<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="abcb-glossentry" ?><abcb-glossentry xmlns:xt="urn:xpressauthor:trackchanges" id="_ba34e29d-195b-41f3-8774-cec1cf915aa6" outputclass="abcb-glossentry"><glossterm id="_be78c9d7-5650-4b3f-906e-2400d155354a">Discontinuous construction</glossterm><glossdef outputclass="glossdef"><p>Means—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_a2f5df97-4bc0-49f0-a116-1c2737006e9d">a wall having a minimum 20 mm cavity between 2 separate leaves, and—<ol><li>for masonry, where wall ties are used to connect leaves, the ties are of the resilient type; and</li><li>for other than masonry, there is no mechanical linkage between the leaves, except at the periphery; and</li></ol></li><li id="_1a3ef088-8ebd-4422-8a78-d5bc297deadf">a staggered stud wall is not deemed to be discontinuous construction.</li></ol></glossdef></abcb-glossentry>