We now have a trial for Material ConneXion, a database of sustainable materials and processes for the building industry. You can do a simple search, limit by manufacturer, country or language, or browse by categories or physical properties.
The trial runs through November 5th, 2010. Contact Peter Stern, Architecture Liaison Librarian, at 413-545-3967.
Emporis Research is a source of data about over 400,000 buildings around the world. You can search for a specific building and retrieve technical data, location, and companies involved in constructing specific buildings; building industry companies and directory information by location; or cities, states and regions and the buildings within them. The trial runs through November 5th, 2010.
MADCAD is a source of building codes. You can search for title keywords or browse by publisher or year. The full-text of the codes are included.
Contact Peter Stern, Art History, Architecture and Design liaison librarian, at 413-545-3967 with questions or comments.
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes through World History covers the history of homes from ancient times to the present. You can do a keyword search within the publication or browse through the table of contents.
For assistance using this reference source, contact a librarian.
The Libraries have added Turfgrass Information File (TGIF). A collaboration between the United States Golf Association Turfgrass Research Committee and Michigan State University Libraries, TGIF provides bibliographic references to annual research reports, conference proceedings, trade publications, scientific journals, field day programs, and newsletters pertaining to turfgrass and its maintenance.
If you would like assistance or have questions about this new database, contact Naka Ishii, library liaison to the Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences department, at 413-545-1656.
GreenFILE covers multidisciplinary research on the interaction between humans and the natural environment, including the topics of green building, pollution, recycling, renewable energy and sustainable agriculture. It offers abstracts and indexing for scholarly, government and general interest publications, as well as full-text for open access titles.
For assistance using this database, contact a reference librarian at 413-545-0150.
This resource includes a quarterly electronic publication and search interface for archives of research and ideas about designing and building. Contact Naka Ishii, 413-545-1656, for username and password. Trial continues through November 15th, 2008.
ARTbibliographies Modern provides references and abstracts to journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art since 1974. Sources cover a wide range of art forms, from fashion to graffiti, performance art, photography, sculpture and video art.
BuildingGreen Suite collects articles on sustainable design, U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system and GreenSpec Guideline Specifications; case studies of high performance buildings; and a directory of green products from windows and doors, to paints & coatings, sitework and landscaping, insulation and lighting. It also includes issues of Environmental Building News back to 1992. The database is designed for browsing, though simple search is also available.