Online Libraries and databases
Architects Journal including New
Buildings database
Library of info for EDE students
(Atheni system)
BRE - Environmental profiles
(embedded energy, whole life costing)
British
Library free access search
British Standards
online, available with Athens Password (from UCL library)
BSRIA - building services information
database, choose IBSEDEX
Ingenta Select (was Catchword)
E&F Spon Journal search includes Building Research and Information Journal
(UCL Computers Only)
Inventory of Carbon
and Energy, University of Bath, Geoff Hammond (Life Cycle Assessment, Lifecycle
costing)
EDE Research
Library Catalogue (March 2003)
PUBMED - Search
all medical journals
RIBA
- Royal Institute of British Architects, library catalogue and other things
Science Direct 1000s of journals, online
access from UCL computers only
Skyscraper Database, info on more
than 87,750 tall buildings
UCL Library search
University of London Library, Senate House
choose catalogue
Web of Knowledge, Science Citation Index (ex
BIDS ex Web of Science) (needs ATHENS password from UCL library)
Institutions
Architects Journal
ASHRAE American Society of Heating Engineers
BRE - Building Research Establishment
BSRIA - Building Services Research Information
Association - see email for passwords
CAT - Centre for Alternative Technology,
Machynlleth
CDC- Centre for Disease
Control, Atlanta,
Building Healthy places page
Construction Plus UK
Construction industry information
IEA - International Energy Agency - Energy
Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems (ECBCS)
RIBA
- Royal Institute of British Architects, Library drawings and photos page
DECC
- UK Government Department of Energy and Climate Change not very
organised page (Aug 2009)
UK Energy
efficiency best practice programme now hosted by Carbon Trust some Good
Practice Guides (GPG) here
US Dept Of Energy, Energy Efficiency and
renewable energy Site excellent and very comprehensive
Thermal Comfort
Acceptable
thermal comfort ranges for different countries pdf from ASHRAE
Adaptive model of
thermal comfort, RP884 Richard deDear, McQuairie University
PMV calculator from
Marsh&Raines, via Healthyheating website (not from McQuairie University)
Air pollution and health
Acheson
report on health inequalities, UK Department of Health
Air pollution and
health, UK Government reports
Committee on the
Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) Important report
Indoor Air Quality, information
from the US Environmental Protection Association
Indoor
Air Quality, information from US National Safety Council
London Air Quality
Network, Londons pollution now, was SEIPH
National
Society for Clean Air (NSCA now Environmental Protection UK)
Our
Healthier Nation, UK Government report on health policies
UK
DH, Department of Health, Health Survey for England
UK Air Pollution
measurements web page includes Google Earth pollution measurements
interface
Housing Condition
English
house condition survey 1991, Energy Report, DETR, published 1996 (paper copy on
Tadjs shelf)
EHCS
English house condition survey 1996,2000, 2003 (Energy report published 2001)
was at ODPM now at DCLG
Housing
research summaries was at ODPM now at DCLG
SAP 2009 draft pages from
BRE with link back to SAP 2005 pages Standard Assessment procedure for energy
rating for dwellings
Equipment (Generally
these links refer to equipment available within the department)
Infra-red
camera FLIR S65
Infra-red
thermometer Calex Pyropen
Blower
Door Fan- Retrotec
Data
Loggers HOBO
H10
Data Loggers
HOBO U12 - Onset
Data Loggers Eltek
Data Logger CR10 Campbell Scientific
Data Logger CR23 Campbell Scientific
Micrologger CR3000
Campbell Scientific
Grimm WorkCheck 1.105
dust monitor seems to have been superseded by the 1.107
Thermal
chamber Rotronic
Hygrolog
Rotronic
Photoionization
Detector for Volatile Organic Compounds PhoCheck Tiger
Photoionization
Detector for Volatile Organic Compounds PhoCheck Tiger with external enclosure
Dusttrak
aerosol monitors
Dusttrak
aerosol monitors with environmental enclosure
Wireless CO2 sensors with radio data logging system Eltek
Testo
435-4 multi-function measuring instrument with IAQ probe, lux probe and
comfort level probe
Testo 435-4 multi-function measuring instrument with air velocity and
various vane measurement probes
Testo 435-4 multi-function measuring instrument with heat flux probe
Thermal
comfort monitor - QUEST Temp 36
Personal
Heat Stress monitor QUEST Temp II
CO2, RH,
T monitor QUEST Temp EVM-4???
