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Image depicting damage from termites in weatherboard cladding.
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Video presentation on how to design efficient framing systems that resist damage from disasters.
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Video presentation describing shear wall design and construction techniques to resist high winds and other disaster types.
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Guide describing insulation techniques for skylight shaft walls.
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Webinar describing research on moisture performance in high-R walls.
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Information sheet briefly summarizing truss wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
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Video from IDI Distributers on how to comply with code and properly install continuous insulation, including taping seams and cutting properly.
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Installation manual for installing metal panel siding.
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Video presentation on disaster-resistant wood frame construction, specifically wall and floor design.
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Video describing the installation of mineral wool monolithic exterior insulation.
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Checklist for verifying FORTIFIED levels and documentation needed.
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Publication with installation guidance for vinyl siding.
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Website describing best practices for minimizing exposure to lead while doing repairs and renovations in homes built in 1978 or earlier.
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Brochure describing advanced framing techniques.
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Report describing advanced framing techniques, including discussion of cost and energy savings.
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Report covering interior energy retrofits of masonry buildings.
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Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
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Article describing the perfect wall and and in what order to control rain, air, vapor, and heat.
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Webinar describing the best practices for air sealing multifamily separation walls.
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Video explaining how to air seal the air barrier of a passive house.
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Article describing walls and moisture development on them.
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Article about different types of weather resistant barrier.