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This discontinued series of publications, issued between 1976 and 1986, presented observations, explanations and guidelines on a wide variety of everyday building issues and concerns. Much of the information remains relevant today and most of the titles are presented here in full (in Adobe PDF).

No. 1 Not available
No. 2 A Survey of Some Problems with Brick Masonry Buildings (1976, 3.52mb)
No. 3 Adding Insulation to House Attics (1976, 655kb)
No. 4 The Effect of Increased Insulation on Exposed Bituminous Roofing Membranes (1977, 1.01mb)
No. 5 Quality Control in Preparing Masonry Mortar (1977, 1.27mb)
No. 6 Energy Conservation and Roofs (1977, 3.55mb)
No. 7 Damage to Brick and Stone Veneer on Tall Buildings (1978, 332kb)
No. 8 The Use of Vapour Barriers Under Concrete Slabs on Ground (1978, 622kb)
No. 9 Fire Detectors for the Home (1978, 1.53mb)
No. 10 How Dry is your Basement Floor? (1978, 637kb)
No. 11 Not available
No. 12 Rain Penetration and Masonry Wall Systems (1979, 934kb)
No. 13 Rain Penetration and Design Detail for Masonry Walls (1979, 1.6mb)
No. 14 Accessible Pedestrian Systems For Those With Physical Disabilities (1979, 7.51mb)
No. 15 Building Your Own House: Some Useful Tips (1979, 2.56mb)
No. 16 Workmanship and Rain Penetration of Masonry Walls (1980, 1.27mb)
No. 17 Insulated Window Shutters (1980, 699kb)
No. 18 Wind Loads on Low Buildings (1981, 1.49mb)
No. 19 Not available
No. 20 Estimating Energy Savings from Reinsulating Houses (1981, 5.24mb)
No. 21 Insulation Retrofitting : A Case History (1981, 2.91mb)
No. 22 Termites and Carpenter Ants (1981, 5.16mb)
No. 23 Not available
No. 24 Performance of Add-On Heat Pumps in Various Parts of Canada (1981, 1.37mb)
No. 25 The Soundproof Basement (1981, 1.31mb)
No. 26 Estimating Temperature Gradients and Dew Point Temperatures for Building Envelopes (1982, 4.37mb)
No. 27 Mark XI Energy Research Project : Summary of Results, 1978-1981 (1982, 2.91mb)
No. 28 Factors Affecting Efficiency in the Production of Architectural Drawings (1982, 3.04mb)
No. 29 Building Drawings Checklist : Architectural Drawings (1982, 3.33mb)
No. 30 Design and Construction of Low Energy Houses in Saskatchewan (1982, 1.34mb)
No. 31 Thermal Envelope Houses (1982, 1.41mb)
No. 32 A Study of the Construction Process (1982, 946kb)
No. 33 Not available
No. 34 Improvement of Airtightness in Four Schools (1982, 1.06mb)
No. 35 Recommendations for Improving the Safety of Stairs (1982, 2.89mb)
No. 36 Not available
No. 37 Building Envelope Design Using Metal and Glass Curtain Wall Systems (1982, 2.92mb)
No. 38 Low Energy Prairie Housing: A Survey of Some Essential Features (1982, 1.55mb)
No. 39 Building Drawings Checklist: Structural Drawings for Housing (1982, 2.51mb)
No. 40 Building Drawings Checklist : Mechanical Drawings for Housing (1982, 3.43mb)
No. 41 Building Drawings Checklist : Electrical Drawings for Housing (1983, 2.57mb)
No. 42 Rain Leakage of Residential Windows in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia (1984, 1.33mb)
No. 43 Not available
No. 44 How to Reduce Noise Transmission Between Homes (Apartments) (1988, 607kb)
No. 45 Not available
No. 46 Building Drawings Checklist: Landscape Drawings (1984, 3.48mb)
No. 47 Surveying an Older House: Inspection Checklist (1984, 1.95mb)
No. 48 Stair Calculator (1984, 565kb)
No. 49 Field Visits to Moisture Troubled Housing in a Maritime Climate (1984, 1.7mb)
No. 50 New Roofing Materials (1984, 3.19mb)
No. 51 Installation Practice and Reliability of Add-On Heat Pumps (1985, 1.92mb)
No. 52 The Principles and Dilemmas of Designing Durable House Envelopes for the North (1985, 5.65mb)
No. 53 Accessibility Requirements in the National Building Code of Canada 1985 (1985, 1.15mb)
No. 54 The Difference Between a Vapour Barrier and an Air Barrier (1985, 3.04mb)
No. 55 Energy Considerations in the Design of Northern Housing (1985, 2.2mb)
No. 56 Controlling Sound Transmission into Buildings (1985, 1.87mb)
No. 57 The Ventilation of Insulated Roofs (1985, 935kb)
No. 58 Benchmark Procedure to Evaluate Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Systems for Building Industry Applications (1985, 1.12mb)
No. 59 Conformance to Barrier-Free Design Criteria : Accessibility Compliance Checklist for Office Buildings (1985, 967kb)
No. 60 Not available
No. 61 Shear Resistance of Wood Frame Walls (1985, 813kb)
No. 62 Guide to the Most Effective Locations for Smoke Detectors in Residential Buildings (1986, 486kb)