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A book about structurally insulated panels.

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

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

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.

Presentation about advanced framing techniques.

Information sheet containing images and descriptions of cantilevers.

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

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.

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

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

Report investigating implementation of advanced framing in both production and prototype built homes built in a variety of climate regions across the USA.

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

Technical fact sheet highlighting important building connections and illustrating the proper use of various types of connection hardware; also published in FEMA P-499 “Home Builder’s Guide to Coastal Construction: Technical Fact Sheet Series.”

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

Website providing CAD files and drawings of advanced framing details.

Information sheet briefly summarizing truss wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.

Article describing methods for thermally isolating a garage in a Passive House-certified multifamily building.

Document containing a 3D drawing (CAD) of advanced framing details.

Brochure describing advanced framing techniques.

Report describing advanced framing techniques, including discussion of cost and energy savings.

Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.

Brochure describing advanced framing techniques.

Fact sheet describing advanced wall framing.

Website article interviewing the inventor of the Larsen truss, a history of its use, and a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages.

Website providing information about building plans for the ENERGY STAR thermal bypass checklist.

Fact sheet describing how to install bracing to retrofit roof dormers for increased wind resistance.

A document aimed at reducing the vulnerability of a gable end roof to wind damage in a hurricane.

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