Framing High-Performance Homes
with Dan Kolbert, Residential Building Contractor
- Instructional video and supplemental downloads included
- Nearly 3 hours of instructionÂ
- Sign ups open now!
- Content available on-demand in mid-December 2024
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.
