Online videos from Films on Demand
Books in the library
Here's a sampling of the great resources available to you in the Mohawk College Library.
LEED Materials is packed with critical information on nearly two hundred materials, products, and services. Organized in the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) MasterFormat, this highly visual guide makes sure your material choices and uses will maximize your LEED credits.
This thorough, informative, and up-to-date reference on environmentally conscious, energy-efficient home construction gives builders and architects the tools to respond to growing requests from homeowners for green houses.
This practical and insightful resource highlights the ten best practices for greening existing buildings.
Discusses the latest developments in green construction including LEED construction and Green Globes.
A complete guide to designing, implementing, and auditing energy-efficient, cost-effective solar power systems for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
This "how-to" book enables you to meet the challenges of green building construction. Discover how constructing environmentally friendly, sustainable buildings influences project management, delivery, documentation, and risk.
Online magazines
Here's a short list of some relevant journals we have in full text online. Check out the latest issues and stay up to date!
A monthly trade magazine for builders, architects, designers, and remodelers.
Articles include Green construction and LEED building practices in the commercial building industry.
Daily commercial news - Green building
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Get the latest news on green building happening in Canada |
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LEED resources
- LEED Canada reference guide for green building design and construction 2009Available in Reference in the Cummings Library.
- LEED Canada for new construction and major renovations 2009Contains information on the LEED Canada 2009 rating system for new construction and major renovations and for core and shell development.
- Canada green building council - LEED credentialsInformation on obtaining LEED credentials.
Recommended websites
- Smart building indexIn-depth information on commercial building products - including technical data, sourcing, cost data, project use examples, and downloadable specs, CAD and BIM objects.
- The archetype sustainable house
This home is a showcase for promoting sustainable building. Take the virtual tour to see how the builders promote green building. - Ecohouse EcoHouse is an environmental education demonstration building operated by Green Venture in Hamilton, Ontario.
- Green building advisorA series of videos and guides on green building.
E2 Design
A series of video podcasts from the PBS series e2 design. Each podcast takes you deeper into the sustainable architecture issues explored in the episode.
Videos in the library
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Here's a sampling of the great video resources available to you in the Mohawk College Library |
Build green - Fennell
A program that demonstrates the personal, cultural, and economic benefits to be had by utilizing a variety of modern techniques and technologies to plan and build environmentally friendly, safe, comfortable, and attractive homes.
E² design - STARRT
Season two features the designers and drivers of change in the world of sustainable architecture.
E² design - STARRT
Season three contains six 30-minute chapters featuring the designers and drivers of change in the world of sustainable architecture. Each episode explores the potential of the built environment to help reverse our global climate crisis.
Design e2: the economics of being environmentally conscious - STARRT
Six 30-minute chapters that examine the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design.
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