Videos

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs giving a background on air admittance vents, which are one-way mechanical vents used in plumbing systems to eliminate the need for conventional pipe venting and roof penetrations.

Video describing the heat cycle for a ground source heat pump in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Video describing how the Cold Climate Housing Research Center solar thermal water heating system works.

Video describing how heat pumps in Alaska work and answering some frequently asked questions.

Video explaining how to design bathrooms to be flood-friendly, or easily remedied to the original conditions post-flood.

Video describing how homeowners can save energy by air sealing their home's attic plumbing pipes.

Video describing how to install a water softener.

Video about properly insulating around plumbing pipes to prevent freezing.

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

Video discussing the domestic hot water system installed in a passive house.

Video describing how to properly air seal plumbing penetrations.

Video describing how to properly air seal around plumbing pipes.

Video discussing the air sealing details around plumbing pipes in the exterior walls of a passive house.

Video describing how homeowners can save water by replacing their faucet aerator.

Video explaining issues with backflow from drains and sewer lines and a discussion about different valve types used in water management practices from LSU AgCenter.

Video describing the installation and mechanical operation of a ground source heat pump system in Alaska.

This video demonstrates how to easily turn off the residential water valve and the importance of doing so before or after a disaster. For more preparedness videos in Spanish, Russian, Khmer, Vietnamese, Korean, or Chinese, go to https://www.youtube.com/c/EMDPrepare/playlists.