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Building Envelope

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Wood furring strips make room for drainage and ventilation,—IF you keep the channels open
March 17, 2025
Seal Leaks from a Distance with GreatStuff WIDE (Building Resilience)
A one-part canned foam that can seal wide swaths of leaky assemblies, like rim joists and CMU.
March 10, 2025
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The Disaster Discussiuons podcast from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety reveals who is getting it right
March 7, 2025
Install Windows From the INSIDE! Pella's SteadySet System (Building Resilience)
We test drive a new window installation system from Pella; the verdict: Superior Aw geez, here we go again. Wait a minute, why was the drywall installed before the windows? ...
Feb. 20, 2025

Building Resilience Show

All About Continuous Insulation (CI on Building Resilience 2024)
There is a balance between exterior continuous insulation and insulation between the studs
Feb. 17, 2025
Install Glue-Down Engineered Flooring on A bConcrete Slab (Building Resilience 4)
Building Resilience season 4 kicks off in the basement of a castle with engineered wood flooring
Nov. 29, 2024
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Two WRB solutions help to build resilience into the mix. Add a rainscreen, four cladding options cover to the walls, and a sticky roofing membrane under a standing seam metal ...
Oct. 12, 2024
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In this final episode of season 3, we install standing seam metal roofing on the roof from ABC and dry stack manufactured stone on the walls
Sept. 2, 2024

Animations

Insulate an Exposed Floor with Site-Built Insulated Panels
PVC sheets and XPS panels make a durable, airtight, insulated sheathing
Feb. 24, 2025
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Floor joist layout options that ensure the subfloor sheets begin and end where you want them to
Feb. 7, 2025
Insulating A Basement Slab For A Warm Subfloor
Pressure-treated sleepers and Expanded polystyrene foam insulation (XPS) isolate the subfloor from the slab
Dec. 3, 2024
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In previous summations, we illustrated how to calculate hip and valley rafters for a basic hip roof. We also identified the leading cause of humpy hips: High Heels. Or heel height...
Nov. 5, 2024

YouTube Picks

Joe Sucks, and Other 3-Dimensional Airflow Realities
  This is an excerpt from Dr. Joe Lstiburek's Building Science Fundamentals class, a 16-hour class taught remotely over two weeks. This segment is about ductwork: leaky ducts...
March 10, 2025
FINALLY! Now EVERY saw can be safe as a SawStop!
A power feeder holds stock securely in place, feeds at a steady rate, and allows the operator to steer clear of kickback
Feb. 19, 2025
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Four tips for better drywall installation and finishes
Feb. 10, 2025
Can Rock Wool Be Used for Exterior Insulation?
For exterior rock wool continuous insulation, you must control the vapor flow
Feb. 3, 2025