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Report examining the structural properties and applications of an innovative studless building system, detailing its testing regime and providing an engineering guide for architects and engineers.

Report on the design and evaluation of extended plate and beam.

Case study on the design and evaluation of extended plate and beam, located in Mount Joy Pennsylvania.

Report on adding insulation to load-bearing mass masonry buildings.

Brochure explaining the essential basis for advanced framing and some of the more common advanced framing details.

Information sheet offering general recommendations on supplemental humidity control and outlines viable system configurations.

Report considers a number of promising wall systems that can meet the requirement for better thermal control.

Document presenting some of the key technical properties of many of the most common building materials.

Report on high-R wall design called extended plate and beam that uses foam sheathing insulation with wall framing.

Guide providing information on using exterior foam insulating sheathing in building wall assemblies to enhance thermal performance.

Document providing supplemental information for code enforcement professionals about header hangers in bearing walls.

Report providing the results of an analysis of humidity control and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system efficiency in three new multifamily buildings in New York, NY.

Research study describing the impact resistance performance of advanced framed wall systems with insulating sheathing as the primary sheathing from wind blown debris.

Report on two approaches to retrofitting existing double-stud walls.

Report providing extensive guidance on controlling moisture in building envelopes through proper selection and installation on air, water, thermal, and vapor barriers.

Document providing supplemental information for code enforcement professionals about headers in nonbearing walls.

Research study identifying the best performing, most energy-efficient and cost- effective techniques to provide controlled mechanical ventilation and humidity control in hot- humid climates with thermally efficient building envelopes.

Case study of new home construction in the hot-dry and mixed-dry climate zones.

Fact sheet describing the results of an analysis of humidity control and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system efficiency in three new multifamily buildings in New York, NY.