Videos

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

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 exterior rigid foam insulation.

Video describing how to properly install continuous rigid insulation sheathing and siding.

Video showing a technique for airtight sheathing installation on exterior walls using foam gasket strips.

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 apply a fully sealed continuous weather barrier.

Video describing how to fully seal a continuous weather resistance barrier.

Video by Brett Dillon, of RESNET, explaining simple wiring for installing a garage exhaust fan and reasons for garage fans.

Video describing the air barrier installed in a passive house.

Video describing insulated concrete forms.

Video describing a technique for airtight drywall installation on garage walls using foam gasket strips.

Video showing a technique for airtight drywall installation on interior walls using foam gasket strips.

Video describing how to conduct a blower door test in a passive house.

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 describing strategies for air sealing and compartmentalization in multifamily buildings.

Video describing vapor retarders used in Warm-Humid climates.

Video showing a mock wall assembly used in Hammer and Hand’s passive houses.

Video describing how to install a polyethylene vapor barrier/capillary break over the floor of the crawlspace.

Video explaining how to air seal the air barrier of a passive house.

Video describing the wall-to-roof air barrier details of a passive house.

Video describing the wall-to-roof air barrier details of a passive house.

Video describing the attic truss details in a passive house.

Video describing the interior attic air barrier details in a passive house.

Video describing the larsen truss with vapor permeable agepan installed on a passive house.

Video describing the wall-to-attic air barrier details of a passive house.

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

Video describing how to properly air seal sill plates.

Video describing the high-performance building details of a new home construction project.

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 describing how to conduct a blower door test in a passive house.

Video discussing the exterior assembly details of a passive house.

Video describing the exterior insulation window details of a passive house.

Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center on how warm air typically leaks out of homes through attics via the stack effect and how to mitigate these effects through building practices.