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Building Materials Property Table

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This information sheet describes a table of some of the key technical properties of many of the most common building materials taken from ASHRAE Fundamentals - 2001, Moisture Control in Buildings, CMHC, NRC/IRC, IEA Annex 24, and manufacturer data.

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2010-04-16. Building Materials Property Table. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1218968

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