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Student Links
Housing and Interiors
General Housing Resources
Housing Styles and Trends
Renting or Buying a Home
Design and Construction
Landscaping and the Environment
Interior Design
Furniture, Lighting, and Accessories
Kitchens, Laundry Areas, and Baths
Home Safety, Security, and Maintenance
General Housing Resources
American
Society of Interior Designers
ASID provides comprehensive information about interior design as well as online
interviews and industry tips.
ARCHITECTURAL
RECORD
The McGraw-Hill Companies hosts this online magazine.
It provides
"green" architecture stories, information on multimedia projects,
in-depth interviews, book reviews, etc.
Better Homes & Gardens
This site includes a how-to encyclopedia, home plans, decorating tips, an interactive room arranging tool, and more.
BobVila.com
Go to this site for an interactive room design tool, home
plans, and information on restoration and remodeling projects.
BUILDING
BIG
This is an interactive site with virtual labs and building challenges to get
students thinking about the large structures they see everyday.
Center
for Universal Design
This site promotes universal design modifications and provides examples of home
construction, projects, and the NCSU educational program.
Consumer
Information
This site from the Federal Trade Commission contains online and downloadable
articles on a variety of consumer education topics including homes and housing.
eHow
This site offers broad how-to information on topics such
as building and remodeling, decorating and design, garden
and lawn care, home repairs and maintenance.
Electronic
House
This site offers information about new electronic devices for the home, lifestyle
planning ideas, and news in the field.
Home
and Garden Television
This site provides hundreds of illustrated articles on building and remodeling,
design and decorating, as well as gardening, crafts, and real estate.
Home Energy Online
Home Energy Online provides articles on home energy performance, how it works, and ideas about improving energy performance.
The
Great Buildings Collection
This site is a gateway to architecture around the world and throughout history
with photographs of buildings, 3D models, architectural drawings, commentaries,
bibliographies, and Web links.
Living
Home
This online magazine provides articles on decorating and
technology.
PATH
This site offers information about original technologies available for homes
to all possible parties involved.
Realtor Magazine
This site by the National Association of Realtors, provides articles from the realtor magazine.
U.S.
Census Bureau
This site provides complete census information to help forecast
population trends and complete research projects.
Virtual Library
This site is a search engine that provides high-quality Web
site resource lists compiled under a variety of subjects.
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Housing Styles and
Trends
American and European Architecture
This is a digital archive of American and European Architecture.
Architectural Record
This online magazine provides "green" architecture stories, information on multimedia projects, in-depth interviews, book reviews, etc.
Built
in America
This site links users to the a digital exhibition of historic American buildings.
Cahokia
Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois
This site presents a look at life in the year 1000 by providing information about
the Cahokia Mounds.
CNU:
Congress for the New Urbanism
This site provides articles and information about new urbanism and urban building
projects.
Dream Home Source
This site provides floor plans.
eplans.com
This site provides floor plans.
Factory-Built Housing
This site by Mississippi State University Extension Service provides information on factory-built housing.
George
Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate
A virtual tour of Mount Vernon, Washington’s Home.
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
This site contains information about R. Buckminster Fuller's Dumaxion House, a round aluminum structure; and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan including many historic American homes and buildings from the past 200 years.
Houseplans.com
This site provides floor plans.
Monticello:
Home of Thomas Jefferson
A virtual tour of Monticello, Jefferson’s Home.
The
National Association of Home Builders
This site contains various links and information about building
a home; including safety, building ideas, governmental and
environmental issues, and so on.
National
Park Service
This site provides an opportunity to explore U.S. History, cultures, and places
such as the Ellis Island National Monument.
Native Tech
This site provides original articles on Native American
culture.
The
Not So Big House, Susanka Studios
This site offers a variety of articles and links to new urbanism, building environment-friendly
houses, information on decorating smaller homes, and a photo gallery.
Plimoth
Plantation
Virtual tour of the Plimoth Plantation, information, and
pictures about the housing and clothing of the time.
Real
Site Designs
A comprehensive listing of housing styles through the years,
complete with photographs and descriptions.
Realtor
Magazine
This site by National Association of Realtors features illustrations and descriptions
of housing styles.
Sheats-Goldstein House
Articles and information on the famous Sheats-Goldstein home.
Smart
Growth America
This site provides news links and a downloadable Smart Growth
report.
Sprawl
Watch
This site provides up-to-date information on housing growth
and trends.
Wright
on the Web
This site provides a virtual look at the works of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Renting or Buying a Home
Cost
of Living
Moving.com features a step by step tool that allows you to compare costs of
living.
Home
Buying Guide
This site provides a downloadable home buying guide. It is available in several
languages.
Home
Buying/Selling
This link provides a comprehensive listing of home buying
topics with relevant links, how-to's, forums, and frequently
asked questions.
