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Building Types Online Details

A large international collection documenting contemporary building types with a focus on floor plans and other architectural drawings. 

Article Databases

Each database contains a variety of resources including scholarly journals, professional and trade magazines, news and the like.

For complementary suggestions, please visit the Facilities & the Built Environment Guide.

  • Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window
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    Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.
  • Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
    Contains academic journals.
  • BuildingGreen This link opens in a new window
    A site devoted to building design through a lens of sustainability. Contains authoritative information on progressive building design strategies, topics and issues.
  • Building Types Online This link opens in a new window
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    A large international collection documenting contemporary building types with a focus on floor plans and other architectural drawings.
  • GreenFile This link opens in a new window
    Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
  • Emerald Insight - Property Management and Built Environment Collection This link opens in a new window
    Contains academic journals on construction, property management, disaster resilience, and sustainable development.
  • Engineering Database This link opens in a new window
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    Academic journals on topics related to engineering.
  • Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
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    Academic journals on topics such as engineering, biotechnology, bacteriology, atmospheric science, ecology, and biology
  • Canadian Reference Centre This link opens in a new window
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    A collection magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books including Architectural Design.
  • EBSCO Open Dissertations This link opens in a new window
    Search this multidisciplinary collection of dissertation and theses records from around the world. Includes some Canadian content.
  • ABI/Inform Collection This link opens in a new window
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    Contains academic and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news. Canadian content.
  • Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
    A small collection of academic journals and magazines focused on landscaping and horticulture.
  • Home Improvement Collection This link opens in a new window
    Magazines, both general interest and trade-based, for home improvement hobbyists and professionals.
  • Hospitality and Tourism Complete This link opens in a new window
    Includes country and industry reports related to the tourism and hospitality industry, trade publications and academic journals.

    • Standards and Codes

    Standards are documents that provide an agreed-upon set of rules that tell you how to do, test, or identify something in a repeatable and consistent way. Codes are standards that have been incorporated into law.  The Library provides access to many standards and codes online. 

     

    Federal Codes

    Adoption and enforcement of the NRC national model codes (Building, Fire, Plumbing, Energy) are the responsibility of the provincial and territorial authorities having jurisdiction.

    Provincial Codes for Ontario

    Ontario publishes their own codes based on the national model codes (above).  The building, fire and plumbing codes are based on the national models, but with significant variations in content and scope. The Ontario Fire Code, in particular, is significantly different from the National Fire Code. Ontario also references the National Energy Code for Buildings in its building code.

    Video Collections

    The Library provides a wide variety of streaming videos, including documentaries and educational films. Search for the subject you are interested in, such as Architecture, Design, Structural Engineering, etc.

    Image Collections

    Search the Library's image collections for pictures of significant buildings or other structures. You can use these images in your reports and presentations, or easily post them to eConestoga.