• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Architecture
• American Institue of Architects -(AIA)
• American Institute of Building Design

Air Conditioning & Cooling Systems

• Carrier Company
• The TRANE Company

Building Codes

• BOCA Building Officials and Code Administ.
• Code Check- Help with Building Codes
• ICBO Internat. Conf. of Building Officials
• NFPA Home Page - National Electrical Code and other resources
• Uniform Building Code

Construction:

• The Home Inspection/Construction Information Website
• BuildNET - The Building Industry Online
• The Electronic Blue Book-construction industry info search
• the Construction Information Sources (CIS) Database collection of Internet sites for A/E/C (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry - includes data base search capabilities
• The Construction Site for Contractors, Architects, Engineers, Home Inspectors (under devel 10/95)
• Construction Online
• Construction Research Laboratories
• Journal of Light Construction residential and light construction, great publication

Electrical

• IAEI Home Page - International Association of Electrical Inspectors
• NFPA Home Page - National Electrical Code and other resources
• Federal Pacific Electric Panels
  • AGT Battery Best source we've found for flashlights, batteries, parts - Pres. Angela Tessmer offers expert service and product advice

  Emergency Relief/Disaster ARC FEMA etc

  • American Red Cross Home Page
  • International Red Cross - IFRC Home Page
  • FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FEMA-Calif OES Home Page

  Environment & Hazmat

• J.D. Sales & Consulting investigating Carbon Monoxide and combustion problems
• Environmental Building News listserv
• Environmental Health, Centre for - Univ Victoria
• Environmental Sites on Internet Condensed List
• EMF ElectroScience Laboratory Home Page
• Forum articles eg EMF
• US EPA Water Information
• HAZMAT Agency for Toxic ATSDR Science Corner
• Pollution Online

Exteriors

• Louisiana Pacific INNER-SEAL siding failures class action case.
• Masonite Siding Failures class action case.
• EIFS Siding FailuresUSG Press Room: Water-Management -- The Future of EIFS
• BUILDER Online EIFS: Introduction to Special Report

Government Agencies & Resources

• CPSC Gopher
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Safety and Product Recalls
• Essential Links to Taxes
• Internal Revenue Service
• US Army Corps of Engineers Information Network
• US Dept. of Transportation
• OSHA Occup. Safety Hazards Admin
• CLSA

Green Construction

• Oikos/Green Construction Source

Hardboard Siding

• Defective Hardboard Siding Information Center
• Louisiana-Pacific Inner-Seal Siding Litigation Claims Administration Information Website
• Masonite® Siding Class Action Settlements

Home Safety

• Carbon Monoxide Alert
• Kidde Home Safety Products
• Evironmental Protection Agency - Asbestos

Home Owners/Home Buyers - General Resources

• Old House Resources
  • Abatron Epoxy Wood Repair/Restoration
  • Wood Care Sys. wood rot treatment
  • Old House Care & Restoration Guide Ian Evans high-content website also has extensive pertinent links, world-wide
  • Historic Homeworks John Leeke
  • U.S. National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Housingzone.com directories of home-related associations, contractors, house plans, remodelers, suppliers, etc.
• Handyman USA excellent repair tips for do-it-yourself-ers

Plumbing

• Hill's really neat Plumbing Page lists books, plumbing links, service companies.
• Plumbnet Interactive Plumbing Network
• SoftDesk Plumbing Design Tools Utilities and symbols to create 2D plans, isometrics, and riser diagrams.
• polybutylene piping lawsuit settlement website
• Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc. corrugated plastic drainage pipes & culverts.
• Ask the Master Plumber no-fee consulting
  

  Standards & Testing Agencies

  • ANSI Amer. Nat. Standards Institute
  • ASTM American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM)
  • UL Underwriters Laboratories