Walls that resist earth movement are designed differently than walls that resist wind or water

Three mechanisms usually work together to move electrons from more to less. These three mechanisms can conspire to move heat AROUND your insulation.

A checklist of resilient design all rolled into one home and one heck of a long video

 Reviewing the WRB, exterior insulation, rainscreen, cladding, and deck detailing

Installing AZEK sheets with PaintPro technology and how some high-performing black paints can reflect heat 

Wind damage is not restricted to hurricane zones, so why does wind-resistant construction limit itself?

"When you know how hard it is to build a complicated roof, you tend to start designing roofs that look attractive but maybe aren't quite as complicated, so that the affordability aspect of the house is there. You're building in the value engineering in the beginning of the process instead of designing the house and having it valued engineered after it's done."

A large white pine dictates excavation, which dictates the foundation, which dictates the framing, which defines the living space.

Building Resilience is a show about extreme climate construction and houses that can weather the storm through resilient construction and design

A new show about extreme climate construction is interrupted by a global pandemic

The little things, like flashing and weather-lapping, keep the big things standing. Durability is becoming a lost art

This R-58 wall has I-joists screwed to the outside and dense-packed with cellulose. It is also one of the four best in 'BS and Beer' circles

Building codes are not sharp knives inspectors use to chop off the heads of contractors, they are books full of options for constructing safe and efficient buildings

Three shelf bracket joinery methods yield mostly no surprises—except how strong the second and third-place joints are

To install a good-looking board and batten trim, divide the wall space available by the intended spacing, rather than the batten spacing by the wall. Make sense?

A thick wall with exterior insulation with airtight details for the foundation and ceiling

Sound is energy. Stopping sound usually means absorbing it with mass

This building is designed with the sun—rather than with dimensional lumber—in mind