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Subject Guide - Construction Management

Compiled byEllen Willis, Construction Management Librarian Liaison. Updated 2006.

Selected Reference Books

REF BF31 .C72 1999 The Dictionary of Psychology

REF TA 641 .A4 2005 Annual Book of ASTM Standards 2005. Section 4 Construction. Vol. 04.02. Concrete and Aggregates

REF TH 146 .C52 2001 Building Construction Illustrated

REF KF 3975 .Z95 I58 2003 International Fire Code 2003

REF K 3538 .I58 2003 International Building Code 2003

REF KF 5704 .N38 2005 National Electrical Code 2005

REF KF 5708 .I5 2003 International Mechanical Code 2003

REF KF 5708 .I5 2003 International Plumbing Code 2003

REF TH 151 .I64 2003 International Energy Conservation Code 2003

REF TH 420 .I584 2003 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings 2003

REF TH 435 .N3 2003 National Construction Estimator, 2004

REF TH 9111 .N375 2000 National Fire Codes 2000

REF TK 3271 .M35 1999 Handbook of practical electrical design


Selected Circulating Books

F 784 .G7 S6 1870-1970: The First Hundred Years: Greeley, Colorado

TH 151 .C52 2004 Building Construction Handbook

KF 902 .A73 2002 A Simplified Guide to Construction Law

TH 9 .B87 2005 Illustrated Dictionary of Building Design and Construction

T 379 .H 34 2001 Blueprint Reading Basics: Manufacturing Print Reading

TH 435 .D45 2004 Builders Essentials: Estimating Building Costs for the Residential & Light Commercial Contractor

KF 1950 .S 76 2001 Contractor's Plain-English Legal Guide

TK 7819 .G38 2002 Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics

TK 3271 .R53 2005 Wiring Simplified: Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code

TK 3271 .R48 2005 Practical Electrical Wiring: Residential, Farm, Commercial & Industrial

TK 169 .T73 2004 Electrician’s Exam Preparation Guide

TH 7011 .A 4462 2004 2004 ASHRAE Handbook: Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Systems and Equipment

TJ 820 .G 565 2003 Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business

HT 352 .U5 H39 2003 Building Suburbia : Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000

 

Full-Text Books Online

NetLibrary
This database includes access to titles such as Building Down Barriers, Construction Methods and Planning, Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements, Lean Construction, Life Cycle Costing for Construction, Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, Practice Management, Spon's First Stage Estimating Handbook.

 

Print Magazines in Kiefer Library

Architectural Digest
Architectural Record
Better Homes and Gardens
Builder Magazine
Custom Home
Daily Journal
Family Handyman
Fine Homebuilding

The Library’s subscriptions to construction management journals are primarily in electronic format. Full-text articles are available in electronic formats through online databases. (see below)

 

Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Article Databases or Online Periodicals

Academic Search Premier | Off-Campus Access

EBSCOHost  |  Off-Campus Access

Academic Search Premier and EBSCOHost give access to many full-text construction management periodicals such as Architecture, ASRAE Journal, Building Design & Construction, Construction & Building Materials, Computer-Aided Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industry Week, Journal of Light Construction, and Popular Mechanics.

Buildings
Builder Magazine
Construction Safety News
Consulting-Specifying Engineer
ebuild
EEBA News: Energy & Environmental Building Association
Environmental Building News
Interior & Sources Magazine
Owners Perspective
Tilt-Up News; Concrete Construction

 

Other Library Materials

Pamphlet File
Pamphlet File – Construction Crack Tip Opening Displacement
Pamphlet File – Soils, Colorado Colorado’s Expansive Soils
Pamphlet File – Soils, Colorado Landscaping on Expansive Soils
Pamphlet File – Sustainability Green to the Core

Videos/DVD/CD-Rom
Pamphlet File – Construction Crack Tip Opening Displacement
MDSV Videocassette #1-A22 CAD: The Technology Tool in Your Future
Electronic Resource Computer File Sweet’s Construction Marketplace 2006
Electronic Resource Computer File 2003 International Residential Code

 

Searching the Library Catalog

The above titles are just a few of the resources available for you. The Kiefer Library Catalog, http://tlc.aims.edu/ provides access to resources available at Aims Community College. Use the following subjects (Library of Congress) and keywords to search in the library catalog:

blueprints, building construction, building dictionaries, building laws, cad, construction industry, electric wiring, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, renewable energy sources, soils, sustainable architecture

 

Selected Web Resources

Advanced Building Technologies & Practices
Allen’s Wood Miser’s Workshop
Ask the Builder
Construction Terminology
Emerging Construction Technologies
Eco-Build Web Ring
Green Communities
GlobalSpec: Engineering Search Engine
Martindale’s Remodeling and Construction
National Association of Home Builders
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Sweet’s Construction

 

Selected Codes and Statistical Resources

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Energy Codes
Greeley Municipal Code
NAFFA Building Code Checklists
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
State of Cities Data System. Building Permits Database
U.S. Census Bureau. Construction Trades

 

Selected Online Images and Other Media

Activities for ESL/EFL Students
Architectural Designs
Construction Photographs
Construction Safety Management: PowerPoint Presentation
Geotechnical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder

Other Library Catalogs

Colorado State University
Loveland Public Library
Prospector: Colorado Unified Catalog
University of Northern College Library Catalog
Weld Library District
Windsor-Severance Library Distric

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