Building Resilience: Doubling a Spanish Colonial in Minneapolis, MN

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

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

A basement built with frost heave in mind

ZIP System R-12 insulated sheathing covers a regularly framed wall, a shear wall, and a firewall

An instant airtight and watertight roof deck

Wrapping the outside of a house adds thermal stability and bridges the gaps between new and old construction

Installing a 700-pound window into a second-floor rough opening without a crane

First-time installing stackable sliders, a bifold window, and triple-glazed casement windows are fastened through the frames: OA makes the mistakes, so you don't have to!

Two WRBs and two rain screen systems accommodate two types of wall cladding

A cladding system designed to look great and leak like crazy

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

Blurring the indoor/outdoor connection with a deck that runs into the ground, and a sunroom that looks like a porch

 Reviewing the WRB, exterior insulation, rainscreen, cladding, and deck detailing Last time on Building Resilience we were wrapping up the construction side of things by building a deck with a total disregard for child labor laws.

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