Hometime
This site provides information about contracting a home,
selecting a site, signing contracts, and more.
The
HUD Home Buying Guide
This site provides guidelines on buying a home including financial planning,
making an offer, and mortgage information.
MoversGuide
This site provides online help for people who are moving including moving tips,
change of address forms, and moving discounts.
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB is a professional organization that offers a variety of information on mortgages, home inspection, and the home-buying process.
People
with Disabilities
This site, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development, offers information on supportive housing
for people with disabilities.
Rutgers
University Off-Campus Housing Service
This site includes various articles and guidelines on renting
and renter's rights and responsibilities.
Realty
Times
This is an article on landlord responsibilities. Follow the
Site Map link to access other articles.
Realtor.com
This site provides interactive tools for finding homes for
sale, picking a neighborhood to meet one's needs, a real
estate glossary, and an interactive housing guide.
Relocation
Wizard
This site provides a relocation guide that creates tools for planning a move
and reports on quality of life in various cities.
The
Salary Calculator
This site is an interactive salary calculator to help compare the cost of living
in hundreds of U.S. cities.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Buying a Home
This site contains nine steps to buying a home.
U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Fair Housing
This site provides information on the Fair Housing Act, fair housing lending,
and fair housing planning guide.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Renting
This page includes information about your rights and responsibilities
of renting, various tips, and a link to find places to rent
in your area.
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Design and Construction
Andersen
Windows & Doors
This site offers basic information as well as tips and ideas for windows and
patio doors. It includes an online window gallery.
House
Plans Online
This site provides online floor plans and exterior elevations.
It is an excellent resource for viewing a variety of floor
plans.
CertainTeed
Corp.
This is an interactive site featuring siding, roofing, insulation,
fencing, and windows.
Fine
Homebuilding
The search tool on this site allows students to access articles
about various building and design topics
The
Home Design Store
This site provides illustrated reviews of 3D design, CAD
rendering, and digital media products, as well as online
ordering of these products.
Home
Design Software Programs
This site offers links to overviews of home design software.
Hometime.com
The Hometime site contains illustrated articles on interior construction projects
including electrical, drywall, and framing.
JELD-WEN
Windows and Doors
This site provides a gallery of window styles and remodeling
tips.
Lowe's
Home Improvement
Lowe's provides interactive calculators for a variety of projects ranging
from blown insulation, to flooring, to wallpaper.
LOGMAKER
This site provides a gallery of and information about log
style homes with 3D software.
TOOLBASET Services
This site provides a variety of information about construction:
new technology, recent articles, tips, and much more.
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Landscaping and the
Environment
Associated
Landscape Contractors of America
This site features industry news, online publications, and consumer tips.
BuildingGreen,
Inc.
This site features articles, product reviews, discussion
groups, articles, and links related to green building.
Energy
Efficient Interior Design
This site provides information on energy-efficient interior
design and guidelines about products that help to conserve
energy.
Energy
Star
This site features information about energy-efficient products,
homes, and buildings.
Environmental
Protection Agency
This site includes regularly updated online articles about
environmental issues ranging from environment-friendly gardening
to livable communities.
ImproveNet
Use the site's search feature to locate current articles
on energy conservation. This site also offers information
on remodeling and home improvement.
InHarmony
This is an online newsletter with environment-friendly and
organic landscaping information and tips.
Landscaping to Conserve Energy
This is an article about different landscaping techniques that can be used to conserve energy.
Smart Communities Network
This site by the U.S. Department of Energy provides information on building with energy efficiency and resource conservation as priorities.
SolSource Energy
The SolSource Energy site contains information about solar energy and how to put it to use.
Xeriscaping
This site examines Xeriscaping and offers information about establishing a waste
efficient landscape.
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Interior Design
American
Society of Interior Designers
This site provides comprehensive information about interior design as well as
online interviews and industry tips.
Armstrong
Select the interactive room viewer to try out different wall colors, cabinet
colors, and floor colors.
Benjamin
Moore Paints
This site features a product guide plus a paint calculator, tips on paint application,
and how-tos for decorative finishes. It also includes paint colors and styles
through history, and a gallery of architectural styles.
Better
Homes & Gardens
This site includes a how-to encyclopedia, home plans, decorating tips, an interactive
room arranging tool, and more.
Broderbund
This site features demos for three-dimensional home design software.
Center for Universal Design
The Center for Universal Design promotes universal design modifications and provides examples of home construction, projects, and the NCSU educational program.
Color
Matters
This site contains articles about the impact of color on people and their environments
and an online bulletin board.
Country
Living
This is an online magazine provided by iVillage.com with articles about decorating.
CRI:
Carpet
& Rug Institute
This site includes information about selecting rugs and carpets,
care and cleaning, installation, indoor air quality, as well
as facts about the carpet industry.
