Emporis Research is a source of data about over 400,000 buildings around the world. You can search for a specific building and retrieve technical data, location, and companies involved in constructing specific buildings; building industry companies and directory information by location; or cities, states and regions and the buildings within them. The trial runs through November 5th, 2010.
MADCAD is a source of building codes. You can search for title keywords or browse by publisher or year. The full-text of the codes are included.
Contact Peter Stern, Art History, Architecture and Design liaison librarian, at 413-545-3967 with questions or comments.