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5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home

The Pro Builder

This model was instrumental in evaluating numerous design elements and options, including: window sizes and the solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) and thermal rating (U-factor) for each window unit; roof types; wall thicknesses; insulation thermal (R-) values; and the impact of various exterior colors on the home’s overall thermal performance.

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Roof to wall flashing

GCP Applied Technologies

Roof to wall flashing. house wrap / flashing / roof to wall. . Watch videos on how to properly install a self-adhered weather barrier to the wall, how to install window flashing tape, how to install roofing underlayments, and how to properly connect the house wrap system to the home's roofing underlayment.

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Residential building material warranties

GCP Applied Technologies

For instance, a problem could arise when one manufacturer's roofing underlayment overlaps with another manufacturer’s flashing and the two products are incompatible. For instance, it is common to use shingles from one manufacturer and roofing underlayment from another. GRACE ICE & WATER SHIELD® Roofing Underlayment. Residential.

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MBMA Releases New Architectural Folio – The Milne Center for Ocean Science and Conservation

Civil + Structural Engineer

CLEVELAND, OHIO – www.mbma.com: The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has added to its a library of free, downloadable resources for architectural students and their professors with its newest publication, “The Milne Center for Ocean Science and Conservation.”

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Need to Simplify Employee Timekeeping? Timesheet Mobile™ Nails It

Construction Marketing

You own a construction business and your electrical, plumbing, painting, and roofing crews are all over town at multiple sites performing various jobs. There is no software to download, nor text or data plan to purchase. How do you communicate with and keep track of these employees that don’t report to your home office?

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Georgia-Pacific Building Products Introduces New Coverboard Durability Video and eBook

CCR Magazine

Titled “Design for Extreme Weather: Why You Should Specify a Resilient Roof System,” the new eBook from Georgia-Pacific focuses on the financial impact (in terms of storm damage) that has resulted from recent catastrophic weather events by sharing information regarding tracked severe weather trends and the high prices associated with recovery.

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Residential building material warranties

GCP Applied Technologies

For instance, a problem could arise when one manufacturer's roofing underlayment overlaps with another manufacturer’s flashing and the two products are incompatible. For instance, it is common to use shingles from one manufacturer and roofing underlayment from another. GRACE ICE & WATER SHIELD® Roofing Underlayment. Residential.