Thesis Resourses

Hydrotech Inc. is a great roofing company with plenty of infomation on green roof construction. http://www.hydrotechusa.com/

Columbia University conducted reserch on green vs. white roof properties and published a paper dealing with their thermal equvalencies.

Stuart Gaffin, Lily Parshall, Reggie Blake, Greg O’Keefe, Dan Braman, David Beattie, and Robert Berghage. Energy Modeling Applied to A Comparison of White and Green Roof Cooling Efficiency. Columbia University. 2005

For cost estimation and assembly data R.S. Means is a great resource.

Balboni, Barbara, senior editor. R.S. Means Assemblies Cost Data, 32nd Annual Edition 2007. Reed Construction Data, Inc., copyright 2006. 

For employment statistics, labor data and demographic analysis visit the U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.dol.gov/

Vulcraft Inc. is an excellent source for steel joist and deck informationincluding sizing and loading. http://www.vulcraft.com/catalogs.htm