Technical
Links
for
All Architectural
and
Environmental
Courses:
| Terri
Meyer Boake B.E.S. B.Arch. M.Arch. Associate Professor School of Architecture University of Waterloo LEED AP |
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technical
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The links below will take you to various websites I have found that may be of interest to you. I will update these links throughout the term. As with any web links, I will not guarantee that they will all keep working! Please advise if they are broken. If it is a "complex" link, try working it backward to its "root". Often people change file folder names, not realizing that it breaks the link! Also, if you are researching a building from a foreign (non English) country, try searching with words in that language. Many documents are not published in English, so will not show up in an English only keyword search. I am perptually in the midst of filling this in... Anyone that FINDS some good links, let me know and I will add them to the matrix! |
| General, but important sites! |
John
Straube's Website: Building Engineering Group University of Waterloo (lots
of great info/links here!) |
| John
Straube's Website for Students: http://www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/beg/building_science_students.htm |
| General
Information and Articles from Architectural Record on varying technical
topics: http://www.archrecord.com/CONTEDUC/ConteducC.asp |
Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
National
Research Council |
IRC
Institute for Research in Construction Canada |
| Climate links pdf |
Joe Lstiburek's
Building Science Website: |
| Wood: |
Canadian
Wood Council |
American
Wood Council |
| Wood
Building Magazine (lots of details and interesting buildings!) http://www.woodmags.com/wdb/magazine_rack/index.php3 |
| Steel: |
Canadian
Institute of Steel Construction |
American
Institute of Steel Construction |
Canadian
Sheet Steel Building Institute |
| Reusing Steel http://www.reuse-steel.org/home/ |
| Steel Tube Institute of America http://www.steeltubeinstitute.org |
| Concrete: |
| Eco-Smart
Concrete http://www.ecosmart.ca/ |
| American
Concrete Institute http://www.aci-int.org/general/home.asp |
| Concrete Thinker (Sustainable Concrete) http://www.concretethinker.com |
| Light
Transmitting Concrete http://www.litracon.com/ |
| Precast Concrete: |
Precast
Prestressed Concrete Institute |
| Masonry: |
| Ontario
Concrete Block Association: http://www.ocba.ca/ |
Brick
Industry Association (including free technical notes on brick construction) |
| Arriscraft http://www.arriscraft.com/archContent/index.html |
Canada
Masonry Centre |
| Eco-Block
Insulation Concrete Forms http://www.eco-block.com/ |
| ARXX
Insulating Concrete Forms: http://www.arxxbuildingproducts.com/INTRODUCTION.htm |
| Ground Source Heat Pumps: |
| Natural
Resources Canada http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/infosource/pub/home/Heating_and_Cooling_with_a_Heat_Pump_Section4.cfm |
| US
Department of Energy http://www.pnl.gov/fta/2_ground.htm |
| Heating and Cooling Systems: |
| Radiant
Floor Heating Systems: http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/radiantfloorheating/ |
| Radiant
Floor Heating Systems: http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/factsheets/bc2.html |
| Displacement
Ventilation Explanation: http://www.greenengineer.com/ideas/dv.htm |
| Displacement
Ventilation Ducting: http://www.tombling.com/ducting/ventilation-duct.htm |
| Displacement
Ventilation vs. Mixed Flow: http://www.ambthair.com/dispvmixed.html |
| Displacement
Ventilation, diagrams with explanation: http://www.advancedbuildings.org/main_t_vent_displ_vent.htm |
| Ventilation
Systems: http://www.renson.be/en/producten/zoek.php?action=zoek |
| Trickle
Vents in Offices: pdf link |
| Background
Ventilation: pdf link |
| Photovoltaic Systems: |
Great site with lots of case studies and photos: |
| General Links
page by others http://www.energyi.mccabe.net/links.htm |
