Intro By Steve Easley

Improving the energy efficiency of a home should be the very first strategy a Green Builder considers. Energy performance takes precedence because it's not just a one time event. The energy performance of a home represents an ongoing consumption of resources and a continuing source of carbon emissions. So every step towards increasing energy efficiency now helps preserve resources and limit emissions well into the future.

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Water Management: Pre-Construction

There are many construction process details to consider when accounting for proper Water Management in the pre-construction phase. This video covers many of these subjects including: inspection, checklist, activate temporary electric pole, proper scheduling, vapor drive/diffusion defined, and code differences in regions.

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Water Management: Roof

The roof catches and sheds a tremendous amount of water over the course of a year. How a builder details that roof impacts that buildings ability to handle that load with attention paid to: proper shingle install, valley, step flashing and cricket installation, proper sealing of penetrations, proper attic ventilation.

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Water Management: Foundation

Proper detailing of the foundation is essential to Water Management in new construction. Join us as we take a look at the details of a good, water-managed foundation and how the following details are handled;

• Footer
  • Drain tile installation
  • Pea gravel in place
• Sump pump installed/daylights drain hard piped
• Foundation
  • Seal wall ties
  • Waterproofing
• Under slab poly
• Material staging area/temp. drive and walks

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Water Management: Wall Framing

There are many steps a builder must take when framing the walls of a home to assure that moisture and bulk water are managed. These issues and details include: inspect material on delivery/protect from moisture, keep subfloors dry, wall sheathing, house wraps, and chimney/fireplace flashing.

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Housewraps: Flashing

Steve and product specialist Kay Demey talk about the importance of flashing wall openings like windows and doors and integrating these elements into a properly installed housewrap system.

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