Building Construction: Recommended Resources

This guide provides recommended resources for research in this discipline.

This Research Guide supports the Building Construction program at Virginia Tech which focuses on the business and process of making, managing, assembling, and the performance of buildings, including their operations, finance, energy use, and sustainability.

 

Building Construction Resources

 

Building Codes Resources

 

Green Building Resources

 

General Research Resources
RSMeans Online

The Art & Architecture Library provides access to RSMeans Online. Email Sarah Over, sover05@vt.edu, for login information.

Print copies of the most recent editions are available on Reserve.

Engineering Librarian

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Sarah Over
she/her/Dr.
Contact:
Newman Library
Rm 3013
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-8693
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Sarah Stanley
Contact:
Art & Architecture Library
100A Cowgill Hall
sarahstanley@vt.edu
540-231-2559

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  • not owned by Virginia Tech (books, articles from journals and conference proceedings, book chapters, standards, and technical papers)
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