The Information and Library Service compiles occasional subject guides for engineers and students. The aim is to highlight sources of information available in the library and the Institution itself, along with some useful websites to take you further afield.
Locating Construction and Building Services Information in the IMechE Library The following is a list of key shelf numbers for the construction and building services subject area. If you are looking for a particular book please check the Library Catalogue.
Useful Books
Contracts
| Building regulations for England and Wales |
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| FIDIC conditions of contract for design, build and turnkey |
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620.03 FID (Oversize) |
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| FIDIC conditions of contract for plant and design-build: for electrical and mechanical works and for building and engineering works designed by the contractor |
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620.03 FID (Oversize) |
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| NEC: engineering and construction contract (ICE) |
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620.03 NEC (Oversize) |
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| MF/1 home or overseas contracts for the supply of electrical, electronic or mechanical plant: with erection (IMechE, IEE, ACE) |
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620.03 (Pamphlet) |
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| MF/2 home or overseas contracts for the supply of electrical, electronic or mechanical plant: with erection (IMechE, IEE, ACE) |
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620.03 (Pamphlet) |
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| MF/3 home contracts for the supply of electrical and mechanical goods (IMechE, IEE, ACE) |
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620.03 (Pamphlet) |
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| MF/4 home or overseas agreements for the provision of consultancy services by engineering consultants (IMechE, IEE, ACE) |
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620.03 (Pamphlet) | E-books The following titles are available via Knovel in the IMechE Virtual Library.
Bell A A, HVAC equations, data, and rules of thumb (2000)
Brockenbrough RL and Merritt FS, Structural steel designer's handbook (3rd edition) (1999)
Frankel M, Facility piping systems handbook (2nd edition) (2002)
Grimm N R and Rosaler R C, HVAC systems and components handbook (2nd edition) (1997)
Luque A and Hegedus S, Handbook of photovoltaic science and engineering (2003)
Pilkey W D, Formulas for stress, strain, and structural matrices (2nd edition) (2005)
Smith M A, Lighting for health and safety (2000)
Smith P, Piping materials guide - selection and applications (2005)
Wang S K, Handbook of air conditioning and refrigeration (2nd edition) (2001) Recent IMechE Construction and Building Services Conferences and Seminars Please visit Construction and Building Services Paper and Presentations (Archive) Useful Journals The library has an extensive collection of journals including:
ASHRAE insights 2004-
ASHRAE journal 1959-
Building services journal 5 years
Fire prevention & fire engineers’ journal 1975-
Health and safety at work 1 year
International journal of fatigue 1993-
Journal of strain analysis for engineering design 1966
Proceedings of the IMechE part L: journal
of materials design and applications 1999-
Transactions of the ASME: journal of
engineering materials and technology 1880-
Transactions of the ASME: journal of
pressure vessel technology 1880-
The ROSPA occupational safety and
health journal 5 years
Please check the Library Catalogue to see if the Library subscribes to your required journal. E-journals The following electronic journals are available via EBSCO Business Source in the Virtual Library.
Air conditioning heating & refrigeration news
Building design
Building design and construction
Building services engineering research and technology
Construction
Construction innovation
Construction management & economics
Engineering construction & architectural management
Journal of composites for construction
Journal of construction research
Plastics in building construction
Practice periodical on structural design & construction
Reeves Journal: plumbing, heating, cooling Databases Please visit the Virtual Library page for information about the library's databases. WebsitesPlease visit Construction and Building Services Web Links Back to top
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