Tech-Notes – new engineering resources on-line

 The National Research Council’s Institute for Research in Construction web site contains over 2,000 publications, including the Construction Technology Updates on building science and the Canadian Building Digests. A new feature is the A-Z index. There are also links to product evaluations, codes and a career site. http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

 A team of engineering professionals dedicated to hydronic heating has launched a web site: www.hydronicpros.com. It includes information on design and software. www.hydronicpros.com

 Draft 4 of the revised MasterFormat can now be downloaded from www.csinet.or. Users of this document, which is undergoing a fundamental reorganization, are invited to comment. wwwcsinet.org/tech/mfrevision.

 Alberta Transportation’s “Specifications for Bridge Construction – 2003” manual is now available and posted at www.trans.gov.ab.ca