What is ABAA certified?

The Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) will prepare you for the challenges and rewards in the air barrier industry with our Air Barrier Installer course. ABAA sets the standard in quality and assurance and provides installers with a sense of professionalism and pride with the Air Barrier Installer Certification.

What is an air barrier system?

Air barriers are systems of materials designed and constructed to control airflow between a conditioned space and an unconditioned space. The air barrier system is the primary air enclosure boundary that separates indoor (conditioned) air and outdoor (unconditioned) air.

What are the best air barriers?

With the help of gaskets and sealants, gypsum board (drywall) is a very effective air barrier, so long as the joints are sealed with drywall compound and tape; and all junctions at the floor, roof and openings are sealed with gaskets and appropriate sealants.

Is Tyvek an air barrier?

When Tyvek® is used under sheathing, it functions only as an air barrier, and does not protect the sheathing as a secondary weather barrier. Tyvek® has been used directly over studs where there is no sheathing, although use of sheathing is a highly recommended building practice.

What is the difference between air barrier and vapor barrier?

Air barriers are designed to prevent the flow of air, and the moisture attached to it, from entering a building envelope. A vapor barrier only aims to prevent the transport of moisture by vapor diffusion into a home’s building envelope.

Where is an air barrier used?

Air barriers keep outside and inside air out of the building enclosure. Air barriers can be located anywhere in the building enclosure—at the exterior surface, the interior surface, or at any location in between. In heating climates, interior air barriers control the exfiltration of interior, often moisture-laden, air.

Is drywall an air barrier?

Gypsum board drywall is, itself, a suitable air barrier material. The taping of drywall seams results in a plane of airtightness at the field of the wall. However, several steps must be taken to use this material property to create a continuous and complete air barrier system.

Is concrete an air barrier?

A. A wide variety of materials make good air barriers, including poured concrete, glass, drywall, rigid foam insulation, plywood, and peel-and-stick rubber membrane.

What is the air barrier Association of America’s building enclosure Conference?

The Annual Air Barrier Association of America’s Building Enclosure Conference. The Air Barrier Association of America is hosting its building enclosure conference. The only conference in the world that focuses on air barriers and building airtightness.

Why join the American air barrier Association?

Access to industry research and best practice guides for air barrier materials, assemblies systems and installation. Provide direction to the association on industry issues and priorities by serving on the technical, educational, marketing or house-wraps committees.

Who is we air barriers?

We are the National Voice of the Air Barrier Industry in America. We do Air Barriers right for energy efficiency, better buildings and healthier communities. “To work together with our membership, industry, and trade to be the recognized voice for Air Barrier knowledge.”

An air barrier system is a system of building assemblies within the building enclosure—designed, installed and integrated in such a manner as to stop the uncontrolled flow of air into and out of the building enclosure. Access to air barrier assembly details and model specifications.

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