Favorite Web Sites

Aluminum

·         Aluminum Association Inc.


Concrete

·         ACI International — American Concrete Institute

·         Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

·         Euclid

·         Grace Construction Products

·         Hilti International

·         Master Builders

·         National Ready Mixed Concrete Assoc.

·         Nox-Crete Concrete Construction Chemicals

·         Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

·         The Portland Cement Association

·         Post-Tensioning Institute

·         Powers

·         Sika

·         Gage Brothers | Masonry and Precast Products

·         Erico

·         Coreslab

·         TPac


Tilt-Up Concrete

·         The Tilt-Up Concrete Association

·         THERMOMASS.com

·         Panel Systems Inc.

·         Meadow Burke Products

·         Mbrick


Steel

·         American Institute of Steel Construction

·         Arcelormittal Steel

·         New Millenium Building Systems

·         The Steel Joist Institute

·         Unistrut

·         Vulcraft Division of Nucor

·         SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings

·         Canam Steel


Dampers/Base Isolators

·         Lord Rheonetic Magnetic Fluids and Systems for Vibration and Motion Control

·         Taylor Devices, Inc.

·         Earthquake and Seismic Protection from DIS

·         Enidine Incorporated

·         DIS

·         MCEER


Light-Gage Steel

·         American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)

·         Alpine Engineered Products, Inc.

·         Comercials Metal Company

·         Clark Steel Framing Systems

·         EPIC METALS CORPORATION - Steel Deck

·         Cold Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI)

·         Marino\Ware

·         MiTek Industries

·         Steel Framing Alliance

·         SDI - Steel Deck Institute

·         Steel Stud Manufactures Association

·         Unimast Incorporated

·         Wei-Wen Yu Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures

·         Sureboard steel sheet gypsum composite = strong shear walls

·         Fullerton Building System

·         New Steel

·         Steel Tech


Masonry

·         Acme Brick Company

·         Anchor Block - Masonry Blocks for Landscaping and Construction

·         Brick Institute of America

·         Southeast Concrete Masonry Association

·         Chargar Products Concrete, Cement, Masonry and Stone

·         Endicott Clay Products Co.

·         Glen-Gery Brick

·         Heckmann Building Products

·         Hohmann and Barnard Inc.

·         Masonry Advisory Council

·         Mortar Net

·         PROSOCO, Inc.

·         Wirebond


Wood

·         American Wood Council

·         APA - The Engineered Wood Association

·         BOISE

·         Treated Wood - Chemonite (ACZA) Wood Preservative

·         Georgia-Pacific

·         The Gypsum Association

·         NAHB Research Center

·         National Association of Home Builders

·         Structural Board Association

·         Owens Corning

·         Simpson Strong-Tie

·         TrimJoist Corporation - Engineered Wood Joists

·         Trus Joist

·         ZONE FOUR


Fiberglass

·         Delta Composites

·         Fibergrate

·         International Grating, Inc.

·         Ohio Gratings Inc.

·         Strongwell-Fiberglass


Foundation

·         CHANCE®

·         Deep Foundations Institute

·         Instant Foundations

·         Monotube Pile Corporation

·         Pile Buck, Inc.

·         Schnabel Foundation Company's Homepage

·         PDCA Pile Driving Contractors Association


Software

·         Desktop Engineering Int'l

·         Adapt Post-Tensioning Software System

·         pcaStructurePoint

·         JFBA Panel program for design of light gage steel cold formed shapes

·         Loseke Technologies

·         ASDIP Structural Software

·         RSG Software features CFS cold-formed steel design software

·         Daniel T. Li, Engineering International

·         DMC Software Solutions - Structural Engineering Analysis and Design

·         Eagle Point

·         ENERCALC

·         Ensoft

·         C-Concepts, Inc.

·         GTK Home

·         GT STRUDL

·         Sturctural Concrete Software

·         RAM International - Structural Engineering Software

·         Research Engineers International Structural Software STAAD

·         RISA Technologies

·         Standards Design Group, Inc.

·         Spreadsheets for Structural Engineering

·         STRAP: structural analysis and design software

·         Engg Software

·         Strunet flow charts


Seismic

·         Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)


Organizations

·         AIA The American Institute of Architects

·         Architects USA

·         ARCAT Bldg Product Search Site

·         Structural Engineering Institute

·         American Society of Civil Engineers

·         CMD First Source: The definitive source for information on Building Products and Building Product Manufacturers

·         Construction Specifications Institute

·         DPIC Design Professionals Insurance Companies

·         Engineering News Record

·         Eng-Tips Forums for engineering professionals

·         ICBO Code

·         International Code Council, Inc.

·         iCivilEngineer.com - The Civil Engineering Portal

·         NCEES - National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

·         National Society of Professional Engineers

·         Skyscrapers.com - Database on skyscrapers and tall structures

·         Structural Engineers Association - International

·         CSEforum.net

·         American Council of Engineering Companies

·         McGraw-Hill Construction

·         Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)

·         The Blue Book

·         AEC Info: Building Product Information, CSI Specs, CAD Details And More for Architecture/Engineering/Construction

·         ANSI American National Standards Institute

·         ARCOM, Publisher of MASTERSPEC

·         National CAD Standard

·         ASHI - American Society of Home Inspectors

·         Federal Emergency Management Agency

·         National Academy of Forensic Engineers

·         Environmental Protection Agency


Miscellaneous

·         GlobeXplorer

·         MapQuest

·         Powell's Books - Used, New, and Out of Print

·         Professional Publications, Inc.

·         Civil Book Store

Construction Books