LibGuides: Sustainable Energy Management: Websites

Evaluating Websites

This checklist gives some pointers for judging credibility.

Things to consider:

Consider using the "define" feature e.g. define:cogeneration

Consider using the Advanced Search option for more control of your search.

Consider using some of the tips from the Google Power Searching guide.

Google Scholar
This is a freely accessible search engine that lets users look for both physical and digital copies of articles. FIND full-text@BCIT indicates articles available via BCIT databases.

Sustainability at BCIT
Climate Change 101
BCIT offers a free Climate Change 101 course for faculty, staff and students. The objective of this online course is to help all members of the BCIT community understand their influence on climate, and climate's influence on them.
Factor Four
The School of Construction and the Environment is leading the Factor Four Initiative in the buildings it occupies at BCIT’s Burnaby campus (NE1 – NE8). The purpose is to explore whether a factor four reduction in energy and materials consumption can be achieved without compromising service levels.
BCIT Strategic Goals for Reducing Carbon Footprint
BCIT Green Roof Project
Innovative research on green roof and living wall systems.
BCIT Energy: Burnaby Projects
BCIT's Ecological Footprint