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2015 edition of code for commercial buildings that brings together all structural, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, energy and electrical provisions for all buildings except detached one- and two-family residences and townhouses up to three stories.

Article describing vapor retarder requirements in the International Residential Code and International Building Code 2021.

An example of a commercially available thermally expansive fire stopping product for controlling the spread of fires in a rainscreen cavity.

Article describing a 9-step process to getting rid of rats and mice, and some preventative actions to take.

A article about the best practice method of installing fiber cement siding, to install flashing at the butt joints of the siding boards, rather than face caulking the butt joints afterwards.

ICC-ES Evaluation Report reviewing proprietary steel shear wall panels developed by Simpson Strong-Tie Company to resist vertical and lateral loads in walls resulting from wind or earthquakes.

Site showing flame spread ratings and definitions for common building materials.

A guide for users and energy raters of insulated siding as home insulation.

Article providing guidance for installing manufactured stone veneer, including information on rainscreens.

Website providing information about Knauf Insulation.

Test results used by multiple structural insulated panel manufacturers confirming a one-hour fire rating for specific SIP assemblies.

Web article describing many ways homeowners, contractors, and builders can make homes more resistant to hurricanes, tornadoes, high winds, floods, and hail.

Webpage featuring hundreds of illustrations of masonry construction details for brick, congrete, stone, tile, stucco, etc.

Website of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

List of recommendations from IBHS on how to protect homes from ice dam formation.

Table in the IRC describing bracing requirements for specified wind speeds and building story locations.

Website providing resources for seismic retrofits for builders and homeowners as well as city permit requirements from the City of Portland OR.

Article describing identification of termite infestations in homes and treatment options.

A website providing information on sealing the home against rodents and how to trap rodents once they have made their way into the home.