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Materials

Sweet's: ***"The construction industry's primary source of building product information for over 90 years"
Arcat: Arcat Home Page for Building Products, Specifications and CAD Details

AEC InfoCenter: Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Architecture, Engineering, Building, Construction

http://www.aecinfo.com/
ARCAT - building products and free specs online - also: ada product, manufacturer, computer hardware and software, directory information, constructionsnews and free csi formatted specs or specifications for architects, specification writers, engineers, and contractors

http://www.arcat.com/
Argos Clearinghouse: Engineering

http://www.clearinghouse.net/eng.html
4specs.com - The Internet Directory for Specified Construction Products

http://www.4specs.com/: Links to over 2300 manufacturer's web sites
archinet - for architects and the construction industry

http://www.archinet.co.uk/
BIX (Bui;ding Industry Exchange)- AEC / Construction Industry Directory of Architects, Engineers, Building Suppliers, Contractors, Developers, Products, Software, Equipment Tools

http://www.building.org/
Bricsnet Product Center UK

http://pdc.bricsnet.com/pdc/index_9.html

Database contains more than 30,000 companies and 70,000 products.
BuildingOnline_ for the (US) home and building products industries
http://www.buildingonline.com/
Construction Products Association

http://www.constprod.org.uk/

The Construction Products Association represents the UK’s major producers and distributors of construction products, components and fittings and has been created by the merger of the National Council of Building Material Producers and the Alliance of Construction Product Suppliers in January 2000.
The Design Linc

http://www.rahul.net/designlinc/

The Disability Products & Design Resource Center is a US on-line Interior Design resource and information service, specifically geared to locate high quality products and services available for the Physically Challenged
INSA, Information Systems & Automation, Corp.

http://www.insa.com/index.shtml

PIRS: Product Information Retrieval System On-Line
Interior Internet : Sourcing products for the Interiors Industry

http://www.interiorinternet.com/
Kompass

http://www.kompass.com/
Leonardo - UK construction industry database

http://www.leonardouk.com/
Ralenti Quickfind Building Product Information

http://ralenti.co.nz/
RetailSource: Retail Design, Construction & Visual Presentation

http://www.retailsource.com/index.html
RIBA Product Selector

http://www.productselector.co.uk/: ***UK building products and suppliers
Technical Indexes Limited - Specify-it: Specify-it from Miller Freeman and Technical Indexes is an online collection of product catalogues for designers, specifiers and purchasers. The complete database includes over 85,000 full-text catalogues, data sheets, handbooks, reference manuals, selector guides and brochures from more than 15,000 UK sources. Subscription service.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers

http://www.thomasregister.com/: Industrial manufacturing supplies, equipment, plastics, valves, fasteners, motors, compressors, engineering, CAD/CAM, sheet metal fabricating; Registration requested.

Architectural antiques and salvage

Architecturals.net - Architectural Antique Market

http://www.architecturals.net/
Arcsal Architectural Antiques

http://www.arcsal.com/
Wastebook: Architectural Salvage
http://www.recycle.mcmail.com/architec.htm Architectural salvage sites throughout the UK. A joint project by the Thames Region of the Environment Agency& Luton Friends of the Earth. The 'antiques' side of demolition salvage, concerned mainly with: interior fittings; items such as baths, toilets, sinks and fireplaces; joinery, fine mouldings and reclaimed flooring; stained glass; ironwork; garden statuary.

Brick

Brick Industry Association
http://www.brickinfo.org/: USA
Ecomuseum en Archief van de Boomse Baksteen: http://www.emabb.be/; The study, the preservation and the presentation of brick and tiles heritage
International Masonry Institute

http://www.imiweb.org/

Cement and concrete

American Concrete Institute

http://www.aci-int.org/
ChemRex: Web Site: http://www.chemrex.com
Specialty Resin Systems (SRS): Web Site: http://www.specialtyresinsystems.com
British Cement Association: http://www.bca.org.uk/

Ceramics

Ceramic Tile - for information about the ceramic tile industry

http://www.ceramic-tile.com/
Friends of Terra Cotta

http://www.preserve.org/fotc/fotc.htm

The Friends of Terra Cotta, Inc., a national, non-profit organization,was founded to promote education and research in the preservation of architectural terra cotta and related ceramic materials. The organization seeks to educate the general public and construction industry professionals about architectural terra cotta's value andhistory as a building material.
Infotile: http://www.infotile.com/start.shtml; InfoTile.com is an International resource for ceramic and stone tile information as well as other surface coverings. It also provides information on manufacturers, retailers, allied products and much more. You can search for company locations world wide, or post your own companies details.
Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society
http://www.tilesoc.org.uk/: Britain’s national society for the study and protection of tiles and architectural ceramics
Tiles On The Web: The website for handmade and historic tiles.

http://www.tiles.org/

Disabled

The Design Linc: The Disability Products and Design Resource Center
http://www.rahul.net/designlinc/
Just another disability

http://gsa.ac.uk/architecture/jad/: Aims to bring together architects, designers and care professionals, people with dementia, their carers and families to create a comprehensive guide to making design dementia friendly. The project draws on good practice worldwide as well as experience of realising projects in the city and out with which aim in practical ways to improve the quality of life of people with dementia.
TTFA Travel and Tourism for All

http://www.ttfa.org/index_eng.html: The TTFA Search engine and City Guides form the heart of our web site. Here you will find listings of European tourism and recreational facilities inspected and rated by TTFA according to the European Accessibility Classification. This information system consists of 4 levels varying from "full"(4) to "reasonable"(1) accessibility, allowing you to quickly locate information suited to your specific needs. You can also Search for access information about specific areas within the buildings listed, including reception areas, lifts, toilets and so on. City Guides offers concise tourism and access information about popular centres of tourism in Europe. Amsterdam is the first city to be inspected and rated. Other European cities will soon follow.

