Suggested Article Databases

These databases are good places to begin searching for articles on green building and design. Access is limited to authorized JMU users, so if you are off-campus you may be asked to log in with your eID and password.

	Scopus Indexing, abstracts, and citation searching for science and social science scholarly literature...[more info]
	WilsonWeb OmniFile An index with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences...[more info]
	Art & Design Databases Search four databases related to Art & Design: Artbibliographies Modern; the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals; and Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI).
	JSTOR Full online text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, literature, etc. [more info]

Suggested Journals

• Architectural Design Available to authorized JMU users from Volume 75 (2005) to the present.
• Design Issues Available to authorized JMU users from Volume 1 (1984) to the present. Back issues (1984-2004) in JSTOR.
• Journal of Green Building Available to authorized JMU users from Volume 1 (2006) to the present.

Search for Green Building and Design Books at JMU

The following links will launch specialized searches of the JMU Library Catalog.  Click on a link to find books on that subject.  These searches are set to exclude government documents, videos, and other non-book materials.

• Sustainable Buildings, includes architecture and construction
• Sustainable Design, includes building design and design of consumer products
• Daylighting, designing buildings to make use of natural light
• Ecological Houses, includes solar houses
• Green Roofs, used as a space for growing plants. Also known as living roofs.

Selected Green Building Links

• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Non-profit group dedicated to green building. Developers of the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
• U.S. EPA - Green Building From the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
• Energy Star - Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency From ENERGY STAR, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
• CalRecycle - Green Building Design and Construction From the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
• HGTVPro - Green Building From the Basement to the Roof From Home & Garden Television.
• Society of Architectural Historians Image Exchange Contains architectural images, from ancient to modern.