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As an industry leader in the building and construction industry, Dow professionals have more than 60 years of experience in the science of building homes. We make it our priority to stay up-to-date on code requirements, and are well suited to share our insights and knowledge with you about Dow's differentiated product solutions to help address today's building challenges.

BLUEPRINTS™ Services – Continuing Education for Code Officials Newsletter
October 2007 Issue (375 KB PDF)
Inculding articles on: Foundation Walls: Putting Materials to the Test,
Thermal Barriers and Spray Foam: Clarifying the Issues, and
Closed Conditioned Crawl Spaces: Best Practices
February 2007 Issue (251KB PDF)
Including articles on: Effective Fireblocking and Fireblock Penetration Sealing, New Innovations Spur Use of Below-Grade Insulation, and Polyurethane Foam: Exposed or Covered?
August 2006 Issue (177KB PDF)
Including articles on: Wall Bracing Codes, Sheathing as High Performance Barrier, and Reflective R-values – Fact or Fiction
Evaluation Reports
ICC Evaluation Service, Inc.
Technotes
IRC Prescriptive Wall Bracing Requirements to Maximize the Use of Rigid Foam Insulation From Dow (169KB PDF)
Wall Bracing Guides (5.24MB PDF)
Presentations
Why Use Insulated Sheathing? (2.88MB PDF)
Residential Wall Bracing When Using Dow Insulating Foam Sheathing (2.04MB PDF)
Insulating Residential Basements and Crawl Spaces (1.23MB PDF)
Literature
Literature