Building and Design

American Institute of Architects – The Architects' Knowledge Resource section features information on architecture, including research, best practices, product reviews, ratings, image banks, trends, and more.

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.

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.

Buildings Online – Provides information on the latest trends and products in the commercial/institutional buildings market.

Design Cost Data – Case studies, cost guides and trends under multiple asset categories. Developers use DCD as a working tool to provide the data for historical cost estimates on future projects. Free and paid subscriptions.

Energy Information Administration – Information on the stock of U.S. commercial buildings, their energy-related building characteristics, and their energy consumption and expenditures.

International Code Council – Offers news relevant to the building community, from code enforcement to materials manufacturers

McGraw-Hill Construction – Features industry news taken from Dodge, Sweets, Engineering News-Record and 10 regional publications.

NAIOP Development Magazine – The official magazine of NAIOP, Development features building and design articles.

NAIOP Green Case Studies – Need some examples of sustainable projects? Find 43 case studies of office, industrial and mixed-use green buildings providing information on elements of design, energy efficiency and payback period from past winners and finalists of NAIOP's Sustainable Development Award. (Members only access)

NAIOP Membership Directory – Search the directory to find NAIOP members in the architecture, design and construction industries. (Members only access)

Reed Construction Data – Provides architects and contractors with in-depth information on commercial building products - including technical data, sourcing, cost data, project use examples, and downloadable specs, CAD and BIM objects.

Steel Buildings Express – A resource for those considering purchasing or building a metal building. Contents include basic articles about the manufacture and construction of steel buildings, tools and resource guides, forms and contracts and free quotes from suppliers.

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.