| Sandia PV Systems: http://www.sandia.gov/pv/ |
| NREL Intro to PV Page: http://www.nrel.gov/clean_energy/photovoltaic.html |
| Sustainable Building Sourcebook: PV Systems http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/Photovoltaic.html |
| NRCAN Introduction to PV Systems: http://www.canren.gc.ca/prod_serv/index.asp?CaId=143&PgId=765 |
| Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Website: PV http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/solar_photovoltaics.html |
| Spheral Solar Systems Cambridge, Ontario http://www.spheralsolar.com/default.asp |
| PV Basics: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/pvt/pvbasics/ |
| Wind Energy: |
| Wind Energy: http://www.windpower.org/en/tour/wres/index.htm |
| Canadian Wind Energy Atlas: http://www.windatlas.ca/en/index.php |
| Solar Thermal Energy: |
| EIA Solar Thermal Information http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/solarthermal/solarthermal.html |
| NREL Concentrating Solar Power Research: http://www.nrel.gov/csp/ |
| Strawbale: |
| Report on Moisture Issues: CMHC http://cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/imquaf/hehosu/stbawa/stbawa_001.cfm |
| Surfin' Strawbale: (lots of links!) |
| http://mha-net.org/html/sblinks.htm |
Camel's Back Construction: |
| Strawbale Primer: pdf |
| Environmental Agencies or Websites: |
| Carbon Neutral Design: carbon-sbse/index.html |
| High Performance Buildings Database: http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/highperformance/ |
| Architecture 2030 http://www.architecture2030.org |
| Carbon Buzz: http://www.bre.co.uk/carbonbuzz/ |
| Global Warming: links |
Square
One Group: A fantastic site with lots of environmental design information |
| US
Green Building Site http://www.usgbc.org |
Canadian
Green Building Organization |
US
Department of Energy |
| www.greenbuilding.ca |
| www.advancedbuildings.org |
 Green
Globes Environmental Assessment Toolhttp://www.greenglobes.com/design/homeca.asp + explanatory pdf of the system link |
Oikos
Green Building Site |
Light
Pollution Awareness Website |
Steel
Recycling Institute |
| Green
Steel Resources: http://www.cisc-icca.ca/green.html |
Interstitium:
A Dynamic Approach to Solar Access Zoning |
| Sustainable
Architecture – General site http://www1.arch.hku.hk/research/BEER/sustain.htm |
| http://www.sustainability.ca/ |
| Building
Green: Environmental Building News (some free content, a charge applies
for full access, but can be done on a one week basis for some concerted
research -- great case studies and LEED backup information) http://www.buildinggreen.com/ |
| BREEAM
and BREEAM/Green Leaf Assessment Tools http://216.58.80.108/index.html |
| Green
Globes Environmental Assessment System http://www2.energyefficiency.org/design/ |
| Alaska
Sun Environmental Site for Northern Applications http://www.alaskasun.org/ |
| Insulation: |
| Owens
Corning Insulation (fiberglass) http://www.owenscorning.com/ |
| Cellulose
Insulation http://www.rvalue.net/page5.html |
| Polyurethane
Foam Insulation Information http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/engineer/facts/93-011.htm |
| Canadian
Urethane Foam Contractors Association http://www.cufca.ca/home_e.php |
| Foam
Tech http://www.supergreenfoam.com/case_studies/exterior_wall.htm |
| General
details and specifications on thermal insulation from Canada Wood Council http://www.cwc.ca/design/building_science/thermal_insulation/http://www.cwc.ca/design/building_science/thermal_insulation/ |
| Landscape: |
| Sustainable
Urban Landscape Information Series: University of Minnesota http://www.sustland.umn.edu/ |
| A
good site on perennial plants: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/perennials/perennial_index.html |
| General Indexes of Interesting Buildings (good for case study type research): |
| Encyclopedia
of Great Buildings http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings.html |
University
of Washington Cities and Building Database |
Structurae:
