Videos

Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center on roof and attic construction for cold climates, including cathedral roof design and insulation strategies.

Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center on building a raised floor in cold climates for air sealing and insulation purposes.

Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center showing how to correctly install a vapor retarder for best air leakage prevention.

Video describing log cabin wall construction and insulation in Alaska.

Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center explaining how to correctly 'fur' and outside wall for maximum insulation protection.

Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center on complete wall system construction guidelines in cold climates. Part 1 of 2.

Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center on complete wall system construction guidelines in cold climates. Part 2 of 2.

Video from Cold Climate Housing Research Center showing how to install inset windows correctly to keep cold air and moisture at bay.

Video describing how to install an inset window in an integrated truss house built in cold climates like Alaska.

Video describing a house air leakage test and the most common leakage sources for an Alaskan 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.

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

Video describing the stack effect related to air leakage of a house.

Video describing how walls in cold climates must address three key issues: air leakage, moisture movement, and conductive heat losses.