Private: Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science
Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Open Textbooks and Concordia Courses
| Open Textbook Title | Potentially Relevant Courses |
| Building Maintenance & Construction: Tools and Maintenance Tasks | |
| Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation |
Description and Access
Building Maintenance & Construction: Tools and Maintenance Tasks
This textbook introduces and develops knowledge of basic building maintenance tools and materials, applied skills and techniques, industry health and safety standards, and preventive maintenance and troubleshooting practices required by employers for entry-level positions in the building trades and facilities maintenance fields.
Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation
This text has been positively-reviewed and is intended for both a broad-based introductory class on sustainability and as a supplement to specialist courses with a dimension on sustainability in their areas of study. As sustainability is a multidisciplinary area of study, the text is the product of multiple authors drawn from the diverse faculty of the University of Illinois: each chapter is written by a recognized expert in the field.
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