Built Environment: Finding Resources

Comprehensive range of engineering resources including key handbooks, textbooks, videos, data and tools to help analyse data and solve engineering equations. Includes content relevant to information technology and aviation.

A wide range of resources, including articles, definitions, images and animations which explain core scientific concepts. Disciplines covered include agriculture, biology, botany, information technology, environmental science, food science, health sciences, mathematics, physics, psychology and neuroanatomy.

Content focusing on built environment sustainability, includes peer-reviewed papers, case studies and glossaries.
Note: The content of the Environment Design Guide is now available under the Environment tab in Acumen Practice Notes.

Scholarly journals, trade publications, reports and conference proceedings, with a strong focus on Australian content, Including Engineers Australia (EA) and the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ).

Content from scholarly, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings and government reports. Includes content relevant to built environment.
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Indexes scholarly, government and general-interest resources related to human impact on the environment; provides full text of open access resources.

Additional software is required to view Australian Standards - please see Finding Standards for further details. If you experience issues accessing downloaded standards, please contact TaSAC.

Note: As from 21 September 2022, a personal registration and login is no longer required to access standards. Using the above link, enter your CQU email address and follow the usual authentication process.

Maximum Users: 10 concurrent users.
Licence Conditions: Electronic transmission of files, including sending by email, is prohibited.
Standards are available to CQU students and staff only for use related to their CQU study or research.

Produced by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB). Free online once you set up an account.
Volume 1: multi-residential, commercial, industrial and public buildings.
Volume 2: residential buildings.
Volume 3: plumbing and drainage requirements for all classes of buildings.

The Queensland Building Service via Westlaw provides access to the Building Code of Australia as well as the Queensland Development Code, state and federal building legislation and is fully annotated.