Building Resilience Show

A show about resilient design and construction, products and processes that make homes healthy, durable, comfortable and affordable
May 8, 2020
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Season 3

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
A vapor-permeable roofing underlayment stops air and liquid water while allowing vapor to pass, ensuring a durable roof deck. A layer of Cedar Breather creates a ventilation airspace...
Aug. 2, 2024
Minisplit heat pumps provide heating and cooling to room-size spaces. Place the head where it will wash the space with air and place the condenser where it won't obstruct traffic...
March 20, 2026
We install and explore vinyl siding from Variform, PVC panels from Ply Gem, and open-joint cladding over Benjamin Obdyke's Invisiwrap UV system
June 7, 2024
This is the fenestration episode of Building Resilience: Installing vinyl windows and a three-panel multislide patio door unit
May 10, 2024
Framing walls using OSB with integrated weather resistive barrier (WRB) speeds the dry-in process and simplifies the air barrier
April 5, 2024
Peel and stick housewrap from sheds water and stops air. A mesh rainscreen allows drainage and drying
Jan. 22, 2024
For insulated slabs, get the XPS level and tape the seams before adding hydronic tubing
Dec. 1, 2023

  

Season 2

Season 2 is back in Minneapolis for a large-scale retrofit of a 111-year-old house: Tightening up the envelope, adding durability to the shell, and dramatically improving the ...
Sept. 15, 2022
We're diving into the meaning of deconstruction and demolition, and we're doing it, too
Sept. 23, 2022
Transferring different loads through many engineered lumber beams is central to remodel framing
Sept. 29, 2022
Sealing a crawlspace against bulk water and soil moisture using rigid foam and spray polyurethane foam
Oct. 6, 2022
Last time on Building Resilience, we were cutting styrofoam, gluing the back, and sticking it to the walls in two crawlspaces, where we had already plopped it on the floor. That...
Oct. 13, 2022
House wrap that sticks to the wall eliminates cap staples and some window flashing
Oct. 20, 2022
Hydroflash LA and Invisiwrap UV make a watertight, airtight, and UV-safe opening behind the open cladding
Oct. 28, 2022
PVC moves in response to temperature swings, but it doesn't move like you think it does. To make the movement predictable, Install TIGHT and fasten RIGHT
Nov. 4, 2022
Open cladding lets rain flow through, so a watertight—and UV Resistant— WRB is critical
Nov. 11, 2022
It's like installing wood bevel siding, except it won't warp or rot
Nov. 18, 2022
A look back at a resilient renovation to a 100-year old house
Nov. 24, 2022

  

Season 1

A new show about extreme climate construction is interrupted by a global pandemic
April 7, 2023
A basement built with frost heave in mind
April 28, 2023
ZIP System R-12 insulated sheathing covers a regularly framed wall, a shear wall, and a firewall
May 5, 2023
An instant airtight and watertight roof deck
Sept. 11, 2020
Wrapping the outside of a house adds thermal stability and bridges the gaps between new and old construction
May 19, 2023
Installing a 700-pound window into a second-floor rough opening without a crane
May 27, 2023
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!
June 2, 2023
Two WRBs and two rain screen systems accommodate two types of wall cladding
June 9, 2023
A cladding system designed to look great and leak like crazy
Oct. 16, 2020
Installing AZEK sheets with PaintPro technology and how some high-performing black paints can reflect heat
July 1, 2023
Blurring the indoor/outdoor connection with a deck that runs into the ground, and a sunroom that looks like a porch
July 22, 2023
Reviewing the WRB, exterior insulation, rainscreen, cladding, and deck detailingLast time on Building Resilience we were wrapping up the construction side of things by building...
July 29, 2023
A checklist of resilient design all rolled into one home and one heck of a long video
Aug. 4, 2023

  

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Dan Morrison

Dan Morrison is a founding editor of ProTradeCraft.com, where he is also the editor-in-chief. Fun fact: Dan is also a founding editor of Green Building Advisor and executive editor of Fine Homebuilding.

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