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

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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
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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
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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...
July 26, 2024
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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
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This is the fenestration episode of Building Resilience: Installing vinyl windows and a three-panel multislide patio door unit
May 10, 2024
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Framing walls using OSB with integrated weather resistive barrier (WRB) speeds the dry-in process and simplifies the air barrier
April 5, 2024
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Peel and stick housewrap from sheds water and stops air. A mesh rainscreen allows drainage and drying
Jan. 22, 2024
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For insulated slabs, get the XPS level and tape the seams before adding hydronic tubing
Dec. 1, 2023

  

Season 2

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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
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We're diving into the meaning of deconstruction and demolition, and we're doing it, too
Sept. 23, 2022
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Transferring different loads through many engineered lumber beams is central to remodel framing
Sept. 29, 2022
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Sealing a crawlspace against bulk water and soil moisture using rigid foam and spray polyurethane foam
Oct. 6, 2022
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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
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House wrap that sticks to the wall eliminates cap staples and some window flashing
Oct. 20, 2022
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Hydroflash LA and Invisiwrap UV make a watertight, airtight, and UV-safe opening behind the open cladding
Oct. 28, 2022
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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
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Open cladding lets rain flow through, so a watertight—and UV Resistant— WRB is critical
Nov. 11, 2022
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It's like installing wood bevel siding, except it won't warp or rot
Nov. 18, 2022
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A look back at a resilient renovation to a 100-year old house
Nov. 24, 2022

  

Season 1

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

  

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