Videos

Video presentation describing updated building codes and their importance for building resilient communities.

Video presentation describing updated building codes and their importance for building resilient communities, specifically looking at community lifelines during a disaster, and how to keep essential businesses and government branches functioning properly.

Video presentation describing the new program, 'Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, which replaces FEMA's "Pre-Disaster Mitigation" program, including key elements and how to receive grant money.

This webinar is a presentation on raising awareness of disaster prevention and hazards around the home to avoid preventable harm.

This webinar is a presentation discussing background information on what tsunamis are and what to expect and closes with how to best prepare one's home for a tsunami and how to evacuate.

This webinar is a presentation discussing background information on what volcanic eruptions are and what to expect and closes with how to best prepare one's home for a volcanic eruption and how to evacuate.

Video explaining the practicality behind the idea of wet floodproofing and its applications per LSU AgCenter guidelines.

This video talks about the possible risks and hazards of living near a volcano and informs on what to do in the case of an eruption.

Video from the University of Washington on fuel combustibility.

Video describing how heat pump water heaters work.

Video from IDI Distributers on how to comply with code and properly install continuous insulation, including taping seams and cutting properly.

Video explaining how to correctly install wall-to-roof flashing and kick-out flashing to protect walls from rain water damage.

Video describing how wet floodproofing helps prevent flood damage by using four different design strategies; elevate, float, wet floodproof, and dry floodproof. Recommendations from the National Building Museum.

This webinar is a presentation discussing background information on what earthquakes are and what to expect and closes with how to best prepare one's home for an earthquake.

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 presentation discussing the definition of BFE, or base flood elevation, how it's found, and what it means in regards to your home.

Video showing why square and short building forms are safest in earthquakes per National Building Museum recommendations.

Video that describes the roof shape that best stands up to high wind conditions (from the exhibition Designing for Disaster at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Video describing how heat recovery ventilation systems.

Video describing whole-house fans.

Video showing why having a FORTIFIED roof is important for water resistance from IBHS FORTIFIED Home standards.

Video describing the benefits of building a closed, unvented crawlspace.

Video from IBHS showing the difference between a home with defensible space vs. one without under wildfire conditions.

Video from FIRESafe Marin showing how airborne embers ignite dry materials hundreds of feet from the main fire.

Video explaining the threats of wildfires to homes and how to design your home to have a 'defensible zone' for fire protection. Recommendations from FLASH StrongHomes.

This video provides a clear guide on what to do in the event of a wildfire.

Video from National Fire Protection Association looking into construction differences of homes that survived fires versus those that did not. Part 1 of 2.

Video from National Fire Protection Association looking into construction differences of homes that survived fires versus those that did not. Part 2 of 2.

Video from PublicResourceOrg showing which materials are the most and least likely to ignite from embers during a wildfire.

Video showing how-to's for wind and water-resistant roofs to comply with FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Video discussing wind-resistant roof types and providing recommendations on how to choose the right roof type for your home per FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Video describing how to air seal around window and door rough openings.

Video showing how to frame and design a tornado safe room with wood frame and steel sheathing in accordance with FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Video from Home Innovation Research Lab outlining safe room design for tornados, including materials and tools needed for construction. Part 1 of 6.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs showing how to properly cut lumber and beams to construct the walls of a wood tornado shelter. Part 2 of 6.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs showing how to construct and install ceiling beams for a wood tornado shelter. Part 3 of 6.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on how to attach plywood sheathing to the walls and ceiling in a wood tornado shelter. Part 4 of 6.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on constructing and installing the door on a wood tornado shelter. Part 5 of 6.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs showing how to drill ventilation holes and anchor a wood tornado shelter. Part 6 of 6.

Video from Purdue University on utilizing white paint for the purpose of energy conservation in hot climate zones.

Video presentation from the National Fire Protection Association with Dr. Jack Cohen, a fire science researcher with the USDA Forest Service, explaining steps to take to protect critical parts of a home from igniting due to flames and embers.

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 maintenance of a small space heater in Alaska.

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

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

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