Doors

Door and Hardware Institute (DHI)

http://www.dhi.org/
Steelcraft Mfg. Co.: http://www.steelcraft.com

Fixtures and fittings

Häfele

http://www.haefele.de/

Floors and flooring

FloorSpecs - The commercial flooring resource...
http://www.floorspecs.com/ Directory of commercial carpet, vinyl flooring, rubber flooring, ceramic, marble and granite flooring

Furniture and furnishings

l'Agora des Créateurs

http://www.via.asso.fr/

Reference directory for French or foreign designers based in France, who work wholly or in part in the applied arts linked to habitat. French & English.
Design Addict - Modern and Post-Modern Design

http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/index.cfm
Design Within Reach

http://www.dwr.com/: A catalog/web retailer of classic modern furniture, lighting and accessories. selections range from classic designs by Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Alvar Aalto, to creations by younger contemporary designers like Philippe Stark, Enrico Franzolini, and Ron Arad.
Knoll Home

http://www.knoll.com/

Furniture manufacturer. KnollStudio collection comprises modern classics developed in collaboration with leading architects.
Lutyens Design Associates

http://www.lutyens-furniture.com/index.html: Furniture designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens
Surfis (fabrics)

http://www.surfis.com/

Lighting

IAEEL : International Association for Energy-Efficient Lighting

http://www.iaeel.org/
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America

http://www.iesna.org/
Lighting Center - Profiling the Best on the Net in The Lighting Industry

http://www.thelightingcenter.com/
The Lighting Resource

http://www.lightresource.com/index.html
Lightsearch: InterLight Lighting Search Tool

http://www.light-link.com/: Internet source for lighting specifiers
Lightseek - the UK source for lighting professionals

http://www.lightseek.com/
Lightworld Homepage- Industry Specific Website

http://www.lightworld.com/
WOKA Lamps Vienna-reproduction of lamps-leading designers-post 1900-original pieces of art

http://www.wokalamps.com/

Includes reproductions of lamps designed by Josef Hoffmann, Adolf Loos, Kolo Moser, Otto Wagner and other leading designers of the early 20th century.

Metal

Aluminium Federation (ALFED)

http://www.alfed.org.uk/

Trade association in the UK
British Constructional Steelwork Association Limited
Copper Development Association

http://www.bcsa.org.uk/index.html
International Copper Association

http://www.copper.org/
The Steel Construction Institute

http://www.steel-sci.org/: BCSA is the UK national organisation for the constructional steelwork industry: its member companies undertake the design, fabrication and erection of steelwork for all forms of construction in building and civil engineering.

Painting and decorating

Paint and Decorating Retailers Association - PDRA, Paint, Wallcoverings, Sundries, Window Treatments & Floorcoverings

http://www.pdra.org/

Plastics and vinyl

Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME)

http://www.apme.org/
Vinyl By Design - An Online Resource for Building Professionals
http://www.vinylbydesign.com/ Building with vinyl products including windows, doors, siding, decking, roofing, piping and more.
The Vinyl Institute

http://www.vinylinfo.org/

Stone and marble

Alan's English Building Stones

http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/close/kca07/index.htm: Concentrating on the history of English building stones
Haddonstone

http://www.haddonstone.co.uk/: Architectural stonework and landscape ornaments. Downloadable CAD drawings.
Italian Marble Directory

http://www.duck.it/marmo/homegb.html
Marble in the World - Data Bank

http://www.marbleintheworld.com/
Natural Stone Home Page for the stone industry

http://www.stoneexpozone.com/index.php3
Natural Stone Network

http://www.naturstein-netz.de/english.htm#index: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Stone Roofing Association

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/geology/stoneroof/

Timber and wood

Architectural Woodwork Institute

http://www.awinet.org/
The British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association

http://www.bwpda.co.uk/
British Woodworking Federation

http://www.bwf.org.uk
Construire en bois brut

http://boisbrut.com/: A French non-profit association; its purposes are to inform and teach the public about handcrafted techniques of log building in relation to the European log housing traditions.Frencj and English
International Log Builders' Association

http://www.logassociation.org/: Founded in 1974, the International Log Builders' Association is a worldwide organization dedicated to furthering the craft of handcrafted log building, to the advancement of log builders, and to the promotion of the highest standards of their trade.
Steve Shook's Directory of Forest Products, Wood Science, and Marketing

http://www.forestdirectory.com/
TRADA (Timber Research and Development Association)

http://www.trada.co.uk/
The Woodshop Shop, quality wood products, timber consultancy, wood suppliers

http://www.thewoodshop.biz/

Shop window on the wood products industry through which specifiers and users can gain access to quality wood products and high levels of service.
Woodweb

http://www.woodweb.com/

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