LibGuides: CEE 298 Project Management and Professional Practice (James): Additional Project Resources

Sustainable Systems and System Components

You may find the below links useful as you conduct research for your assignments.

Buildings Energy Data Book
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy provides this database of energy consumption information for both commercial and residential building types. Includes standards, codes and laws related to energy consumption.

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Articles, reviews, product information and news on sustainable building.
This resource integrates product listings from the GreenSpec products directory, project case studies from the High-Performance Buildings Database, and the Environmental Building News.

National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
Database of the US Environmental Protection Agency's publications.
U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Learn about U.S. government programs, events, and data resources related to energy production, consumption, and conservation.
ThomasNet supply index
Simultaneously search the catalogs of many supply companies. Find product specifications, request quotes, and more.
Sweets Building Product Source
Includes green product info, CAD details, specs and more for products of interest to Engineers, Architects and Contractors.
IHS Engineering360 GlobalSpec directory of products and suppliers
This search page may be slow to load, but once it does, use the Products & Suppliers search toolbox to search by keyword.
Engineers Edge product search tool
DirectIndustry product search tool
MacRAE's Blue Book product search tool
Retrevo Product Manual search tool

Sage Data This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to the extensive Data-Planet repository of standardized and structured statistical data.
Through a single platform, users can search and browse 25 billion data points in over 4.3 billion datasets sourced from over 75 authoritative government and private sources. The platform’s powerful functionality allows users to manipulate datasets, compare multiple indicators, chart trends over time and spatially represent data without requiring additional software programs. Multiple export options are provided. For more information on specific datasets and how to use Data-Planet, visit the Data-Planet LibGuide

Buildings Energy Data Book
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy provides this database of energy consumption information for both commercial and residential building types. Includes standards, codes and laws related to energy consumption.
dataZoa
dataZoa allows you to access and monitor over 3 billion dynamic data series from public sites and other dataZoa publishers. You can get data on economics, demographics, energy, finance, health and more from sites such as the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Yahoo Finance, the National Center for Education Statistics, and more.

To use dataZoa you must create a personal account from a UNLV e-mail address to begin.

MyResearcher.com This link opens in a new window
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First time users must register with their UNLV email address. The account will need to be renewed each June.
MyResearcher is a data-tracking and information reporting tool created by Applied Analysis with Las Vegas and Clark County area statistics as well as detailed gaming statistics from across the United States..
MyResearcher allows users to search millions of economic, fiscal, social and environmental metrics, tracking and trending the ones that matter most to them. MyResearcher has Las Vegas and Clark County area statistics as well as detailed gaming statistics from across the United States.

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