Multifunction structural furring system

A furring strip for mounting a wall cladding article to a building substrate, the furring strip comprising:

• a substantially planar face defined generally by a length and a width, the face comprising a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge along the width;
• a plurality of substantially planar webs, each web extending from the first edge or the second edge of the face;
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• a plurality of substantially planar legs parallel to the face, each leg extending from one of the plurality of webs at an end opposite the face;
• wherein the face comprises a plurality of integrally formed dimples with a spacing of at least 0.25 inches and not greater than approximately 1 inch between adjacent dimples, each dimple comprising a protrusion extending from an outer side of the face and a recess within an inner side of the face opposite the protrusion configured to produce one or more drainage channels between the face and a cladding article secured to the face, at least a portion of each dimple comprising a spherical segment, said drainage channels defining at least one gravity-assisted fluid flow path when the furring strip is mounted in a horizontal or vertical orientation.

An adhesive drainage tape for a furring strip, the adhesive tape comprising:

• a substantially planar tape defined generally by a length, a width, an inner surface, and an outer surface, the inner surface at least partially coated with a chemical adhesive;
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• an array of protrusions extending from the outer surface, the protrusions comprising substantially spherical domes generally defined by a height relative to the outer surface and a spacing of at least 0.25 inches and not greater than approximately 1 inch between adjacent protrusions;
• wherein the adhesive tape is configured to be fixed by the chemical adhesive to a substantially flat face surface of a structural furring strip before an exterior cladding article is coupled to the furring strip such that, when the exterior cladding article is coupled to the furring strip, a gravity-assisted drainage flow path is defined by an inner surface of the wall cladding panel, the outer surface of the tape, and two or more of the protrusions.