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Arbitration Centers and Provider Organizations
International and U.S. arbitration centers and provider organizations are linked, listed by region and can be searched by name.
Bidding Opportunities with Governments and Businesses
Links to businesses and government agencies that list bidding opportunities on their Web sites or provide online tools to register for notice of bidding opportunities.
Boards of Contract Appeals
Federal agency boards of contract appeals that publish their decisions on the Web are listed; also links to the Comptroller General for bid protest decisions.
Builders Exchanges
Builders Exchanges are linked, listed by state and can be searched by name.
Business Guide
Directory of construction business listings, organized by industry sector; includes design professionals, general contractors, trade contractors, and MBE/WBE/DBE/HUB contractors. Includes resources for obtaining information about businesses.
Cities and Counties
Web sites that link to city, county and other local government Web sites are listed.
Colleges and Universities
Those with programs in construction management, engineering and architecture are linked, listed by name and listed under courses of study.
Community Colleges
Community college systems, which often teach construction craft and technical skills, are linked, listed by state and can be searched by name.
Construction, Engineering, Architecture, Facility Maintenance Jobs
Construction Job Page, powered by CareerBuilder.com, provides ready-made searches for professional, technical and craft jobs in construction, engineering, architecture, facility maintenance. Jobhunters can make customized searches for jobs by location, salary, education requirements, company, other criteria. Employers can post job openings and view jobseeker resumes. Includes resume-writing help; resume distribution; job alerts; salary reports; career advice; job-hunting help; career fair listings.
Construction Users Roundtable, Local User Councils
These owner organizations are linked, listed by state and can be searched by name.
Courts
State court system Web sites and Web sites for federal district, bankruptcy and appeals courts are linked and listed. Free sources of court decisions also are linked and listed.
Discussion Forums, Blogs, Chat Rooms and Message Boards on Technical Issues
Technical issues involving construction, engineering and architecture are discussed on these forums, chat rooms and message boards. Topics include specifications, architecture, planning, bridges, facilities, steel, concrete, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, elevators, glass, stone, kitchens, baths, woodworking.
Federal Government Agencies
Federal government agencies that regulate, are sources of business for or provide useful technical information to contractors, engineers and architects are linked and listed.
Job Openings at Major Construction Companies and Design Firms
Lists large construction, engineering, architecture companies that post job openings on their Web sites and provide tools for submitting job applications, resumes.
Laws, Regulations, Statutes, Rules, Registers, Constitutions
Free sources of local, state, federal and international laws, regulations, statutes, rules, registers, constitutions and codes are linked and listed.
Lenders: Banks and Other Commercial Sources of Financing
Lenders for housing, building, infrastructure and other projects, including banks and commercial sources of financing, are listed and linked; includes Finding Tools. Also links to government agencies that provide loans and other kinds of financing.
Libraries
Technical, national and university libraries with online resources such as card catalogs are linked and listed.
Licensing and Registration Agencies
State contractor licensing; engineer, architect, land surveyor, landscape architect registration; and asbestos and lead certification agencies are listed, with links and contact information.
Power Grids, ISOs, RTOs, Regional Reliability Councils
Electrical power grids, independent service operators (ISOs), Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and regional reliability councils for electric power are listed and linked.
Publications, Magazines, Books
Construction, engineering and architecture magazines, journals and other publications available online are linked and listed. Services for buying technical articles and book dealers also are linked and listed.
Public Utility, Public Service Commissions for States
State energy regulators, such as public utility and public service commissions, are linked and listed.
Search Engines
Internet search engines are linked and listed, with descriptions of their particular features.
State Government Agencies
State government agencies that regulate, are sources of business for or provide useful technical information to contractors, engineers and architects are linked and listed.
State Legislatures
Legislatures for all 50 states and tools for tracking the status of legislation are linked and listed.
Trade Organizations
Construction, engineering and architecture organizations are listed by industry sector; includes links. Provides links to listings of local chapters for major organizations.
Underground Alert Centers
Centers that alert contractors to the location of underground utilities and pipelines - sometimes called One Call, Dig Safe, Miss Utility, Utility Notification Centers - are listed by state, can be searched by name and are linked.
Underground Alert Laws
State-by-state guide to underground alert and one-call statutes and laws; also lists federal dig safe laws.
Unions in the Construction Industry
Web sites for construction unions - which often provide information on apprenticeships and career opportunities - are listed and linked.
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