Guide
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Guide describing air barrier installation, insulation installation, and air-sealing for double walls (half or full walls included in a home design as an architectural feature that provides a more dimensional appearance).
Guide
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Guide describing how to frame and insulate corners to reduce heat losses and gains though structural framing.
Video
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Video discussing the framing details of a passive house.
Video
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Video from Joshua McMahon on gable end bracing and framing practices for roof structural support.
Video
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Video describing the wall assembly of a passive house.
Video
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Video presentation on how to design efficient framing systems that resist damage from disasters.
Presentation
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Webinar describing research on moisture performance in high-R walls.
Reference
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Website providing CAD files and drawings of advanced framing details.
Reference
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Information sheet briefly summarizing truss wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
Video
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Video presentation describing how to stabilize structures by using different methods and modeling techniques.
Reference
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Article describing methods for thermally isolating a garage in a Passive House-certified multifamily building.
Video
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Video presentation on disaster-resistant wood frame construction, specifically wall and floor design.
Reference
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Document containing a 3D drawing (CAD) of advanced framing details.
Video
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Video of a contractor explaining details of properly framing a home in Seattle, WA using proper Hammer & Hand practices.
Reference
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Brochure describing advanced framing techniques.
Reference
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Report describing advanced framing techniques, including discussion of cost and energy savings.
Video
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Video showing how to create a continuous load path using hurricane straps and anchor bolts to comply with FLASH Strong Home practices.
Video
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Video testimonial from a homeowner whose home survived a flood due to proper lower level wet floodproofing.
Video
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Video presentation on fire-resistant construction techniques specific to wood from the American Wood Council.
Reference
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Information sheet briefly summarizing double stud wall construction including the advantages and disadvantages of this construction strategy.
Video
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Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on constructing and installing the door on a wood tornado shelter. Part 5 of 6.
Reference
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Brochure describing advanced framing techniques.
Reference
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Website article interviewing the inventor of the Larsen truss, a history of its use, and a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages.
Video
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Video showing how to design high-wind-resistant foundations according to FLASH Strong Home guidelines.
Video
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Video from NSM Construction showing how to properly frame a gable wall, using a small scale home to show the proper cuts and layout.
Video
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Video of a contractor explaining details of properly framing a home in Seattle, WA using proper Hammer & Hand practices.