Videos

Video from Dorken Systems Inc. of industry expert Joe Lstiburek explaining wet and dry floodproofing for homes, specifically below-grade water control.

Video explaining the process of elevating a home in flood-prone areas from LSU AgCenter.

Video presentation describing the importance of a continuous load path and how good design and construction practices can improve storm resistance per APA guidelines.

Video presentation from PMP TV covering different building strategies as they relate to different slab and foundation types and building materials to keep out termites.

Video from American Concrete Institute explaining the differences between foundation construction strategies and heights to mitigate damage from flooding.

Video demonstrating and discussing continuous load path framing techniques from Remodeling Magazine.

Video presentation explaining whole-house moisture management strategies and energy efficiency at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs showing best practices for designing and installing engineered wood floor L-joist systems.

Video showing key connection joints for a properly installed continuous load path per IBHS FORTIFIED Home specifications.

Video showing how to design high-wind-resistant foundations according to FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Video from LSU AgCenter explaining why and how some homeowners are elevating their homes above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) to mitigate damage during flooding.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on installing different insulation types in a closed crawlspace foundation.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on how to use polyetylene as a the ground vapor retarder in a closed crawlspace.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on how to comply with IRC ventilation requirements in closed crawlspaces.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs showing how to temporarily brace an engineered wood floor L-joist system for safe usage during the construction phase.

Video from Houston Public Media explaining the process of raising homes in Houston to avoid flooding from another natural disaster like Hurricane Harvey.

Video presentation describing wood framing design to withstand extreme forces from severe weather.

Video describing a method for testing the earthquake resistance of buildings from the EU Science Hub - Joint Research Centre.

Video explaining raised-floor systems and some issues that can arrise with this type of construction. Recommendations from LSU AgCenter.

Video of a contractor explaining details of properly framing a home in Seattle, WA using proper Hammer & Hand practices.

Video from KHOU 11 on the process of elevating homes to avoid future flood damage.

Video testimonial from a homeowner whose home survived a flood due to proper lower level wet floodproofing.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs giving an overview on engineered wood products and L-joist systems and their uses in residential construction.

Video describing the details of the basement foundation walls in a passive house.

Video describing the foundation footings in a passive house.

Video describing the foundation wall and drainage system in a passive house.

Video showing the installation of a foundation in a passive house.

Video describing the under slab and vapor barrier used on a passive house.

Video showing steps to protect homes from flood damage using both dry flood-proofing and wet flood-proofing methods per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Video showing how to protect your home against both earthquakes and high winds and how similar design strategies can work for both events per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Video describing the EPS foam used to insulate the exterior of a passive house.

Video from WNCT-TV 9 On Your Side explaining the process of elevating homes to avoid damage from flooding.

Video showing the use of structural screw hurricane ties and connectors to improve the home’s resistance to hurricane force winds and earthquakes, from a house framer’s perspective.

Webinar describing the design of foundations to resist both flood and wind loads in hurricane and flood-prone regions.

Video explaining the structural foundation slab in a passive house.

Video illustrating the importance of a properly installed continuous load path in homes for the home's structural integrity including where and how to properly install bracing measures per IBHS FORTIFIED Home specifications.

Video describing an “excavationless” retrofit technique developed by the University of Minnesota to install exterior insulation around the foundation of an existing home by using high-pressure water to cut a trench through the dirt along the edge of a concrete foundation, remove the mud with a...

Video discussing the foundation details of a passive house.

Video explaining the practicality behind the idea of wet floodproofing and its applications per LSU AgCenter guidelines.

Video demonstrating how all connections are critical in creating a continuous path for loads acting on a building (from the exhibition Designing for Disaster at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.© National Building Museum (2014))

Video showing why square and short building forms are safest in earthquakes per National Building Museum recommendations.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs showing how to drill ventilation holes and anchor a wood tornado shelter. Part 6 of 6.