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Article: Are you certified? The NAHB Research Center conducts lab tests and certification programs to bring better products to the housing industry.(THE NAHB RESEARCH CENTER CORNER)
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- Builder
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- September 1, 2005
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FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THE NAHB Research Center has helped improve the quality and performance of building products by testing a wide range of materials in its highly specialized laboratory facility.
Recently, the Research Center lab has tested products that claim to withstand nature's fury. In a project conducted for Norbord, the Research Center tested full-scale wall assemblies in tension and in shear to measure the performance of the company's oversized Windstorm OSB panels. According to Norbord, the Windstorm method simplifies and accelerates construction processes in high-wind areas by reducing the amount of required hardware and eliminating the need for ...