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Search the library catalog for terms such as:
Go to the Interior Design Databases page.
Suggested databases:
Avery Index to Architecture Periodicals The Avery Index will provide abstracts of articles, is not usually full text. See below for information on how to find articles when the full text is not available
Wilson Select Plus This database covers trade, including Interior Design, Architecture, Building and Construction. The following is an example of a brief article from this database on green office design. Design so others are green with envy by Rozgus, Amara in Public Works, v.138, n.4, (April 2007), p.15
Business and Company This business database covers many aspects of Interior Design, including materials for green building. This list is an example of the types of articles you'll find in this databases. This list is from a search on "Office Buildings" narrowed to "environmental aspects."
Academic Search Premier This is a general database covering a wide gamut of topics. Here is an example of a recent article in Design News about a survey of business owners' opinion of green buildings/design.
When you are looking for a particular article or journal, the Journal Locator is the tool to use. The Journal Locator will tell you whether the Library has the journal online or in the Library's physical collection. 
Watch this video on using the Journal Locator.
If an item is not available through the Library, we will order it for you via InterLibrary Loan. This typically takes 7-10 days for delivery. Please use the InterLibrary Loan form to place your request.
U.S. Green Building Council http://www.usgbc.org/
Building Green http://www.buildinggreen.com/
Good to be Green http://www.goodtobegreen.com/
Green Source http://greensource.construction.com/
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