Ethan
Allen
This site features librarian online room planner, design
ideas, frequently asked questions about decorating, and an
online product catalog that can assist with students' design
resource files.
Fiberworld
Classroom
Fiberworld Classroom is an online resource for topics on fibers from manufacturing
to history to uses to care and maintenance.
Golden Ratio
This site contains information about Fibonacci and the Golden Ratio.
The
Golden Section
This site features information about the Golden Section in architecture, art
and music.
The
Home
This site provides information on furniture, the furniture market, window treatments,
floor coverings, rugs, accessories, fabric, and trends in home design.
HomeDecorating.com
This site provides advice and articles about decorating every room of the home.
The
Home Depot
This link provides information on building and remodeling and home décor
and decorating as well as outdoor living and tools and hardware.
IDEA Center
The IDEA Center features information about improving the design of environments and products to make them more usable, safer and appealing to people with a wide range of abilities.
ImproveNetT
This site provides information on the design process, interactive project estimators, a design gallery, home plans, and project planning guide.
Interior
Decorating
This site provides an all-inclusive listing of links to various
design sites and articles.
Introduction
to the Elements of Design
This site provides an online introduction to the elements
of design.
Mannington
This site offers design tips, trends, and ideas for resilient, laminate, and
wood floors.
Modern Furniture Designers
Interiordezine.com features quick links to biographies of
modern furniture designers, such as Eames and Saarinen.
Room
Review
This site contains information on the different components
of design and the design process.
Sherwin-Williams
Co.
This site provides an illustrated color planning guide
and how-to tips.
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Furniture, Lighting, and
Accessories
American
Lighting Association
This site offers lighting and fan information.
Efficient Home Lighting
This site contains information about efficient home lighting and LED lighting.
FM4
This site features a comprehensive listing of links to furniture styles from
the 17th through the 20th centuries, a glossary of modern terms, furniture
design, and articles on furniture.
Herman Miller
This site provides pictures of modern home and office furniture.
IALD:
International Association of Lighting Designers
This site offers information on lighting design and the importance of using a
lighting designer.
Lowe's: Lighting & Electrical
This site includes
articles about various lighting and electrical projects.
MarthaStewart.com
Select the Martha Stewart Living link to find decorating tips and ideas for the home.
National
Gallery of Art
Use the search feature to view the gallery collections of
furniture.
Statton Furniture Glossary
This is a glossary of terminology for 18th century American furniture and descriptions of furniture styles.
Taunton's threads
Magazine
"Window Treatments 101" is an article that shows how the elements and principles of design apply to designing window treatments.
Thomas
Chippendale
A virtual gallery of the Chippendale Collection.
Winterthur
View this Delaware museum's collection of antique American furniture by clicking
on About Winterthur and then The Museum Collections.
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Kitchens, Laundry Areas,
and Baths
Decotech
3D Design Software
This site includes free downloadable demos and a slide show for 3D design software
and a gallery of images created with the software.
K+BB
This site includes overviews of appliances and other products from numerous manufacturers.
Kitchen Planning
Kitchen planning guide that covers 3D kitchen designs.
National
Kitchen and Bath Association
This site features useful information on designing and remodeling kitchens and
baths. It includes a "Design Tour Kitchen" feature.
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Home Safety, Security,
and Maintenance
All
About Home
Use the search feature to find cleaning tips for various rooms of a home as well
as guidelines for organizing clutter.
Burglary Protection
This site provides tips to protect your home against burglars.
DoItYourself
This site offers comprehensive how-to information for building/remodeling, repairing,
and decorating and community links for various house projects as well as a
community forum.
Family
and Consumer Sciences
This site from North Carolina State University includes various online publications
ranging from recipes for environmentally friendly household cleaning products
to a preventive home maintenance guide, as well as links to other housing and
home furnishing websites.
Handyman Online
Guidelines on choosing a contractor and home improvement tips.
Hints
from Heloise
This site includes online cleaning and homemaking tips.
Home
Safety Checklist
This site offers a home safety checklist for senior citizens.
Hometime.com
This TV series website offers articles on home improvement, remodeling, and repair.
HowtoCleanAnything.Com
This site provides hundreds of tips on cleaning a house from
the attic to the basement.
Institute
for Business & Home Safety
This site offers downloadable articles on various home safety
guidelines as well as building codes.
Interior
Decorating
This is a listing of links to online articles on topics ranging from cleaning
the kitchen to cleaning wood floors.
Kwikset
Corp.
This site provides photos and descriptions of various locks and deadbolts.
Safe
Within
This site contains frequently updated online articles about
home security, environmental safety, fire safety, and links
for home safety resources.
Start
Remodeling, Inc.
This site offers professional advice to frequently asked questions, links to
other remodeling sites, and links to do-it-yourself online articles.
This
Old House
Projects from the PBS television series are featured on this
site, along with an opportunity to ask questions about tools,
tips, and techniques.
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