Films for the Humanities and Sciences - The Future of Home Construction: New Techniques, New Technologies

The Future of Home Construction: New Techniques, New Technologies

This program travels to the National Association of Home Builders’ Research Center to study four townhouses constructed using some of today’s most innovative building materials and energy-saving technologies. Filmed at each stage of construction, these houses showcase foundations made of precast, pre-insulated, high-strength reinforced concrete or insulating concrete forms; walls made of ICFs, Hebel blocks, or steel framing; exterior finishes that incorporate thermally elastic stucco; and standing seam steel roofs. Photovoltaic roofing panels, a natural gas heat pump that uses a non-CFC refrigerant, an electronic home energy management system, gas fireplaces, doors made from sawmill residue and wood scraps, a geothermal heat pump, a pellet stove, and a combined space heating and water heating system are also featured. (11 minutes)

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Item#: BVL30680
Copyright date: ©2001
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-5122-9
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-5432-9


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