By James W. Clasper, Engineering Reference Librarian
Engineering Library, University of Cincinnati, 850L Baldwin Hall, M.L. #18, (513) 556-1452
BOOKS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS dealing with Sustainable Engineering can be located through the UC Library Catalog. You can search in the UC Library Catalog or OhioLINK Catalog by author, title, keyword or subject. General Library of Congress subject headings or keywords that can be used include:
BUILDING MATERIALS--ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION--ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTALISM; FUEL CELLS; GREEN MOVEMENT; GREEN PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT--ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; RECYCLING (WASTE, ETC.); REFUSE and REFUSE DISPOSAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (ENGINEERING); SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE; SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS--DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT; and WATER REUSE
For additional terms, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings or use the KeyWord feature in the UC Library Catalog.
Books are located in the Engineering Library unless otherwise indicated.
HANDBOOKS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS and BIBLIOGRAPHIES are located on the Reference shelves unless otherwise indicated.
2004 Survey of Energy Resources (TJ163.13.S87 2004) (Available through UC on the Web)
Advanced Buildings: Technologies and Practices (Available on the Web)
Advanced Civil Infrastructure Materials (TA403.A238 2006) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Advances in Construction Materials 2007 (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
ASHRAE Greenguide : The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings (TH880.A84 2006)
Annual Review of Environment and Resources (HD9502.A1 A6)
Assessment of Hydrogen Energy for Sustainable Development (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Building Sustainable Urban Communities (Available on theWeb)
Building With Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Cities of the Future: Towards Integrated Sustainable Water and Landscape Management (HD4456.C58x 2007)Contractor's Guide to Green Building Construction (TH880.G53 2008)
Directory of Published Proceedings (Available on the Web)
Ebrary (Available through UC on the Web)
EEVL -- Edinburgh Electronic Virtual Library -- Sustainable Development (Available on the Web)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering (TD9.E5 2006)Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) (Available through UC on the Web)
Engineering Pathway (Available on the Web)
Environment, Construction and Sustainable Development (TD195.C54 E54 2001 v.1-2)
Environmental Technology Resources Handbook (TD169.5.G68 2003) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Environmentally Conscious Alternative Energy Production (TK1005.E58 2007)
Fact Sheets on Renewable Energy (Green Energy Ohio) (Available on the Web)
Fuel Cell Systems Explained (TK2931.L37 2003)
Geoenvironmental Sustainability (TD171.9.Y66 2007) (Available through UC on the Web)Grand Challenges for Engineering (Available on the Web)
Green Building : Project Planning & Cost Estimating : a Practical Guide to Materials, Systems & Standards (Daap TH880.G74 2006)Green Chemistry : Environmentally Benign Reactions (TP155.2.E58 A35 2008)
Green Energy Ohio (Available on the Web)
GreenBiz.com (Available on the Web)Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy (TJ807.9.A8 D54 2007)
GreenSource (Available on the Web)Guidebook to Membrane Desalination Technology ... (TD480.4.W55 2007)
Health Monitoring of Structural Materials and Components : Methods with Applications (TA645.A253 2007)
Institutions and Sustainable Transport : Regulatory Reform in Advanced Economies (HE242.I545 2007)
Introduction to Sustainability: Road to a Better Future (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Intute: Science, Engineering, and Technology (Available on the Web)
Knovel (Available through UC on the Web)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System (Available on the Web)
LEED--EB for Existing Buildings : Reference Guide (Daap TH880.L443 2005)
Macro-Engineering : a Challenge for the Future (TA170.M337 2006)
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (Available through UC on the Web)
Ohio Renewable Energy Resource Guide (2007), (Available on the Web)
Pocket Guide to Transportation (Available on Web)
Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook: Your Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living (TJ810.G35 2008)Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission and Storage (TJ808.S67 2007)
Solar Decathlon (Available on the Web)
Smart Communities Network (Available on the Web)
State of the World : A Worldwatch Insitute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (Langsam HC59.S766)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (Available on the Web)
Sustainable Building Technical Manual (Available on the Web)
Sustainable Development for Engineers : a Handbook and Resource Guide (TA170.S87 2006)
Sustainable Development in Practice : Case Studies for Engineers and Scientists (TA160.S87 2004)
Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering : the Complete Green Building Design Resource (TJ808.G48 2007)
Sustainable Energy Technologies: Options and Prospects (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Sustainable UC (Available on the Web)
Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Sources (Chem TJ808.6.S87 2003) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Sustainability Science and Engineering : Defining Principles (TP155.2.E58 S87 2006)
Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: Cities in the Third Millennium (TH5.C68 2001)Technology, Humans, and Society : Toward a Sustainable World (HC79.E5 D67 2001)
Transportation Infrastructure Engineering : a Multi-Modal Integration (TA1145.H64 2008)
Transportation Research Record (TE7.H5)
