Videos

Video describing radon precautions taken for a construction project in a high-risk radon area in Alaska.

Video describing how to properly insulate crawlspaces.

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.

Video describing how to seal the intersection between the concrete foundation wall and polystyrene foam exterior sheathing of the framed wall above using SIGA tape, which exhibits adhesion to both polystyrene and concrete so that the joint is both water and airtight.

Video describing solutions and processes for retrofit stabilization of houses on Alaskan permafrost.

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 radon precautions taken for a construction project in a high-risk radon area in Alaska.

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.

Video describing typical problems in crawl spaces and how to manage moisture and increase the energy performance in existing Alaskan homes.

Video describing crawlspace insulation configurations and problems that may arise in cold climates like Alaska.