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  2. Exterior insulation finishing system - Wikipedia

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    Exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) is a general class of non-load bearing building cladding systems that provides exterior walls with an insulated, water-resistant, finished surface in an integrated composite material system. EIFS has been in use since the 1960s in North America and was first used on masonry buildings.

  3. Flashing (weatherproofing) - Wikipedia

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    Flashing refers to thin pieces of impervious material installed to prevent the passage of water into a structure from a joint or as part of a weather resistant barrier system. In modern buildings, flashing is intended to decrease water penetration at objects such as chimneys , vent pipes, walls, windows and door openings to make buildings more ...

  4. Bituminous waterproofing - Wikipedia

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    Bituminous waterproofing systems are designed to protect residential and commercial buildings. Bitumen (asphalt or coal-tar pitch) is a material made up of organic liquids that are highly sticky, viscous , and waterproof. [ 1 ]

  5. Shear wall - Wikipedia

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    A typical timber shear wall consists of braced panels in the wall line, constructed using structural plywood sheathing, specific nailing at the edges, and supporting framing. A shear wall is an element of a structurally engineered system that is designed to resist in-plane lateral forces, typically wind and seismic loads.

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  7. Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary. "As our next Secretary of ...

  8. Structural insulated panel - Wikipedia

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    SIP systems were used by Woods Constructors of Santa Paula, California, in their homes and apartments from 1965 until 1984. This work was the basis for John Thomas Woods, Paul Flather Woods, John David Woods, and Frederick Thomas Woods when they used a similar concept to patent the Footing Form for Modular homes (US Patent No. 4817353) issued ...

  9. Alec Baldwin Says He Will ‘Expose What Really Happened ...

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    Despite the case being dismissed in July, Alec Baldwin says the story surrounding the fatal “Rust” shooting has only begun. On the Dec. 16 episode of David Duchovny’s “Fail Better ...