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In this Energy Retrofit series, you’ll learn how to understand your home’s energy equilibrium and the factors that can impact it.

In this series, master craftsman Daniel Westbrook interviews industry expert Mark LaLiberte, the founding partner and president of Construction Instruction. Mark has been educating the building industry on the science and physics of construction for more than 30 years and sharing the benefits of constructing durable, energy efficient, healthy homes. In today’s video, Daniel and Mark discuss how to maintain the energy efficiency of a historic home.

- Jim Coshow

Considering an upgrade to your vintage or historic home? In this ongoing energy retrofit series, master craftsman Daniel Westbrook interviews industry expert Mark LaLiberte, founding partner and president of Construction Instruction. Mark has been educating the building industry on the science and physics of construction for more than 30 years, and is sharing the benefits of constructing durable, energy efficient, healthy homes in this series.

Here are a few things you’ll learn in this video:

Practical Things You Can Do to Save Energy

Many times, attics don’t have much insulation. One way to save energy is to work with a company that will first bring in a large vacuum to suck out whatever insulation is in the attic and clean up any mess made by animals and rodents who have made their way into the space. Once things are cleared out, you’ll discover gaps and holes—and likely feel air blowing in your face. To solve for this, fill gaps and holes with foam and caulk. Once you've

In this episode of our energy retrofit series, Daniel and Mark are chatting about historic windows and whether it is better to repair or replace them.

"When it comes to improving the energy efficiency of historic homes, you will likely be changing the equilibrium of the home (how the house is at its most natural state)—as you change the drying rate of the home, you also need to evaluate the wetting rate of the home (the introduction of moisture from exterior sources)."

- Jim Coshow

Considering an upgrade to your historic home? In this ongoing energy retrofit series, master craftsman Daniel Westbrook interviews industry expert Mark LaLiberte, founding partner and president of Construction Instruction. Mark has been educating the building industry on the science and physics of construction for more than 30 years, and in this series he’s sharing the benefits of constructing durable, energy-efficient, healthy homes.

Today, Daniel and Mark are chatting about important factors to consider when improving the energy efficiency of historic homes in the Pacific Northwest. When making changes of this nature, you must be mindful of what you are

Today, we're sitting down with Mark to talk about the future of energy efficiency—and how it's changing the landscape of construction as we know it.