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Building and Construction

Blue Book of Building & Construction
Get construction information about general contractors, subcontractors, products/materials, architects, engineers, manufacturers, equipment, suppliers, and services. Search by company name, regionally, or any of 560 industry classifications.

Building Code
Information about the Uniform Construction Code  from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

Codecheck
Find building, plumbing, HVAC, or electrical links, or purchase Code Check books and videos from Taunton Press and Construction Books Express.

Construction Weblinks
Links about organizations, industry topics, and other resources from Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, specialists in construction law for over 75 years.

Emerging Construction Technologies
The Division of Construction Engineering and Management at Purdue University presents new technologies with prospective "high impact" on construction, in the areas of civil, mechanical, Internet-based, electrical, and other.

Housing Zone
This site from Reed Business Information contains links of interest to builders, remodelers, architects, suppliers, consumers, and manufacturers.

R.S. Means Building Glossary
In addition to the construction dictionary, you may access cost calculators, a project reporting wizard, and links, from this affiliate of Reed Construction Data. (Free registration required)

Sweet's
Part of McGraw Hill Construction, the marketplace has over 61,000 products. "Find specs, download CAD Libraries, contact local manufacturers’ reps and forward Request for Information (RFI's) and Request for Proposal (RFP's)." (Free registration required)

Wood Handbook
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory and now only online or printed by the G.P.O., its 19 chapters discuss the chemical composition and properties of wood, fastenings, adhesives, finishes, preservation, fire safety, etc. See Chapter 5 for Commercial Lumber.