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Here's a selection of relevant articles about waferboard from AEC companies and organizations, including ALH Building Systems, Korwall Industries, Inc. and M & N Flooring, Inc.

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Korwall Industries have been building sandwich panels since 1958.
...efficiency is very important and keeping cost down also. Since 1973 we have been building and marketing whereever possible the Expanded Polystyrene Sandwich Panel. Also in 1973 a waferboard plant in Minnesota started making large sheets of material in the standard thicknesses. Sandwich construction came out of the aricraft industry in the late 30's. See #1.

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...¾" (23/32") OSB PS2 rated underlayment MINIMUM: 5/8" CDX grade plywood Existing solid wood flooring Vinyl, resilient tile, cork flooring Concrete slabs ¾" chip, waferboard, particleboard Radiant heated subfloors Acoustic concrete Ceramic, terrazzo, slate and marble Metal Cork (Acoustic) CONCRETE SLABS Floating floors can be... See #2.

Gaco Western - GW-1-1 Job Conditions, Surface Preparation
...with plugged cross band under face offers the most resistance to punctures from high-heel shoes, table legs, etc. Other grades including APA C/D EXT, APA C/C EXT plugged, OSB and waferboard are unsuitable as a substrate for liquid applied coating membrane. NOTE: The above plywood grades are called out in compliance with the American Plywood... See #3.

kydex prelaminated
...Panels are comprised of KYDEX ® protective surfacing, factory bonded to common substrates, including 3/8" fire-rated particleboard and 3/8" Oriented Strand Board (OSB waferboard). Color matched moldings are also available. Basic Use: Ideal for most vertical applications and many horizontal applications. May be used on counters, ... See #4.

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Back then they were referred to as "sandwich panels". The use of expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation laminated in between two layers of what was then called waferboard (it is all OSB now) made a very strong panel with great thermal properties. From the steel building experience, Dad got the idea of bolting these panels... See #5.

1: http://www.korwall.com [c1519417]
2: http://www.mnflooring.com [c1922743]
3: http://www.gaco.com [c1603567]
4: http://www.nudo.com [c1805887]
5: http://www.alh-building.com [c996654]


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