Videos

Video describing insulation and air sealing strategies to meet 2012 IECC code levels.

Video describing different types of weatherstripping and how to install them to properly air-seal doors from Columbia Water and Light.

Video describing traditional 2x4 16 inch on center framing versus advanced framing with 2x6 stud walls at 24 inch on center, insulated corners and headers, wall stud-ceiling joist alignment, etc. providing a strong wall with more room for insulation.

Video describing how to use an infrared camera to check for air leakage in the ceiling during a blower door test in winter.

Video showing how to use an infrared camera to check for air leakage around a fireplace during a blower door test in winter.

Video showing how to use an infrared camera to check for air leakage around recessed can lights during a blower door test in winter.

Video showing air sealing of the sill plate behind the baseboard in an existing home with canned spray foam to stop air leakage at the base of the wall.

Video describing how to air seal attic rafters with spray foam.

Video animation showing an assembly sequence for a concrete crawl space wall with exterior insulation.

Video animation showing an assembly sequence for an unvented crawl space wall with interior insulation.

Video animation showing an assembly sequence for a concrete basement wall with exterior insulation

Video animation showing an assembly sequence for a concrete basement wall with interior spray foam insulation.

Video animation showing an assembly sequence for slab-on-grade foundation with stem wall and under slab insulation.

Video animation showing an assembly sequence for slab-on-grade foundation with integral grade beam and exterior insulation.

Video describing how to install batt insulation.

Video describing how to properly insulate attic eaves.

Video describing raised heel trusses for minimum attic eave insulation.

Video describing how to properly insulate attic hatches.

Video describing how to insulate and air seal attic knee walls.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs giving a background on installing blown cellulose insulation in stud cavities.

Video describing what thermal mass is and answering some frequently asked questions about how to utilize it in Alaska.

Video describing a furring in framing technique to further insulate a pre-existing Alaskan house.

Video describing insulation adjacent to crawlspaces and the heat exchanges that result in cold areas like Alaska.

Video describing various ways to bring HVAC ducts installed in an attic within the thermal envelope of the home by insulating the attic or by covering the ducts with spray foam and burying them in fibrous insulation.

Video discussing the EPS foam insulation used on the floor of a passive house.

Video explaining a design option for homes in the case of a flood that would negate the need for gutting the home post-flood. Recommendations from LSU AgCenter.

Video describing how to install a frost-protected shallow foundation.

Video describing best practices for air sealing an attached garage during construction using plywood and spray foam in the band joist and providing an exhaust fan to ventilate and depressurize the attic.

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

Brian Coble, Director of High Performance Homes for Advanced Energy provides best practices on "Proper Installation of Insulation" as he walks viewers through an ENERGY STAR Home and points out every area of a home that must be insulated to meet RESNET Grade 1 Insulation Installation Requirements...

Brian Coble, Director of High Performance Homes for Advanced Energy provides best practices on "Proper Installation of Insulation" as he walks viewers through an ENERGY STAR Home and points out every area of a home that must be insulated to meet RESNET Grade 1 Insulation Installation Requirements...

Brian Coble, Director of High Performance Homes for Advanced Energy provides best practices on "Proper Installation of Insulation" as he walks viewers through an ENERGY STAR Home and points out every area of a home that must be insulated to meet RESNET Grade 1 Insulation Installation Requirements...

Video describing how to warm up a chilly concrete wall with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva.

Video about properly insulating around plumbing pipes to prevent freezing.

Video describing techniques to prevent attic plumbing vents from freezing during Alaskan winters.

Video describing how homeowners can measure the amount of insulation installed in their attic.

Video interview explaining the benefits of installing insulated concrete forms for both energy efficiency and disaster resistance in either new or existing homes for under $10,000. Recommendations from FLASH Strong Homes.

Video describing hurricane ties and how they make your home more ready for severe weather by strengthening structural connections.

Video describing how to insulate the exterior of European passive house windows. This video is part of an eight-video series by Hammer & Hand.

Video describing how to use foam insulation on masonry walls, and how to properly insulate the rim joist area with rigid foam and batt insulation.

Video from ICFbuildings on how to design and install ICF on an entire home.

Video describing insulated concrete forms.

Video describing how to properly install the OPTIMA insulation system.

Video describing how to properly install insulation.

Video describing the high-density cellulose insulation installed in a passive house.

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

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on managing heat transfer in the forms of radiation, convection, and conduction within the building envelope.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs showing how to correctly install brick cladding on exterior walls with a drainage cavity behind it for moisture prevention.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs giving an overview of moisture problems common to exterior walls and how to mitigate these problems with proper framing, flashing, sheathing, cladding, and insulation.

Video describing the installation of windows to be air- and water-tight, including recommendations on flashing, air-sealing, and insulation, from Home Innovation Research Labs