from conception to ongoing operation.
• Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - The mission of CSI is to advance the process of creating and sustaining the built environment. By using the diversity and expertise of its membership to develop and exchange knowledge, the Institute seeks to be recognized worldwide as the indispensable resource for information on improving that process - this is CSI's vision for the future.
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) - is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing industry, and the public at large.
• National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) - was founded in 1953 by 16 women working in the construction industry. Knowing that women represented only a small fraction of the construction industry, the founders organized NAWIC to create a support network. Women in Construction of Fort Worth was so successful that it gained its national charter in 1955 and became the National Association of Women in Construction. NAWIC's core purpose is to enhance the success of women in the construction industry.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) - is project management's leading global professional association, and as such, it administers a globally accepted and recognized, rigorous, examination-based, professional certification program of the highest caliber.

For more information, see the KTC page on Organizations in Technology

Selected Web Sites

Web Directories | Technical Data | Patents | Career & Job Information | Tutorials

Web Directories

• Builder Space - a construction industry directory
• Concrete Info - provides a large selection of information, products and services for professionals in the construction industry
• Concrete Network - contains information, products and concrete service providers

Technical Data

• ASTM Standards (American Society for Testing and Measurement)
• B4UBUILD.COM "the first place to look..." - Residential construction site
• Building and Fire Research Laboratory (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
• Concrete Network contains information, products and concrete service providers.
• Engineering News Record
• NFPA Codes and Standards (National Fire Protection Association)

Patents

• USPTO - The United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Career & Job Information

• A/E/C JobBank is a central job board resource that lists current jobs within the architecture, engineering and construction industry.
• Carpentry and Construction Career Guide (Vocational Information Center)
• Careers in Construction & Development, Inc.
• ConstructionJobs.com America's premier employment resource for the construction, building and engineering industries.

Tutorials

• Enhanced and Evaluated Virtual Library (EEVL)

Course Related Web Sites

PSU Department of Construction Engineering Technology & Management.
PSU 2003-2005 University Catalog - Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology Degree with a Major in Construction Engineering Technology.
PSU 2003-2005 University Catalog - Bachelor of Science in Technology Degree with a Major in Construction Management.
PSU 2003-2005 University Catalog - Master of Engineering Technology.