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One Air Barrier or Two? Although building scientists have understood the advantages of airtight construction details for years, few residential plans include air barrier details.
That’s nuts. Do the blueprints show where the air barrier goes? Ideally, construction documents should show the location of a building’s air barrier, and should explain how the builder is expected to maintain air-barrier continuity at penetrations and important intersections. In a typical house, these intersections might include: where the basement slab meets the basement wall;where the basement wall meets the mudsill;where the mudsill meets the rim joist;where the rim joist meets the subfloor;where the subfloor meets the bottom plate;where the top plate meets the vertical drywall; andwhere the top plate meets the ceiling drywall. A Low Impact Woodland Home. Habitat For Humanity Zero Energy Home.
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