This guide provides starting points for researchers in the Civil & Environmental Engineering degree programs at Cal Poly.
For research help, please contact Sarah Lester, Engineering Librarian or use the library's 24/7 chat help.
ASHRAE publications cover heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigerating, including a focus on building systems, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality.
Cal Poly users may access ASHRAE Handbooks, Journal, Transactions, Standards and Guidelines.
Off campus users: To avoid CAPTCHA errors during peak times, use VPN for access. Google Scholar allows you to simultaneously search scholarly content across many disciplines, databases, and information sources. Results can include books, articles, chapters, conference proceedings, and more.
Tips on using Google Scholar are available here.
The following handbooks are available from the library, click on the title for the shelving location
The library provides access to a number of standards in digital format. The following databases provide access to those subscriptions. If you need help locating a standard, please contact your Engineering Librarian.
In addition to our subscribed content, you can access the following standards for free online.
Digital Commons is where you can find examples of past senior projects and theses.