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Go to Division 01 Specs Environmental Issues
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Go to Division 01 Specs General Requirements (Division One)
Go to Division 02 Specs Site Construction (Division Two)
Standard Web Browser ISI02A — Green Solutions For Parking, Paving, and Drainage Systems — Added 06/21/06
Go to Division 03 Specs Concrete (Division Three)
Adobe Acrobat Reader DAV03A — Integrally Colored Concrete
Standard Web Browser BIG03A — Pre-Molded: Bell Footing Form System
Go to Division 04 Specs Masonry (Division Four)
Standard Web Browser MOR04A — Assuring Water Resistance of Masonry Construction
Standard Web Browser STI04A — Light Weight Honeycomb Reinforced Stone Cladding System — Added 12/01/05
Go to Division 05 Specs Metals (Division Five)
Standard Web Browser AMF05A — The Specification, Design Manufacturing and Installation of Light Gauge Steel Trusses — Added 3/22/06
Standard Web Browser DIE05C — Construction Joints: Head Of Wall Deflection Systems — Added 7/20/04
Standard Web Browser DIE05F — Light—Gauge Steel Framing Connection Products: Specifying Tested Connection Products That Limit Liability — Added 8/12//04
Standard Web Browser DIE05G — Why Build With Steel? Utilizing Light—Gauge Steel Framing Systems — Added 02/08/05
Standard Web Browser NYS05A — Aluminum Expansion Joint Covers
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Go to Division 06 Specs Wood and Plastics (Division Six)
Authorware Web Player AWP06A — Pressure Treated Wood
Standard Web Browser AWP06D — Fire Rated Wood -Interior and Exterior — Also Available in Seminar
Standard Web Browser COS06A — Understanding Quartz Surfacing Material — Added 03/25/05
Standard Web Browser COS06B — Antimicrobial Material: A Way To Inhibit Mold And Mildew Growth — Added 03/25/05
Standard Web Browser HBG06C — Innovative column options for the 21st century — Added 7/20/06
Go to Division 07 Specs Thermal and Moisture Protection (Division Seven)
Standard Web Browser BASF7A — Designing Sustainable Roofing Insulation Systems using Plastic Materials — Added 03/28/05
Standard Web Browser CAR07A — Waterproofing the Building Envelope
Standard Web Browser GPK07A — Roofing Technology Symposium — Added 06/14/06
Authorware Web Player ELK07A — Asphalt Shingles & Roofing Products — Featured Course
Standard Web Browser ICY07A — Control of Condensation, Mold and Energy Leakage to Improve Building Performance
Standard Web Browser KRT07A — Innovations in Building Envelope Performance: ‘Solid Wall' — Added 07/11/06
Standard Web Browser MLT07A — Concrete Roof Tile Orientation — Also Available in Seminar —Added 01/27/05
Standard Web Browser MRI07A — Use of Snow Retention Devices: Science or Fiction? — Added 2/16/05
Standard Web Browser PAR07A — Exterior Insulation Finish System
Standard Web Browser PGI07A — Advances in Membrane Roofing Added 08/24/06
Standard Web Browser RIM07A — Reflective Insulation, Radiant Barriers & Control Coatings
Standard Web Browser XPS07A — Part I -Understanding Thermal Performance and XPS — Added 10/26/04
Standard Web Browser XPS07B — Part II -Understanding Steel Stud, Moisture Resistance, and XPS  — Added 10/26/04
Standard Web Browser XPS07C — Part III- Structural and Fire Resistance Considerations with Steel Stud Construction When Using XPS — Coming Soon!