Weather station
Heat flux
Co-heating test equipment for 12 zone building
Climate chamber Design Environmentall
http://www.designenvironmental.co.uk/products.php
Heat Flux Testo
EnergyCheck Meters NZR230
and (instructions
in English) literal translation (Sparometer instructions)
Bruel and Kjaer photo-acoustic 1302
multi gas analyzer now Innova something like the
1412
Bruel and Kjaer sound
level meter 2203, octave filter 1613 (obsolete but info on similar products
here)
Carbon
Dioxide Monitor Airwatch 1500 CO2 monitor, also others with Dejan
DesignBuilder, Building Simulation
Program based on Energy Plus, Andy Tindale
Energy Plus free
building energy simulation software from the US DoE
IES building simulation software
(main rival to TAS)
Meteonorm weather data
software program for generating weather files for anywhere in the globe
TAS - Building simulation software from EDSL
Main building simulation software used by MSc EDE
I-DEAS10 NX TMG
ESC from EDS (High performance CFD and thermal simulation software)
Physibel software for thermal
simulation, includes VOLTRA and TRISCO for conductive heat transfer
Health
British Medical Journal
Health Impact Assesments
and relation to Mayor of London policies London health commission
Search all
medical journals (PUBMED)
UK Department of Health
World Health Organisation Health
Statistics Information
Useful Facts
UK Domestic Electricity Prices Department Trade and
Industry
UK CO2 Emissions factors from various energy sources p15 of AD
L2A pdf document
Cost
effectiveness of UK climate change policies 2006 very good report from the
National Audit Office, a useful source of facts about the UK and climate change
Climate
Change The UK Programme 2006 Useful source of facts about climate change
and the UK
Climate change projections
UK government 2009
Global CO2 concentrations
includes latest data at Mauna Loa from NOAA
Passivhaus
climate zones for Europe (German)
Miscellaneous
Advanced search at Alta Vista
UK
Building Regulations Approved Documents, Part E, Part F, Part L etc (moved from ODPM to
DCLGs Planning Portal)
BREEAM BRE Building Research
Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
Business database
(FAME), with UK company information online (needs ATHENS password)
Careers advice including CV writing
interview techniques etc looks quite good!
CO2 emission calculator 2007 UK
Government nice calculator
Conversion factors
from NIST and guide to SI Units
Excel Introduction to Pivot
Tables
European
Commission Website for Renewable Energy Sources (AGORES)
Fuel Cell Demonstration Units for education to
buy
History of
anti-tobacco campaigning from 1600s
NHER - National Home
Energy Ratings scheme (UK) From NES Ltd (not much info here though about
what the scheme is (Feb 2007)
Point Carbon EU Carbon dioxide trading
market information
Planning Permissions in
London database from GLA Map of planning permission granted in Greater
London
PROBE - Post Occupancy research,
Usable Buildings website Adrian Leaman
UCL Photos of buildings from
SAP project 2001
Weather data links (live
readings)
Web Archive history of WWW,
search for old web pages, was the waybackmachine
Wind and sun, Energy efficient
products to buy best UK site to buy renewable stuff (probably!)
ZEDFactory
excellent web site of Bill Dunster and BedZED covering all things ZERO ENERGY
ZunZun 3D function fitting web based
calculator
Windows or Glazing
International
Glazing Database IGDB
Windows group at LBL includes Optics5 design
software
Window selection web
page, excellent showing effects to heating bills etc etc US Based