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Useful
Construction Websites
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| - NAHB |
| NAHB is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing industry, and the public at large. |
| - OSHA |
| OSHA's
mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers
by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach,
and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual
improvement in workplace safety and health. |
| - MCD-Construction
Home |
| On a monthly
basis we track the numbers of housing units authorized by permits,
started, sold or completed. We measure the dollar value of all
construction put in place each month. We track residential construction
in 30 metropolitan areas across the country each quarter, and
the sales of new one-family houses in those areas each year. |
| - Associated
Schools of Construction |
| The professional association for the development and advancement of construction education, where the sharing of ideas and knowledge inspires, guides and promotes excellence in curricula, teaching, research and service. |
| - Association
of Construction Inspectors |
| The Association
of Construction Inspectors (ACI) is the largest professional
organization for those involved in construction inspection and
construction project management. ACI is also the leading association
providing standards, guidelines, regulations, education, training,
and professional recognition in a field that has quickly become
important procedure for both residential and commercial construction. |
| - Environmental
Assessment Association |
| The Environmental Assessment Association (EAA) is an international organization dedicated to providing members with information and education in the Real Estate Industry in respect to Environmental Inspections, Testing and Hazardous Material Removal. EAA represents over 5,000 Environmental Professionals who provide services to a wide variety of clients including lenders, federal and state agencies, private companies and many others. |
| - Housing
Inspection Foundation |
| The Housing Inspection Foundation (HIF) is an organization of professionals dedicated to the promotion and development of Home Inspection. The Housing Inspection Foundation was created to provide members with Information, Education, Standards, Ethics, and Professional Recognition. |
| - Association
of Researchers in Construction Management |
| The Association
of Researchers in Construction Management brings together all
those interested in construction management research. Its aim
is to further the advancement of knowledge in all aspects of
management in construction by supporting education, dissemination
and research. Our lively quarterly newsletter keeps members
in touch with the latest news from members. The highly acclaimed
annual conference brings together researchers from all over
the world. |
| - Building
Research Establishment |
| BRE is
the UK's leading centre of expertise on buildings, construction,
energy, environment, fire and risk. We provide research-based
consultancy, testing and certification services to customers
world-wide. BRE is owned by the Foundation for the Built Environment (FBE), a registered charity with a mission to champion excellence and innovation in the built environment. |
| - Centre
for Construction Marketing |
| The Centre for Construction Marketing exists to improve the performance and effectiveness of construction organisations by developing marketing capabilities through training, consultancy and research. The Centre is the culmination of needs, ideas and contributions borne out of existing links between leaders in the construction industry and Oxford Brookes University. |
| - US
Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory |
| The Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) began using the TIPS portal software to seamlessly integrate internal business processes with external customer communication in May 2000. |
| - US
Army Corps of Engineers |
| The United
States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is made up of approximately
34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. Our military
and civilian engineers, scientists and other specialists work
hand in hand as leaders in engineering and environmental matters.
Our diverse workforce of biologists, engineers, geologists,
hydrologists, natural resource managers and other professionals
meets the demands of changing times and requirements as a vital
part of America's Army. |
| - Habitat
for Humanity International |
| Habitat
for Humanity is at work in every state of the United States
and in 83 other countries around the world. Find out what's
happening where in the "Where We Build" section, including a
list of special Habitat projects and initiatives. |