Go to Division 08 Specs Doors and Windows (Division Eight)
Standard Web Browser ASW08A — Specifying Windows — Added 03/29/05
Authorware Web Player BES08A — Automatic & Revolving Doors — Also Available in Seminar
Authorware Web Player CHI08A — Specifying Rolling Steel Fire Doors — Added 12/11/05
Standard Web Browser CAB08A —— Advanced Fenestration Technology — Added 07/14/05
Authorware Web Player DED08A — Designer Garage DoorsRBA Favorite
Macromedia Shockwave Player NAN08A — Design of Large Exterior Openings
Standard Web Browser PELA8A — Comparative Study of Wood and Aluminum Windows in Commercial Buildings — Added 02/16/05
Go to Division 09 Specs Finishes (Division Nine)
Adobe Acrobat Reader ACP09A — The Evolution to Specialty Grid Systems
Authorware Web Player DSA09A — Self Cleaning Ceramic Tile
Standard Web Browser DOD09A — Recycled Rubber Flooring
Standard Web Browser GER09A — Specification of Vinyl Floor Coverings
Standard Web Browser GER09B — Specification of Safety Floor Coverings
Standard Web Browser GPK09B — Gypsum Design Solutions for Today’s Building Industry — Added 06/13/06
Adobe Acrobat Reader NGC09A — The 5 Levels of Finishing Gypsum Wallboard
Standard Web Browser NGC09C — Cement Board-From Showers to Whirlpool Decks
Standard Web Browser NGC09D — About UL Fire Resistance Directories
Standard Web Browser NGC09E — Cement Board Stucco System — Added 6/28/04
Standard Web Browser NGC09G — Gypsum 101 — Added 11/01/05
Standard Web Browser NGC09H — Today's Abuse and Impact Resistant Gypsum Systems— Updated 11/01/05
Navegador de Internet uniforme NGCspI — Los Sistemas De Yeso Resistentes Al Impacto Y Al Abuso — Curso en español — Added 01/24/06
Standard Web Browser NOC09A — One Coat Stucco: The Most Efficient Stucco System Available
Standard Web Browser RTC09A — Advanced Curves and Surfaces — Added 11/28/05
Standard Web Browser TEN09A — Tongue-and-Groove Porch Flooring — Added 07/14/05
Standard Web Browser TIG09A —  A green alternative for surface finishing’ “Powder Coating” — Disponible en español
Navegador de Internet uniforme TIGspC — “Una Alternativa Ecológica Para El Acabado De Las Superficies” Curso en español — Added 1/13/05
Standard Web Browser TRX09B — Alternative Exterior Decking Materials — Also Available in Seminar
Go to Division 10 Specs Specialties (Division Ten)
Standard Web Browser NOE10A — Low Location Emergency Exit Path Marking System Using High Performance Photoluminescent Technology
Standard Web Browser NOV10A — ADA Compliant Polymers For Environmental Graphics — Added 06/15/06
Standard Web Browser RAS10A —“Weather The Storm”, with Wind Driven Rain Louvers — Also Available in Seminar —NEW! — Added 10/06/04
Authorware Web Player SET10A — Design of Horizontal Accessibility (ADA)
Standard Web Browser SET10B — Wayfinding Through Signage
Go to Division 11 Specs Equipment (Division Eleven)
Go to Division 12 Specs Furnishings (Division Twelve)
Standard Web Browser IND12A — Efficient Storage Solutions for Healthcare Facilities — Added 03/27/06
Standard Web Browser PAL12A — Cafeteria Solutions -Wall-Mounted Table and Bench Systems — Added 02/12/06
Go to Division 13 Specs Special Construction (Division Thirteen)
Standard Web Browser ARM13A — Bullet Resistant Products, Applications and Other Physical Security Threats — Added 5/17/04
Standard Web Browser CEI13A — Solar Heating Metal Wall Systems — Added 6/23/04
Go to Division 14 Specs Conveying Systems (Division Fourteen)
Standard Web Browser GAR14A — Inclined and Vertical Platform Lifts (ADA)
Standard Web Browser TKA14A — Residential Elevators In New Home Construction — Added 7/26/06
Go to Division 15 Specs Mechanical (Division Fifteen)
Standard Web Browser APC15A — Fundamentals of Duct Smoke Detection — Added 07/07/06
Standard Web Browser BAF15A — Air Movement for Energy-Efficient Summer Comfort — Added 11/15/05
Standard Web Browser REH15A — Radiant Floor Heating Systems, PEX Piping and Other Uses for PEX Pipe — Added 11/30/04
Standard Web Browser TOT15E — Green Plumbing Design — Updated 11/01/05 — Also Available in Seminar
Go to Division 16 Specs Electrical (Division Sixteen)
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