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February 20, 2018

Don Simon, Manager Education and Training, discusses how Huber Engineered Woods is dedicated to providing education and support to multifamily teams from specification details to jobsite mock-walls and beyond at Greenbuild 2017.

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New white papers offer best choices in drywall, flooring, and insulation for embodied carbon and health impacts

“Embodied Carbon and Material Health in Insulation” and “Embodied Carbon and Material Health in Gypsum Drywall and Flooring,” by architecture and design firm Perkins&Will in partnership with the Healthy Building Network, advise on how to select the best low-carbon products with the least impact on human health.

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Building science: Considering steel sheet piles for semi-permanent or permanent subsurface water control for below-grade building spaces

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Accelerate Live! talk: Next-gen materials for the built environment, Blaine Brownell, Transmaterial

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