Jim Robbins' Links to Online References & Resources

I collected and organized these links for my own use, based on my current practice, but published them to this webpage for access from anywhere (even where browser-synced bookmarks are not available). To the extent that you find them helpful, great!

Government & Regulatory

• N.J.A.C. / N.J.S.A. / N.J.E.O.
• N.J.A.C.
  • Community Affairs = Title 5
    • NJUCC = Chapter 23
    • NJUFC = Chapter 70
• Department of Community Affairs (DCA).
  • DCA - NJUCC.
  • DCA - NJUCC Formal Technical Opinions.
  • DCA - NJUCC Bulletins.
  • DCA - Construction Codes Adopted in NJ (with links to original or NJ versions of model codes).
  • DCA - Division of Codes & Standards.
  • DCA - Code Assistance.
• State Board of Architects.
• Division of Property Management & Construction (DPMC).
• Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
  • DEP - Historic Preservation Office.
• Department of Health & Senior Services (DOH).
• Department of Education (DOE).
  • DOE - Office of School Facilities.
  • DOE - Administrative Code and Statute; Title 6A, Chapter 26: Educational Facilities.
• Economic Development Authority (EDA).
• Schools Development Authority (SDA, successor to the Schools Construction Corp.).

• National Council of Architecture Review Boards (NCARB).
• Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
• National Park Service's Heritage Documentation Programs, including Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), & Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS).
• US Access(ibility) Board.
• National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
  • NIBS - Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC)
  • NIBS - Facility Management & Operations Council (FMOC)
  • NIBS - Building Information Management Council
  • NIBS - Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG)
  • NIBS - US National Building Information Management Program

Professional Associations

• American Institute of Architects (AIA).
  • New Jersey Society of Architects (AIA-NJ).
  • AIA Central New Jersey Section (AIA-CNJ).
• National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).
• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
• International Interior Design Association (IIDA).
• International Code Council (ICC).
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) with view-only access to standards with free registration.
• Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
• Project Management Institute (PMI).
• United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
  • USGBC New Jersey Chapter.
• Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).
• Green Building Initiative (GBI).
• NJ Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (NJHEPS).
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

Periodicals

• Architectural Digest.
• Architectural Record / BNP Media Architecture & Construction Continuing Education Center.
• Architect / Hanley Wood University.
• ICC's Building Safety Journal.
• NJDCA Construction Code Communicator.
• CSI's Construction Specifier.
• Environmental Building News.
• Journal of Green Building.
• Interior Design.

General Product Indices & Specification Information

• 4specs.com.
• Arcat.
• CSI's MasterFormat (@Wikipedia).
• Sweets / Sweets CAD Library.
• See High-Performance Design References (below) for specialized indices.

Testing / Material Standards

• See also Government & Regulatory (above).
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL); Directory (requires login).
• Intertek (formerly Warnock-Hersey).
• R-value Table for common, generic building materials.
• BIA Tech Notes.
• USG Design Studio.

High-Performance Design References

• See also Professional Associations (above).
• Sustainability Dictionary (good for novices).
• GBI's Green Globes rating system.
• USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
• Education:
  • USGBC Center for Green Schools.
  • Collaborative for High-Performance Schools.
  • Healthy Schools Network.
• Healthcare:
  • Center for Health Design.
  • Green Guide for Health Care.
  • Practice Greenhealth (formerly Hospitals for a Healthy Environment).
• UC Berkeley's Center for the Built Environment.
• Building Green Suite.
• NRDC: Buildings.
• Rocky Mountain Institute, concerned with sustainability.
• Green California.
• Indices & more:
  • Green Seal.
  • Green Spec.
  • Greenguard.
• US Dept. of Energy Building Technologies Office.
• NIST's Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) Software.
• Energy Star.
• USNO Solar Altitude/Azimuth Tables.
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

Miscellaneous References

• NOAA's Local Climatological Data (LCD).
• Weather Underground History.