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A typical Las Vegas hot-dry climate home uses stucco siding and a tile roof.

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The Effects of Windborne Debris on Saferoom Wall Panels and Fenestration Systems

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Projectile missile testing of various wall panel configuration to understand how the different wall constructions would perform when struck with wind driven debris from a hurricane.

Great Fire of London, BSI–098

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Report covering the fire performance of combustible cladding over combustible insulation.

Siding Cost.org

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Website providing the pros and cons of different siding materials for home building, including wood, vinyl, fiber cement, stucco, brick, metal, and stone.

FB Cavity Barrier – Fire rated ventilated cavity barrier

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

Weep Holes in Brick and Stone Veneer

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An article written by Don Jackson of The Journal of Light Construction on how to detail brick veneer siding wall.

Drain the Rain…On the Plane…the Drainage Plane, BSI–112

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Report covering the rainwater performance of building assemblies.

Performance profiles of exterior fire protective building envelopes

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A study on how fires spread through exterior building envelopes with discussion on how fires propagate in a rain screen cavity.

HardiPlank Lap Siding Butt Joint Flashing

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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.

Improving Drainage and Drying Features in Certain Conditions: Rain Screen Design for Absorptive Cladding

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Guide detailing best practices on how to build wall assemblies with absorptive claddings such as brick, stone that drain and dry well.

Rain Screen Acknowledgement Form

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An example of a form a building codes department created to ensure builders are fully aware and have taken steps to provide drainage so that water doesn’t accumulate behind siding. This example is from the city of Newberg, Oregon.

Resistance of Exterior Walls to High Velocity Projectiles

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Report describing the testing of various siding materials for their ability to resist bullets from small firearms.

Brick Masonry Rain Screen Walls

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Document focusing on the design and wall components that contribute to a pressure equalized rain screen wall, including the frequency of the weep holes and other brick masonry rain screen wall requirements.

Tennessee 'Bee Whisperer' Removes 35,000 Honey Bees from Brick Wall

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A story about bees building a hive in the drainage plane behind the brick veneer siding. The bees entered the wall through unprotected drainage holes.

Nashville's Home Inspector reveals clogged "Weep Holes"

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Video showing how the weep holes in a brick façade are sometimes filled by the homeowner or subsequent contractor who mistakenly thought the holes are the result of an installation error during the brick laying work. These holes are important to the drainage and ventilation of the wall, please don’t...

A typical Las Vegas hot-dry climate home uses stucco siding and a tile roof.

The Effects of Windborne Debris on Saferoom Wall Panels and Fenestration Systems

Great Fire of London, BSI–098

Siding Cost.org

FB Cavity Barrier – Fire rated ventilated cavity barrier

Weep Holes in Brick and Stone Veneer

Drain the Rain…On the Plane…the Drainage Plane, BSI–112

Performance profiles of exterior fire protective building envelopes

HardiPlank Lap Siding Butt Joint Flashing

Improving Drainage and Drying Features in Certain Conditions: Rain Screen Design for Absorptive Cladding

Rain Screen Acknowledgement Form

Resistance of Exterior Walls to High Velocity Projectiles

Brick Masonry Rain Screen Walls

Tennessee 'Bee Whisperer' Removes 35,000 Honey Bees from Brick Wall

Nashville's Home Inspector reveals clogged "Weep Holes"

Common Siding Failures - Avoid errors that will cause a fiber-cement job to fail

Wall Performance by Design: Role of Rainscreens in Moisture Management

Fire-Resistant Wall Assemblies

Moisture-, Impact-, Fire-, and Pest-Resistant Exterior Siding