Episode161: How LP Structural Solutions Develop Products to the Climate Zone & Learning From Failures in the Field with Building Science Manager, Neil Freidberg

Today Brad speaks with Neil Freidberg, Building Science Manager at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.

Listen in as Neil shares his experience with LP’s new hybrid model and how this new way of working has impacted the traditionally corporate structure and culture of the firm. He also talks about how building science has responded to the shift in which consumers have gone from expecting quality from individual components (i.e. walls, roofs, etc.) to expecting quality from the whole system.

Neil speaks on building failures as an effective learning tool which, when lessons are applied, bring the entire construction industry forward. He talks about the importance of taking climate zones into account and how to best use the assortment of products available today to protect a home against the elements.

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• Learn More/Register for Contractor Coalition Summit November 06-09 https://www.eventcreate.com/e/contractorcoalitionsummit 

Topics Discussed: 

• [03:19] The impact of LP’s transition to a hybrid model

• [06:51] Looking at the system as a whole and not as separate components

• [11:24] Promoting sustainability in construction in the U.S.

• [15:52] Learning from building failures

• [18:59] Building to the climate zone

• [22:42] Defending a house against salty air

• [26:16] Why find a local builder

• [31:09] NovaCore™ versus WeatherLogic®

• [37:00] The benefits of FlameBlock®

• [42:32] Bolstering the longevity of the system that is the house

• [47:39] About make-up air

• [53:43] Building an airtight wall

Connect with Neil Freidberg & LP:

• Website - https://lpcorp.com/ 

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• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf_mPuYsZ--GwSgooYeUzVw 

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/lp-building-solutions/?_ga=2.165797882.559309470.1518450412-313342217.1513109586 

• Twitter - https://twitter.com/lpcorp?_ga=2.165797882.559309470.1518450412-313342217.1513109586 

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Key Quotes by Neil:

• We have to look at buildings no longer as single components, but as a whole system.

• If they’re building to code, they’re building the bare minimum.