Not-So-Foamy High Performance Construction Videos
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Some new videos posted by Greg La Vardera
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http://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/forum/topics/new-construction-easing-builders-into-high-performance
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From someone who's not a pro, I'll just say that I enjoyed looking at these. I've bookmarked all of Greg La V's blog posts on this subject, but the videos made the concepts easier to visualize.
Here is a link to recently posted "part 4"
http://homeenergypros.lbl.gov/video/learning-from-swedish-home-building-part-4?xg_source=msg_mes_network
2x8s are spendy, and the wall looks a lot more complex than a double 2x4 wall. Sorry, but I don't see any real advantages. I only saw Part 1 and part of Part 2, so maybe I missed a bunch.