 A home is more than a house; technologically speaking, it’s an engineered habitat. This video explains how electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems work with selected parts of the building envelope—building wrap, windows, fiberglass insulation, gypsum wallboard, and paint—to keep the weather out and comfort in. Animated diagrams, microscopic and thermal imaging, on-site demonstrations, and off-site tests are used to show how things like circuit breakers and P-traps work; to define U-factor, R-value, permeance, and other technical terms and concepts; to demonstrate color-matching and paint-making; and to isolate envelope failures leading to moisture infiltration and mold. A visit to a USG wallboard plant is also included. A Discovery Channel Production. (50 minutes)
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Item#: BVL33766
Copyright date: ©2004
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-0037-5
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Estimating Building Materials for Home Construction
The construction trades provide a variety of opportunities to put specialized skills to work. Some of those situations require estimating the amount of building materials needed to complete the job. This program presents rule-of-thumb techniques of e...(more details) |
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Design and Planning
Whether it's a country cottage or a Tudor mansion, it all begins on the drawing board. This program will show students how homes get built on paper, what kinds of considerations drive many of the decisions and choices, and how to read the blueprints....(more details) |
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Introduction to Framing
Framing is the fundamental building block in many aspects of home construction. This program will detail the basics of many framing applications, including layout terms and principles, construction techniques, and standard framing plans. A viewable/p...(more details) |
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Foundation to Roof
This video highlights scientific aspects of concrete, steel, wood, and nails-and the forces that impact them. Experiments done on the building site and at materials testing labs investigate the strengths of concrete, rebar, and engineered lumber; the...(more details) |
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Flooring Coverings
From wood to tiling to wall-to-wall carpeting, you could say this video gets down to brass tacks on how you can cover the floors in your house. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Correlates to the Competencies and Objectives...(more details) |
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