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HUD User makes available printed and electronic copies of published HUD research. Primarily sponsored by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research, these reports, executive summaries, case studies, and guidebooks span the fields of housing and urban development and are available as free downloads. Most reports can also be ordered in hard copy from the HUD User Web Store.
 
 
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Building Materials


Guideline on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies
Authors: 
National Institute of Building Sciences
Release Date: 
February 2000


Insulating Concrete Forms: Comparative Thermal Performance
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
December 1999


A Builders' Guide to Residential Steel Floors
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
December 1999


Building Concrete Masonry Homes: Design and Construction
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
November 1999


System Performance of Wood Header Assemblies
Release Date: 
May 1999


Perforated Shear Walls With Conventional and Innovative Base Restraint Connections
Release Date: 
May 1999


Insulating Concrete Forms: Installed Cost and Acoustic Performance
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
March 1999


Innovative Residential Floor Construction: Structural Evaluation of Steel Joists with Pre-Formed Web Openings
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
March 1999


Innovative Residential Floor Construction: Horizontal Diaphragm Values for Cold-Formed Steel Framing
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
March 1999


Performance of Perforated Shear Walls with Narrow Wall Segments, Reduced Base Restraint, and Alternative Framing Methods
Authors: 
NAHB Research Center Inc.
Release Date: 
May 1998


Publications

Housing Production and Technology