Framing High-Performance Homes
with Dan Kolbert, Residential Building Contractor
- Instructional video and supplemental downloads included
- Nearly 3 hours of instructionÂ
- Content available now!Â
Course Introduction
This comprehensive course covers the critical building science behind framing for different wall assembly types, including techniques, materials, and best practices for building resilient and high-performance walls, roofs, and floors. Through a combination of instructional interactive modules informed by real-world examples, you’ll learn how to plan, layout, and build different types of assemblies to increase the efficiency and long-term durability of homes. Dan Kolbert (“Pretty Good House”) will help you choose between Larsen Truss and Double-Stud walls, floors framed with Dimensional Lumber or I-Joists, Cut roofs vs Trusses and much, much more.
What You'll Learn:
This course will provide critical information on how to frame your high-performance home. Starting with core building science principles, we will look at a variety of wall, roof and floor sections and talk about the various criteria for making decisions on which to choose. Then we will move on to implementation - planning, forming a team, and how to get the work done correctly, efficiently and cost-effectively, while keeping the end result and the planet in mind.
Module 1:Â
- Intro to course
- PGH Principles
- House as a system
- 4 control layers
Module 2:
- Different wall assemblies
- Pros and cons
- Floor and roof assemblies
- Advanced framing
- How to decide - weighing financial, technical, environmental factors
Module 3:Â
- Working with architects & engineers
- Planning for air sealing
- Working with your crew and subcontractors
- Blocking for trades
Module 4:Â
- Design efficiencies
- Material efficiencies
- Work efficiencies
Module 5:Â
- Tricks of the trade
- Lines of communication and responsibility
- Thinking about the building’s future
- Things to remember
Framing High-Performance Homes with Dan Kolbert
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Dan Kolbert
Dan Kolbert is a residential building contractor in Portland, ME and has worked in the trades for 4 decades. He has facilitated the original, monthly Building Science Discussion Group since 2009, written for FHB, JLC and GBA, and is a co-author of "Pretty Good House: A Guide to Creating Better Homes.
