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	<title>Windstorm Wall Sheathing for High Wind and Hurricane Protection</title>
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	<description>Meet hurricane code and save $1000 per house</description>
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		<title>Inadequate Panel Spacing &#8211; a common but costly mistake.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ambient Temperatures and moisture conditions cause a constant state of expansion and contraction in every substance there is, whether solid, liquid or gas.  This explains why bridges have expansion joints, why sidewalks have expansion joints and why you have to space structural panels such as OSB and plywood by 1/8” at joints to give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Trade Shows to visit and learn about Windstorm Wall Sheathing from Norbord.</title>
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January


Jan 19-22
IBS (NAHB Builders Show)
Las Vegas, NV


February


Feb 3-4
Southern Building Materials Assoc
High Point, NC


Feb 9-10
Illinois Lbr Dealers Association Trade Show
Peoria, IL


Feb 15
Cateret County HBA
NC


Feb 16
Wood Solutions Fair
Atlanta, GA


Feb 18
Wood Solutions Fair
Charlotte, NC


March


Mar 2
Onslow County NC HBA
NC


Mar 24
BuilderMart
Baltimore


Mar 26-27
JLC Live
Providence, RI


April


Apr
Atlantic Building Conf
Atlantic City


Apr 1
North East Florida Building Materials Assoc
Jacksonville, FL


Apr 28
NJ 2010 Bldg Safety Conference
Atlantic City [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coastal Contractor Online &#8211; Jul/Aug 2007 &#8211; Solving the Uplift Puzzle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As building codes struggle to simplify prescriptive guidelines for wind-resistant structures, new measures for handling uplift emerge.
Click here to read the full article
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		<link>http://www.windstormosb.com/coastal-contractor-online-julaug-2007-solving-the-uplift-puzzle</link>
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		<title>Structural Performance of Wood-Frame Buildings in the Aftermath</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is a published report on the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. The team consisted of APA and IBHS (Institute for Business and Home Safety) members, and offers excellent insight into the structural performance of wood-frame buildings in the region.
Click here for a PDF of the full report
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		<link>http://www.windstormosb.com/structural-performance-of-wood-frame-buildings-in-the-aftermath</link>
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		<title>Windstorm sponsors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click here to read the full article
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		<link>http://www.windstormosb.com/windstorm-sponsors</link>
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		<title>Builder Online article – 2005-09-01</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NAHB Research Center conducts lab tests and certification programs to bring better products to the housing industry.
Click here to read the full article
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		<link>http://www.windstormosb.com/builder-online-article-%e2%80%93-2005-09-01</link>
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		<title>Bob Villa&#039;s site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click here to go to the site
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