Water and Wastewater Reuse: An Environmentally Sound Approach for Sustainable Urban Water Management (Available on the Web)Yaws Handbook of Properties for Environmental and Green Engineering (TP200.Y394 2008)
DATABASES are electronic equivalents of paper indexes and abstracts. Electronic versions generally cover the last twenty years. These resources provide rapid access and improved subject searching capabilities. Some databases relevant to Sustainable Engineering are:
Academic Search Complete (Available through UC on the Web from 1984)
BuildingGreen.com (Available through UC on the Web)
Civil Engineering Abstracts (Available to U.C. on the Web from 1966 to the present)
COMPENDEX (Engineering Index) (Available through OhioLINK from 1969)
Construction Criteria Base (Available to U.C. on the Web)
DOE Information Bridge (Available on the Web from 1996)
Engineered Materials Abstracts (Available to UC only on the Web from 1986)
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (Available through UC on the Web)
Google Scholar (Available on the Web)GreenFile (Available through UC on the Web)
IEEExplore (Available through UC on the Web from 1988)
National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS), A database of over 10,000 EPA full text documents
NTIS (Available through UC on the Web from 1964)
PapersFirst (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web from 1993)
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (Available through OhioLINK from 1861)
Science.gov (Available on the Web from 1986)
Scopus (Available through UC on the Web from 1966)
SPIE Digital Library (Available through UC on the Web from 1990)Sustainability Science Abstracts (Available through UC on the Web from 1995)
Water Resources Abstracts (available through UC on the Web Cambridge Scientific's Environmental Science & Pollution Management collection)
JOURNALS are a good source of information on recent developments. Selected titles received by the University of Cincinnati Libraries are listed below.
Annual Review of Material Science (TA401.A7) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Applied Ergonomics (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
ASHRAE Journal (TH7201.A22) (Also available through UC on the Web)Biotechnology for Biofuels (Available on the Web)
Energy and Buildings (Available to OhioLink institutions through the Web)
ENR (TA1.E62) (Also available on the Web)
Environment, Development and Sustainability (Available to OhioLINK insitutions on the Web)International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (Available to OhioLINK institutions through the Web)
International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning (Daap HC79.E5 I623)
Journal of Cleaner Production (Available to OhioLINK institutions)
Journal of Composites for Construction (TA418.9.C6 J858)
Journal of Energy Engineering (TJ1.J45) (Available through UC on the Web)
Journal of Environmental Engineering (TD1.J65)
Journal of Environmental Management (Available to OhioLINK institutions)
Journal of Green Building (Daap TH880.J68)
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (TA401.J673) (Also available through UC on the Web)Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (Open access for 2008-2009)
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (TC401.J68) (Also available through UC on the Web)
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Science (Available through UC on the Web)
Smart Materials and Structures (TA418.9.S62 S5) (Also available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Structural Health Monitoring (TA656.S7745) (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Structural Control and Health Monitoring (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy (Available on the Web)
Sustainable Development (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web)
Ultimate Home Design (Daap NA7100.U47)
Urban Ecosystems (Available to OhioLINK institutions on the Web
Waste Management (Available to OhioLink institutions on the Web)
Water Science and Technology (TD419.W38) (Also available through UC on the Web)
PATENTS
Patents are an excellent source of technical information. Some important free patent databases are:
U.S. Patent Full Text Databases (1790- ) (Applications from 3/15/2001) (Available on the Web)
Espacenet : Europe's Network of Patent Databases (dates vary by country) (Available on the Web)
STANDARDS may be located by using indexes such as Industry Standards and Engineering Data (T59.2.U6I58) and Index and Directory of Industry Standards (T59.2.U6I47 2000/01)
Annual Book of ASTM Standards (TA401.A67 2008)
International Building Code (TH420.S73 2006)
International Energy Conservation Code 2006. (TJ163.5.B84 M63 2006)
National Green Building Standard (Draft) version #1 (Available on the Web)
Prepared by the U.C. Office of Research and Advanced Studies. Provides access to resources related to research and graduate education at the University of Cincinnati (http://www.uc.edu/research/)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES are provided in a selected listing below. Consult the International Directory of Engineering Societies and Related Organizations (TA12.D4857 1995), the Associations Unlimited (formerly the Encyclopedia of Associations) (HS17.E5) or the National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (HD2425.D53). Note that many professional societies maintain links on their websites to other related societies and to Internet resources in this discipline.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 345 East 47th St., New York, NY 10017; (212) 705-7496
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 345 East 47th St. New York, NY 10017 (212) 705-7722
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, IIT 3360 South State St., Chicago, IL 60616-3796 (312) 567-3307
Green Energy Ohio, 7870 Olentangy River Rd., Suite 209, Columbus, OH 43235 (614) 985-6131
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC), 1112 16th St. NW, Ste. 240, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 628-7400
U.S. Green Building Council, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036 (800) 795-1747