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| Past issues of BLUEPRINTS™ – Continuing Education for Code Officials: |
| March 2009 Issue (1MB PDF) Highlights What is STYROFOAM SIS™ STYROFOAM SIS™ and Building Codes STYROFOAM SIS™ Installation Guide |
| October 2007 Issue (375 KB PDF) Highlights Putting Materials to the Test, Thermal Barriers and Spray Foam: Clarifying the Issues Closed Conditioned Crawl Spaces: Best Practices |
| February 2007 Issue (251KB PDF) Highlights Effective Fireblocking and Fireblock Penetration Sealing New Innovations Spur Use of Below-Grade Insulation Polyurethane Foam: Exposed or Covered? |
| August 2006 Issue (177KB PDF) Highlights Wall Bracing Codes Sheathing as High Performance Barrier Reflective R-values - Fact or Fiction |
| Technical Information |
| IRC Prescriptive Wall Bracing Requirements to Maximize the Use of Rigid Foam Insulation From Dow (169KB PDF) |
| IRC Wall Bracing: A Guide for Builders, Designers and Plan Reviewers (foam Sheathing Coalition) (5.24MB PDF) |
| Residential Wall Bracing When Using Dow Insulating Foam Sheathing (2.04MB PDF) |
| AIA Presentations |
| Why Use Insulated Sheathing? (2.88MB PDF) |
| Insulating Residential Basements and Crawl Spaces (1.23MB PDF) |
