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How do I find out about technologies related to building/construction?

To find definitions, descriptions and technical data in the building/construction, consult ready reference sources such as: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and Handbooks.

The following is a selection of resources that can be found in the open-shelf reference collection on the lower level of Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL). Call numbers are in brackets after the title. Items with call numbers preceded with “*R-SIBL” can be found on the open shelves; numbers without “*R-SIBL” must be requested from the Altman Delivery Desk.

Search in the library’s CATNYP catalog or consult with a librarian for more resources.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

  • Contractors' Dictionary of Equipment, Tools, and Techniques (*R-TA9 .W43 1995)
  • Dictionar poliglot: constructii, materiale de constructii si hidrotehnica: engleza, româna, germana, franceza, rusa. 1979. (JSE 81-211)
  • Dictionary of Architecture & Construction (*R-NA31 .H32)
  • Dictionary of Engineering Acronyms and Abbreviations (*R-T11 .K43)
  • Encyclopedia of Materials : Science and Technology (*R-TA402 .E53)
  • Illustrated Building Glossary (*R-TH9 .M355)

Handbooks

  • RS Means Cost Data Books including: (for info about RS Means publications: http://www.rsmeans.com/)
    • Assemblies (*R-TH435.B848)
    • Building Construction (*R-TH435 .B84)
    • Concrete & masonry cost data (*R-TA682.26.C66)
    • Electrical (*R-TK435 .M42)
    • Facilities Construction (*R-TH435.M425)
    • Heavy Construction (*R-TH435.M4291)
    • Interior (*R-TH435.I576)
    • Light Commercial (*R-TH4315.M43)
    • Mechanical (*R-TH435.M435)
    • Open Shop Building Construction (*R-TH435.O52)
    • Plumbing (*R-TH6235 .M43)
    • Repair and Remodeling (*R-TH3411.R6)
    • Residential (*R-TH4815.8.M43)
    • Site Work and Landscape (*R-TH435.M367)
    • Square Foot Costs (*R-TH435 .M44)
  • Building Design and Construction Handbook (*R-TH151 .B825 1994)
  • Civil engineering handbook (*R-TA151 .C57 )
  • CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook (*R-TA403.4 .C74)
  • Ecological Design Handbook: Sustainable Strategies for Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning (*R-NA2542.35 .E26)
  • Fire Protection Handbook (*R-TH9150 .F57)
  • Kempe's Engineers Year-Book (*R-TA151.A1.E6 Latest ed.)
  • Smithell’s Metals Reference Book (*R-TN671 .S55 1992)