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ToolBase TechSpecs provide technology summaries in an easy-to-read, downloadable format.ToolBase provides a multitude of green resources.

Building Systems

Selected innovative building products, processes, and systems that can produce safer, more energy efficient homes at a lower cost and higher quality.

Appliances
Doors
Electrical/Electronics
Exterior Walls
Floors
Foundations
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Interior Partitions and Ceilings
Landscaping
Plumbing
Roofs
Sitework
Whole-House Systems
Windows

Best Practices

Information to help builders and remodelers run efficient, profitable businesses that result in high quality homes.

Business Management
Codes, Regulations, & Standards
Construction Waste
Failure Prevention
Job Site Safety
Quality Management

Construction Methods

Technologies & processes for various types of construction.

Concrete Construction
Manufactured Housing
Steel Framing
Wood Framing

News

Now on the Technology Inventory: Intumescents - Fire Inhibiting Finishes

Protect the structure and its occupants in a fire.

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Recent Research: Fixture Flow Rate Comparison - Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX) Piping and Copper Tubing

How do these technologies perform? Get more information

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Now on the Technology Inventory: Alterntative Roof Ventilation

A complete attic ventilation system for new construction and retrofit projects.

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