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Sustainable Architecture

A guide to finding sources about sustainable architecture at Ricker Library.

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This page contains information on how to locate periodicals and journals that relate to sustainable architecture and building. 

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Finding Green Architecture Periodicals

Green and sustainable issues and projects are covered to varying degrees by most journals directed at practicing architects.  This list focuses on journals dealing more specifically with these issues.  Most are indexed in the Avery Index.  Searches can be limited to these journals and combined with a subject or topic.  This must be done in the advanced search option. 

Environmental Building News

Call number: Q.691.05 EN

Place/dates of publication & frequency: U.S. (1992-present), monthly except Aug.

Holdings in Ricker:  Last 5 years. Older issues may be requested from the Oak Street Facility.

No e-access

Note: Contains news, product reviews and features articles on Green Building.

 

Green Source: the magazine of sustainable design

Call number: 720.4705 GR

Place/dates of publication & frequency: U.S. (2006-present), bimonthly

Holdings in Ricker: Current issues (desk protected).  Older issues may be requested from the Oak Street Facility.

No e-access

Note: Contains news, product reviews, and case studies of Green Buildings. 

 

Journal of Green Building

Call number: 720.4705 JO

Place/dates of publication & frequency: U.S. (2006-present), quarterly

Holdings in Ricker: E-access only.  (Print issues V. 1-5 2006-2010 available for request from the Oak Street Facility).

Note: Academic journal publishing reserarch in green and sustainable architecture. 

 

DETAIL Green (supplement to DETAIL magazine)

Call number: Q.720.5DET:E

Place/dates of publication: Germany (2005-present)

Holdings in Ricker: Last 3 years

Note: DETAIL magazine devotes 1-2 issues a year to green architecture and building.  The most current green issue from DETAIL is November 2011.  Find more information on back issues in the Detail LibGuide.