Construction

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• B4UBUILD.com
  Homeowners and builders will find answers to questions about building a new house or addition, designing a custom home, as well as, best practices and resources to help with planning their next home improvement, renovation, or remodeling project.
• BuilderSpace.com
  A searchable directory for construction businesses.
• Dodge Data and Analytics: Construction
  Dodge Data & Analytics is North America’s leading provider of commercial construction project data, market forecasting & analytics services and workflow integration solutions for the construction industry. 
• Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center
  CICA is your source for plain language explanations of environmental rules for the construction industry. This information is provided free of charge by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. 
• ThomasNet (Formerly ThomasRegister)
  An industrial sourcing platform that also designs and provides marketing services to industry professionals.

Building Codes & Standards

• International Code Council (ICC). 
  All International Codes, State-Adopted Codes, and various Archived Codes are available online. You are limited in your abilities to search and print, however all sections of the codes are available for viewing.
• ABA Standards
  Standards issued under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) apply to facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds. Passed in 1968, the ABA is one of the first laws to address access to the built environment.  The law applies to federal buildings, including post offices, social security offices, federal courthouses and prisons, and national parks.  It also covers non-federal facilities, such as public housing units and mass transit systems, built or altered with federal grants or loans.
• ADA Standards
  Accessibility standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities in new construction, alterations, and additions.  The ADA Standards are based on minimum guidelines set by the Access Board. 

Construction Careers

• Carpentry and Construction Career Guide
• ConstructionEducation.com
  The construction industry provides well-paying lifelong jobs from the trades to management. While great careers can be made in one of many trades, this website is focused on the degree programs in construction management. You can find many accredited online construction degrees on this website.
• Occupational Outlook
  Construction and extraction occupational outlooks provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Nevada State Contractors Board
• Northern Nevada Chapter of the International Code Council
• Southern Nevada Chapter of the International Code Council