International Gallery and Database of Structures |
| Emporis
(formerly Skyscrapers.com) Huge database of buildings, info and images http://www.emporis.com/en/ |
archINFORM
International Architecture Database |
| Curtain Wall and Cladding Systems: |
| Whole Building Design Guide: http://www.wbdg.org/design/env_fenestration_cw.php |
Permasteelisa:
Advanced Curtain Wall |
Alcoa
Cladding Systems |
Kawneer |
Dupont
Laminated Glass: |
Profilit
(or Reglit) Glazing System: |
Pilkington
Glass: |
Anderson
Windows |
Ceramic
Frit Glass |
Kalwall
Transluscent Wall Systems |
Solera
Glazing System |
| Roofing: |
| Sarnafil http://www.sarnafil.ca/ |
| http://www.jm.com/roofing/ug/pvc/adhered_details/index.shtml
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| Soprema
Green Roof System: |
| Green
Roofs for Healthy Cities http://peck.ca/grhcc/ |
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| Membranes: |
| Swimming
Pool liners: http://www.sarnafil.com/system_details_sp |
| The
Design of Durable Joints between Windows and Walls http://www.cmhc.ca/publications/en/rh-pr/tech/03-107-e.htm |
Bakor
Envelope Systems |
| Double Skin Building Systems: |
| Building Skins Blog http://buildingskins.blogspot.com/ |
| Arch
484: Tectonics of the Environmental Skin |
| Article
from Architectural Record: General Issues on Double Skin Buildings http://www.archrecord.com/CONTEDUC/ARTICLES/7_00_2.asp |
| Pushing
the Envelope: The Skin’s the Thing for Conserving a Building’s
Energy http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/07.19/10-conserve.html |
| Survey
of the Built Environment: Categorization of the types of double skin buildings
and a list of buildings and mini analyses http://www.battlemccarthy.demon.co.uk/research/doubleskin/casestudies/casestudies14.htm |
| Space
Modulator: The Construction of the RWE Tower in Germany http://www.nsg.co.jp/spm/sm81~90/sm86_contents/sm86_e_index.html |
| Harvard
University research on Building Envelopes: you have to login here, but membership
is free for anyone http://www.buildingenvelopes.org |
| Case
study: Baltic Square Tower, Finland http://www.vtt.fi/virtual/try/Terak/csm4-00-1.htm |
| Article
on the Design of Bioclimatic Skyscrapers by Ken Yeang http://www.arch.wustl.edu/347-F98/Bio_Skyscrapers/default.htm |
| Solar
skin wall building in Norway http://www.sintef.no/units/civil/ark/ark/Norsk/Prosjekter/BPASolar.html |
| Double
skin buildings and sustainability?? Towards a fourth skin. http://www.diprose.co.nz/WREC/WREC.htm |
| Asian
case study: Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building http://www.hku.hk/estates/page/tkbs.htm |
| Case Studies: |
| York
University Building by Busby http://www.architectureweek.com/2002/0403/environment_1-1.html |
| Sustainable
Architecture: Architronic Electronic Journal 3 articles, one on The Center for Regenerative Studies and the YMCA Environmental Learning Center http://architronic.saed.kent.edu/v4n3/ http://architronic.saed.kent.edu/v5n2/ |
| US
Department of Energy - High Performance Buildings http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/mtxview.cfm?CFID=26017421&CFTOKEN=41791377 |
| Concrete Thinker Case Studies http://www.concretethinker.com/CaseStudies.aspx |
| On line Periodicals: |
| Canadian
Architect http://www.canadianarchitect.com |
| Architecture
Week http://www.architectureweek.com |
| Canadian
Consulting Engineer http://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/ |
| Architectural Record (not the entire magazine) http://architecturalrecord.com/ |
| Architecture (not the entire magazine) http://architecturemag.com/architecture/index.jsp |
| Greensource Magazine http://greensource.construction.com/ |
| McGraw-Hill Construction http://www.construction.com/ |
| Looking for Case Study Based Information?? Try these links! | |
| Arch 684: Advanced Case Studies in Sustainable Canadian Buildings | website |
| Database of all of the Sustainable Case Study Undergrad Papers Received for Three Years | website |
last updated March 3, 2009 9:19 AM