Online Resources

Online Resources for Examinees

This list of relevant online sites for prospective examinees has been compiled with significant help from Donald Leffingwell, PE, whose contributions are followed by [DL].

For LEED Examinees

Step-by-Step Guide to Passing Your LEED Exam, PPI (guidelines)

LEED Candidate Handbooks:

LEED Green Associate Candidate Handbook, Green Building Certification Institute (handbook)
LEED AP Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Candidate Handbook, Green Building Certification Institute (handbook)
LEED AP Homes Candidate Handbook, Green Building Certification Institute (handbook)
LEED AP Building Design & Construction (BD&C) Candidate Handbook, Green Building Certification Institute (handbook)
LEED AP Interior Design & Construction (ID&C) Candidate Handbook, Green Building Certification Institute (handbook)

LEED for Green Building Design & Construction (BD&C) Rating Systems:

LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System, U.S. Green Building Council (guidelines)
LEED for Core and Shell Rating System, U.S. Green Building Council (guidelines)
LEED for Schools New Construction and Major Renovations Rating System, U.S. Green Building Council (guidelines)

Other LEED Rating Systems:

LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance Rating System, U.S. Green Building Council (guidelines)
LEED for Commercial Interiors Rating System, U.S. Green Building Council (guidelines)
LEED for Homes Rating System, U.S. Green Building Council (guidelines)

LEED Passing Zones, PPI (online study group)
Exam Cafe, PPI (practice problem database)
LEED credentialing FAQs, PPI (questions and answers)

For ARE Examinees

A Guide to Partnering in the Construction Industry, American Arbitration Association (guidelines)
Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines, U.S. Access Board
A Primer on Project Delivery Terms, American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors of America (primer)
Archaeology and Historic Preservation Guidelines, Department of the Interior's National Park Service (guidelines)
Charter of the New Urbanism, Congress of the New Urbanism (charter)
Coastal Construction Fact Sheets, U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (links to resources)
Contract Document Summary Overview, American Institute of Architects (links to resources)

A-Series: Owner/Contractor Document Summaries, American Institute of Architects (summaries)
B-Series: Owner/Architect Document Summaries, American Institute of Architects (summaries)
C-Series: Other Agreements Document Summaries, American Institute of Architects (summaries)
D-Series: Miscellaneous Documents Summaries, American Institute of Architects (summaries)
E-Series: Exhibits Document Summaries, American Institute of Architects (summaries)
G-Series: Contract Administration/Project Management Form Summaries, American Institute of Architects (summaries)

Copyright Claims in Architectural Works, U.S. Copyright Office (report)
Creating Defensible Space, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research
Dimensioning and Estimating Brick Masonry, The Brick Industry Association
Displacement Ventilation, Energy Design Resources (report)
Document Commentaries, Comparisons, and Guides, American Institute of Architects (links to resources)
Environmental Impact Statements, Ohio State University (report)
HVAC: Demand-Controlled Ventilation, E Source (primer)
Oil Canning, Metal Construction Association
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, U.S. Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, U.S. Department of the Interior
ARE Passing Zones, PPI (online study group)
Architect Registration Examination FAQs, PPI (questions and answers)

For FE Examinees

Electrical Engineering Theorems, Formulas, and Applications, BOWest Pty, Ltd. (links to resources)
FE Passing Zone, PPI (online study group)
Exam Cafe, PPI (practice problem database)
FE exam FAQs, PPI (questions and answers)
FE exam advice, PPI (advice)

For Chemical PE Examinees

Flow of Fluids Technical Paper 410, Crane's (purchasing source)
Cooling Towers: Design and Operation Considerations, www.cheresources.com (tutorial)
Chemical PE Passing Zone, PPI (online study group)

For Civil PE Examinees

HCM 2000, Approved Corrections and Changes for the Highway Capacity Manual 2000
HCM Exhibit Attachments, Attachments to HCM 2000 Approved Corrections and Changes
Engineer Manuals, Army Corps of Engineers (links to resources)
Field Guide to Intersections and Interchanges, www.kurumi.com (guidelines)
Transportation Engineering Online Lab Manual, University of Idaho (manual)
Surveys Manual, CalTrans (manual)
Travel Time Data Collection Handbook, U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (handbook)
High Performance Cement, Konstantin Sobolev (tutorial)
Geotechnical Engineering Publications, U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (list of resources)
Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities (10 States' Standards), Great Lakes—Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers (report)
NOAA Atlases, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (links to resources)
Recommended Standards for Water Works (10 States Standards), Great Lakes—Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers (report)
Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds (TR-55 Manual), National Resources Conservation Service (manual)
The Most Probable Number (MPN) Method, University of Wisconsin, Madison—Department of Bacteriology (tutorial)
Soil Mechanics, Florida State University—College of Engineering (notes)
Centrifugal Tutorial, Pump World (tutorial) [DL]
Civil PE Passing Zone, PPI (online study group)
Exam Cafe, PPI (practice problem database)
Civil PE exam FAQs, PPI (questions and answers)
Civil PE exam advice, PPI (advice)

For California Civil Surveying PE Examinees

Construction Surveys, CalTrans (manual)

For Control Systems PE Examinees

Feedback and Temperature Control, Charles D. H. Williams (tutorial)
Control Tutorials for MATLAB and Simulink, University of Michigan—College of Engineering (tutorial)

For Electrical PE Examinees

Feedback and Temperature Control, Charles D. H. Williams (tutorial)
Control Tutorials for MATLAB and Simulink, University of Michigan—College of Engineering (tutorial)
Electrical Engineering Theorems, Formulas, and Applications, BOWest Pty, Ltd. (links to resources)
The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing, Steven W. Smith, PhD (guidelines)
Smith Chart, Amanogawa (interactive java applet)
FCC Rules (Title 47, Chapter 1, Part 73), Code of Federal Regulations (links to resources)
Electrical PE Passing Zone, PPI (online study group)
Exam Cafe, PPI (practice problem database)
Electrical PE exam FAQs, PPI (questions and answers)
Electrical PE exam advice, PPI (advice)

For Environmental PE Examinees

Technical Guidance for Implementation of the Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rules, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (manuals)
Engineer Manuals, Army Corps of Engineers (manuals)
Ventilation Investigation, U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (manual) [DL]

For Mechanical PE Examinees

Psychrometric Tables, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (purchasing source)
Thermophysical Properties of Fluid Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (database)
Fluid Physical Properties and Constants, University of Iowa—College of Engineering (table)
Feedback and Temperature Control, Charles D. H. Williams (tutorial)
Control Tutorials for MATLAB and Simulink, University of Michigan—College of Engineering (tutorials)
Ventilation Investigation, U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety & Health Administration (manual) [DL]
Climatological, Solar, and HVAC Programs, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Architecture and Urban Design (links to resources) [DL]
Centrifugal Tutorial, Pump World (tutorial) [DL]
Applied Computational Aerodynamics, W. H. Mason (notes) [DL]
Flow of Fluids Technical Paper 410, Crane's (purchasing source)
Design of Machine Elements, University of Massachusetts, Amherst—College of Engineering (primer)
Cooling Towers: Design and Operation Considerations, www.cheresources.com (tutorial)
Mechanical PE Passing Zone, PPI (online study group)
Exam Cafe, PPI (practice problem database)
Mechanical PE exam FAQs, PPI (questions and answers)
Mechanical PE exam advice, PPI (advice)