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No. Subject Source Description 110 - CODES AND GOVERNMENT 115 North Carolina Residential Building Code NC Dept. of Insurance (NCDOI) Visitor can search and download various sections of the Code. 120 Local building codes, standards, & regulations Mecklenburg County Engineering & Building Standards Home Page Information about building standards, permits, & regulations 130 SBCCI Southern Building Codes Conference International Home Page Technical information, building codes 140 HUD Dept. of Housing & Urban Development Home Page Information about housing and communities 150 Foundation requirements for manufactured homes HUD Permanent Foundation Guide for Manufactured Housing 160 Design technology HUD Technical publications 170 NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology Home Page Technical publications 200 - ASSOCIATIONS 210 AWC American Wood Council Home Page Technical publications about wood design & construction 211 CWC Canadian Wood Council Home Page Technical publications about wood design & construction 212 AWPI American Wood Preservers Institute Home Page Represents the pressure-treated wood industry. Includes member and publications list, regulatory affairs page and a FAQ for consumers. 213 AHA American Hardboard Association Home Page Technical publications about hardboard products used for exterior siding, interior wall paneling, household and commercial furniture and industrial and commercial products. 214 AWI Architectural Woodwork Institute Home Page Technical information and resources pertaining to the advancement of architectural woodwork. 215 FPS Forest Products Society Home Page Publications about forestry products 216 FPL Forest Products Laboratory Home Page Serves as the nation's leading wood research institute. 220 MAC Masonry Advisory Council Home Page Technical library of masonry information 230 NCMA National Concrete Masonry Association Home Page Information about masonry materials & construction 240 NAHB National Association of Home Builders Home Page Information about home building. Also has research group (NAHB-RC) 241 NRCA National Roofing Contractors Association Home Page Technical information about the development of roofing and waterproofing methods 242 NWWDA National Wood Window & Door Association Home Page Technical information about the window, skylight and door industry. 243 PDCA Painting & Decorating Contractors of America Standards and regulations for painting and decorating 244 SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association Home Page Produces standards and manuals for the sheet metal industry. 245 BSC Building Science Corporation General home construction and design 246 FSCP Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology Home Page Information about wood coatings 247 NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers Home Page Information about the development of corrosion prevention and control standards 250 ASHI American Society of Home Inspectors Home Page Technical information about home construction & maintenance 251 AIA American Institute of Architects Home Page Information about publications and research resources 252 ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers Home Page Information about publications and research resources 260 IRC Institute for Research in Construction Home Page Canada's construction technology and research center 270 APA The Engineered Wood Association Information about plywood, OSB, glulam, wood I-joists, and laminated lumber (LVL's) 280 ACI American Concrete Institute Leading source for concrete information 290 ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials Leading source for technical standards on building materials and methods 400 - FRAMING 410 Sweet's Catalog on line Sweet's System On Line Home Page Information about building materials & equipment. Can find manufacturerís information about thousands of building materials, supplies, and equipment 415 Building products 4specs - The Internet directory of specified construction products A fast and comprehensive way to access building product information. 420 Structural connectors Simpson Strong-Tie Company Home Page Leading manufacture of wood connectors 430 Wood shrinkage Canadian Building Digest Nature of wood shrinkage and it's effect on building assemblies 450 WTCA Wood Truss Council of America Home Page Information about floor & roof trusses 460 Wood trusses Alpine Engineered Products Home Page Leading manufacture of wood trusses 480 Partition separation Trussnet - Wood Truss Council of America Explains how arching trusses can cause cracks between ceiling and walls and how to prevent it 490 Engineered Lumber Trus Joist Home Page Several innovative wood products for home construction 495 Engineered Lumber Georgia-Pacific Home Page Several innovated wood products for home construction 500 - ROOFING AND CLADDING 530 Masonite siding Masonite Corporation Home Page Information about masonite siding 535 Cleaning of Brick Canadian Building Digest When and how to clean various substances from brick veneer 540 Efflorescence Canadian Building Digest Nature and chemical makeup of white substance on brickwork and how to remove it. 600 - INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION 610 Gypsum sheathing Gypsum Association Information about walls and ceilings 620 Marble and Natural Stone Floors Marble Institute of America Source for information about marble and stone floors 625 Wood Flooring National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association Premier site for obtaining technical information about wood floors 700 - ROT & INSECT DAMAGE 705 AWPI American Wood Preservers Institute Pressure-treated wood information 710 Wood-destroying insects Journal of Light Construction (JLC) Information about various types of wood-destroying insects 720 Wood decay Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service Biodeterioration of Wood in Houses 721 Decay of wood Canadian Building Digest The process of wood decay and how to prevent it. 725 Residential Housing Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service Articles on Moisture Control, Insect damage, and Wet foundations 730 Log homes Forest Product Laboratory Protecting Log Homes From Decay 740 Termites North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Biology and control of subterranean termites 800 - ENVIRONMENTAL 810 Lead paint National Lead Information Center Information about lead paint hazards 820 Lead paint The National Lead Service Provider Information about lead abatement specialists 830 Asbestos Asbestos Institute Information about asbestos hazards and abatement 840 Indoor air quality (IAQ) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Extensived information about indoor air quality, molds, and health hazards in homes and buildings. 841 Facts about molds New York Health Department Answers to most common concerns and questions about molds. 900 - SAFETY AND SECURITY 910 NSC National Safety Council Safety hazards around the home 920 CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Safety hazards around the home 1000 - OTHER INFORMATION 1010 Other Useful links Southern Building Codes Conference International (SBCCI) Home Page Links to 103 building-related web sites 1020 General building information Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) Home Page (AEC) Home Page AEC information center 1030 Cost estimating R.S. Means Company Home Leading producer of cost estimating resources 1040 Weather information The Weather Underground, Inc. Using this site, a person can get present and past weather data. 1050 JLC Online The Journal of Light Construction Home Page Information resources for the home building industry 1100 - FOUNDATIONS AND SOILS 1105 Classification of foundation and wall crack damage Institute of Civil Engineers and Building Research Describes types of cracks, categorizes the damage, and gives appropriate actions to take. 1110 Indicators of foundation movement Institute of Civil Engineers and Building Research Describes symptoms of foundation movement caused by soils settlement or shrinking and swelling clays. 1115 Soil testing Canadian Building Digest Information about various types of soil tests that can be performed and their purposes. 1120 Foundations on swelling and shrinking soils Canadian Building Digest Discusses potential problems that can occur when foundations are constructed on clay soils. 1125 House Basements Canadian Building Digest Information about how to design a basement that is strong enough to resist outside soil pressures and dry. 1130 Soils and Buildings Canadian Building Digest Describes characteristics of various types of soils and how they affect building foundations. 1140 Foundation and slab underpinning A. B. Chance website A. B. Chance is a popular manufacturer of steel piles that are used to repair foundations and slabs that are sinking. 1145 Foundation and slab underpinning Atlas Systems website Another leading manufacturer of steel piles. 1150 Foundation drainage panels National Home Builders Research Center Method of waterproofing basement walls that ensures water does not build up against the walls.