Building & Design
Advanced Buildings – A guide to more than 90 environmentally appropriate technologies.
American Institute of Architects – The economics and market research section, found in the news area of the site, features building/design industry information and reports.
ARCAT.com – A great site that features building specs, standards, products and news.
Area Development Online – Look here for information on the hot topics in site and facility design.
Automated Buildings.Com – Features news, press releases and articles on automated buildings.
The Bluebook.com – Listings of 850,000+ construction companies by region and category.
Builder Online – Features the latest building news and design trends.
Building Design and Construction – Provides news from the commercial building industry, listings of the industry's top 300 firms, an archive of BD&C articles and information on products and suppliers.
Building Officials Code Administrators International (BOCAI) – Offers news relevant to the building community, from code enforcement to materials manufacturers
Buildings Online – Provides information on the latest trends and products in the commercial/institutional buildings market.
Census of Construction-Listing of Reports – Listing of monthly construction reports compiled by the Census Bureau.
Census of Construction Industries - SIC Summary – SIC summary of findings.
Census of Construction- Geographic Area Summary – Geographic area summary of findings.
Construction.Com – Features industry news taken from F.W. Dodge, Sweet's Group, Engineering News-Record, Architectural Record, and Design-Build and legislative information.
Energy Information Administration – Provides excellent data on commercial buildings in the U.S., including total square footage. A breakdown of industrial and office buildings can be obtained by contacting the office listed on the site.
Environmental Building News – Features articles, reviews, and news stories on energy and resource efficient healthy building practices.
First Source – Features the R.S. Means Preliminary Project Cost Database, which calculates estimated values of the cost to build a specified project.
NAIOP Development Magazine – The official magazine of NAIOP, Development features building and design articles.
NAIOP Case Studies+ – Look here for practical, to-the-point information on hot-breaking topics. (Members only access)
NAIOP Membership Directory – Search the directory to find NAIOP members in the architecture, design and construction industries. (Members only access)
Oikos Green Building Source – Comprehensive site devoted to green building news, products and information on companies that sell green products.
SiteSeeker's Site Selection Process – A great document on the general process of site selection, from Site Seeker.
The Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management – A comprehensive site devoted to international urban environmental management. Includes documents and statistics.
Industry Resources are compiled and maintained by the NAIOP Information Center. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Sherrod at (703) 904-7100.
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