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Now called the Healthy Housing Reference Manual

Online calculator

A series of reference manuals to design safe buildings to mitigate against terrorist attacks

Lecture notes related to thermal comfort, solar radiation, thermal effect, condensation in bldgs

Articles and whitepapers covering building area measurement issues

Measurement of industrial buildings for leasing purposes

Answers to frequently asked questions related to calculating floor area according to the standard

How to do field measurements, calculate areas, etc in older buildings

This approach involves the concept of Base Building Corridor

How to minimize potential health hazards from building renovation activities

240 Canadian Building Digests published between 1960 & 1990 by NRC's Institute for Research

Text of the CCB

Chimney safety, carbon monoxide hazards, avoiding chimney-related dangers, etc.

Research to predict the fire resistance of concrete-filled hollow steel columns

To determine quantity and costs

Factors behind the increased reports of serious indoor air quality (IAQ) contamination

To control hazards from mercury, asbestos, PCBs, lead, CFCs, HCFCs, etc when in demolition

The following slides show some examples of the lightweight framed constructions used in practice

New York state law requirements

Guidelines for their safe use

General guidelines for conducting the work of architects, engineers, and all other contracted design

Text of the US Dept of Energy standard

Fire department concerns regarding green buildings

Fire concerns regarding atria, skylights, light concerns, clerestory windows, etc

Advice related to safe home design and construction - wind design concepts

State-of-the-art practices in nine areas - innovative remodeling techniques

IRC articles related to building envelope, fire, structural engineering, buidling materials and more

Planning and Design for K-12 School Facilities in North Carolina

How to Inspect Mobile Homes or Manufactured Housing for Defects

Information resources for people who plan,design, build and maintain K-12 schools

A series of articles which explain prefabricated steel buildings

Calculate the amount the amount of sheetrock needed to drywall an area or a room

A form

Less spread by the use of fire-resistant building components, by spatial separation, and by firefighting

A series of articles which explain tilt-up construction

Construction specs manual - 16 sections

Resources for architects and building professionals related to building design

Looking at the most striking effects of wind on roofs