Selected Internet Resources on Building and Construction

Electronic Journals
Databases
General Guides
Building Products and Services
Government
Professional Bodies
Codes and Standards
Patents
Dictionaries

Electronic Journals

• Architronic
• The Automator
• Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction
• Lighting Futures (Lighting Research Center)
• Maintenance Solutions
• Professional Surveyor
• Technical Circulars(Environment, Transport and Works Bureau, HKSAR)
• Works Digest (Environment, Transport and Works Bureau, HKSAR)

Databases

• BFRL Publications Online (Building and Fire Research Laboratory)
• Cities and Building Database (University of Washington Libraries)
• The Great Buildings Collection
• IRC publications database (Institute for Research in Construction, Canada)
• PVC Alternatives Database

General Guides

• aecasia.com
• BUBL LINK: Buildings
• BUBL LINK: Construction
• BUBL LINK: Civil Engineering
• Construction Information Sources (Construction Technology Centre Atlantic, Canada)
• Cyburbia - The Urban Planning Portal
• EEVL (Enhanced and Evaluated Virtual Library): Civil Engineering
• EEVL (Enhanced and Evaluated Virtual Library): Materials Engineering
• Galaxy: Civil and Construction Engineering
• Land Surveying and Geomatics On-Line Resources
• Land Surveyor Reference Page
• Sustainable Building Sources
• UNLV Libraries: Architecture and Building
• WWW Virtual Library: Civil Engineering
• WWW Virtual Library of Geotechnical Engineering
• Yahoo: Architecture
• Yahoo: Real Estate
• Yahoo: Civil Engineering

Building Products and Services

• ARI Directory of Certified Product Performance (Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute)
• Building Products
• Building Online
• Construction Material Suppliers (Hong Kong)
• ebuild: the Professional's Guide to Building Products
• First Source
• McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets Network

Government

• Architectural Services Department
• Buildings Department
• Civil Engineering and Development Department
• Drainage Services Department
• Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
• Environment, Transport and Works Bureau
• Environmental Protection Department
• Fire Services Department
• Government Property Agency
• Highways Department
• Hong Kong Housing Society
• Housing Authority and Housing Department
• Housing, Planning & Lands Bureau
• Land Registry
• Lands Department
• Planning Department
• Rating and Valuation Department
• Town Planning Board
• Water Supplies Department

Professional Bodies

Local

• Construction Industry Institute (Hong Kong)
• Hong Kong Institute of Architects
• Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
• Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Overseas

• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Building Research Establishment (BRE)
• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
• The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
• CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology (CMIT)
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
• Institute for Research in Construction (IRC)
• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Codes and Standards

• ANSI eStandards Store
• Construction Standards Used in Hong Kong
• Global Engineering Documents
• ISO Standards Catalogue
• JIS Standards (Japanese Standards Association)
• Telecommunications Standards (Hong Kong)
• Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines
• Ultimate CE Directory: Building Codes & Standards
• WWW Virtual Library: Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Standards

Patents

• 中華人民共和國國家知識產權局專利檢索
• Canadian Patents Database
• Espa@cenet (European Patent Office)
• United States Patent & Trademark Office Patent Databases

Dictionaries

• Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
• Illustrated Architecture Dictionary