This guide will help you find books, videos, articles and websites about Construction topics. If you need additional help, come to the Library Reference Desk or Ask A Librarian.
Highlights
- Associates Programs Source PlusAssociates Programs Source Plus is designed specifically for junior & community colleges with a primary focus on disciplines of study within associate degrees and certification programs. Construction trade journals and magazines are available full text in this database
- Building GreenBuilding Green is an online trade magazine for interior design, architecture, construction, and related industries. Make a user account with your COD email address. (Students: @dupage.edu / Faculty & Staff: @cod.edu)
- Ebook CentralEbook Central is a large and growing collection of books on a variety of topics. All books in this collection are also accessible through the COD Library catalog. Use your Ebook Central account to check out and download books, use the reading tools, and create reading lists.
- NFPA CodesIncludes the National Fire Codes, the National Electrical Codes, the Life Safety Code and many more national codes from the NFPA.Please note that PDF downloads from this database are not allowed as of June 1, 2021, Page prints from your browser are possible.
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Call Number Ranges
Use these call number ranges to browse the General Collection and the Reference Collection.
| HD 9715 - HD 9717.5 | Construction Industry |
| TH 1 - TH 9745 | Building Construction |
| TH 443 | Construction Industry--Safety |
| KF 902 | Construction Contracts |
| KF 5701 - KF 5710 | Building Laws |
Reference Materials
The Library holds many recent national codes, standards and building management guidelines from the International Code Council and the U.S. Green Building Council in the reference collection. Some older iterations of these materials are available for check-out in the general collection. Browse the Reference Construction materials here.
For fire codes, electrical codes and safety standards, consult this online resource: NFPA Codes Online. You'll need a current library card to access the NFPA from off-campus.
The International Code Council makes their codes freely available to read on their website. You'll not be able to print the whole code, but you can copy and paste small sections.
I-Share
The library is part of a consortium of academic libraries known as I-Share. As COD students, you can request items from other libraries online by creating an I-Share account. For more information, visit our I-Share Information Web Page.
