Insulation & Air Sealing

July 8, 2024

Adding Continuous Insulation to Exterior Walls (PTC Live!)

A layer of Styrofoam outside your walls will improve the performance of the walls, slashing air leaks and moisture problems and boosting the cavity insulation's performance

Design

Video

April 5, 2024

Framing Walls With Forcefield Sheathing (Building Resilience Season 3)

Framing walls using OSB with integrated weather resistive barrier (WRB) speeds the dry-in process and simplifies the air barrier

Framing

Insulation & Air Sealing

Video

March 28, 2024

Retrofitting for Repeated Flooding: Brick Wall with Spray Foam and Drainage Mesh

Make a route for drainage, protect the structure, and use water-tolerant materials to rebuild

Insulation & Air Sealing

WRB & Flashing

Glues, Sealants, Coatings

Demolition

Details in 4D

detail

January 30, 2024

How Much Heat Really Leaks Out of the Attic Hatch of an Insulated Ceiling?

Dr. Bailes does the math

Insulation & Air Sealing

YouTube

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January 22, 2024

Updated: April 24, 2024

Resilient Building Enclosure: Eliminate Water and Air Leaks w/ Hydrogap SA

Peel and stick housewrap from sheds water and stops air. A mesh rainscreen allows drainage and drying

WRB & Flashing

Insulation & Air Sealing

Video

January 15, 2024

Air Sealing Before (and After) Hanging Drywall

Sealing big and little holes in walls, floors, and ceilings with caulks, sealants, and spray foams

Tile, Flooring, Drywall

Insulation & Air Sealing

YouTube

December 1, 2023

Updated: March 28, 2024

Insulated Structural Slab: How and Why to Install Subslab Insulation (Styrofoam XPS)

For insulated slabs, get the XPS level and tape the seams before adding hydronic tubing

Concrete & Masonry

Insulation & Air Sealing

Video

Sponsor Content

November 11, 2023

Updated: November 17, 2023

AeroBarrier Provides Verified Air Sealing Made Easy

Air sealing technology by Aeroseal Envelope, AeroBarrier sprays an atomized sealant into a pressurized house interior so that the air currents escaping to the outside carry the sealant and fill the holes, gaps, and cracks

Insulation & Air Sealing

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