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07 2700 - Air Barriers

(Includes building wraps and related flashing systems for wall and roof systems, typically with an ASTM 96 perm rating over 5)

See also:
07 2127 - Enclosed Cavity Foamed Insulation
07 2600 - Vapor Retarder/Barrier


Air Barrier Association

Air Barrier Association of America
ABAA is a complete resource for air barrier education and technical information. Air barriers contribute to green, durable buildings, significant energy savings, and improved air quality and indoor comfort. Specify the ABAA Air Barrier Quality Assurance Program and make sure that your air barrier is built right, the first time.


Dow Building Solutions

Dow Building Solutions
STYROFOAM™  WEATHERMATE™  Plus housewrap is a non-woven, non-perforated polyolefin-based housewrap offering an effective option for builders who prefer to use non-insulating sheathing along with a housewrap. Compared to other leading non-woven, non-perforated housewraps, STYROFOAM WEATHERMATE Plus offers superior tear resistance and outstanding durability and can remain uncovered for up to 120 days.


Low E Insulation

Environmentally Safe Products
Low-E™ Insulation - an innovative and versatile insulation, that is also an excellent vapor barrier. Low-E™ offers 1/4" thick R-11 material that comes in lightweight, easy to handle, rolls that are a breeze to install.


Epro

Epro Waterproofing Systems
Application systems: concrete and block walls, blindside, beneath slab, between slab and deck. Designed with: superior strength: simplifies leak detection, reduces the effects of future movement, redundancy of protection, maximizes drainage planes, custom design for special requirements. Complete redundancy: monolithic and fully bonded barrier, multiple waterproofing barriers, multiple protection and drainage courses.


Fortifiber

Fortifiber Building Systems Group
Fortifiber offers a complete line of weather-resistive barriers, representing the highest performance in asphalt-saturated kraft and polymeric housewraps. One and two-ply versions of Jumbo Tex building paper can be specified for virtually any building requirement. Weathersmart™ housewrap is a polymeric WRB, utilizing a high-strength nonwoven substrate and a monolithic nonperforated coating of smart polymers.


Henry Building Envelope Systems

Henry Company  LEED
Henry AirBloc®, Blueskin SA®, Blueskin Breather and Foilskin® provide a complete line of permeable and non-permeable, air, and water barrier products. This comprehensive product line includes self-adhered, liquid applied and UV resistant products. Combine with Henry waterproofing and roofing membranes for a single source watertight building envelope. Systems can qualify for LEED credits.


Insulation Solutions

Insulation Solutions
Wraptor Plus™
is an innovative new house wrap that is ideal for retrofit or new construction. Wraptor Plus™ is primarily used in residential construction, but can also be used in commercial applications where a weather-resistive barrier is needed.


W.R. Meadows

W. R. Meadows Specs
The AIR-SHIELD™ line provides sheet-applied, liquid-applied, vapor-permeable air barriers to completely protect a building from air, vapor and moisture infiltration. AIR-SHIELD provides a complete above-grade air, vapor and water barrier on a variety of construction materials. AIR-SHIELD is a key component in building-envelope construction, and is available in low-temperature and all-season formulations.


Prosoco

PROSOCO
New PROSOCO R-GUARD™ blocks destructive and costly air and water movement into and out of the building envelope. You prevent conditions for mold and other expensive wall-component deterioration. Stopping air leaks out of the building can reduce buildings' natural gas costs by more than 40 percent, and electrical bills by over 25 percent.


Protecto Wrap

Protecto Wrap Co.
Protecto Wrap manufactures a full line of flexible, peel-and-stick flashing products including BT25XL a 25-mil door and window sealing tape; PW100/40 a 40-mil air/vapor barrier; and Protecto Flex® a 60-mil conformable flashing tape. Every product has an aggressive SBS modified, rubberized asphalt adhesive that ensures a complete air and moisture seal.


Quickflash

Quickflash Weatherproofing Products  Specs
Quickflash products offer a significant improvement over the current method of caulking sub-exterior electrical, plumbing, and HVAC vertical wall penetrations. Breakdowns in caulking and reliance on proper caulking of penetrations is one of the primary sources of water intrusion for new home construction. Our products come with a 10 year limited warranty for water intrusion.


Raven Industries

Raven Industries
Rufco-Wrap™ Residential & Commercial Housewrap has the right balance of breathability for proper moisture control and exceptional tear strength for increased staple holding power. Rufco-Wrap's translucent design allows for easy installation of siding materials along with a UV rating for a working window up to 365 days. Rufco-Wrap helps construct a more comfortable, energy-efficient envelope.


STO

Sto Corp.  Specs CAD  LEED
Sto Guard™, a liquid-applied air barrier, provides superior protection against air leakage in a variety of applications, including underneath brick, wood, vinyl, cement siding and exterior insulation and finish systems and even cement stucco if used in conjunction with a bond breaker.


Tremco Sealants

Tremco Sealants & Waterproofing
Tremco ExoAirTM Air Barrier Systems provide the first totally integrated, single-source solution to ensure superior building performance, including high-performance silicone sealants for an airtight seal throughout the building envelope. This high-performance, integrated system effectively blocks air infiltration/exfiltration, vapor transmission and water penetration to protect building components, and can significantly improve energy efficiency.


Vaproshield

Vaproshield  CAD  LEED
WrapShield is unsurpassed in Performance. With a rating of 50 perms, WrapShield provides the highest vapor permeability in a commercial quality air barrier breather membrane, allowing for trapped interior moisture to escape reducing the risk of mold, mildew and rot.


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Dow Building Solutions

Dow Building Solutions
STYROFOAM™  WEATHERMATE™  Plus housewrap is a non-woven, non-perforated polyolefin-based housewrap offering an effective option for builders who prefer to use non-insulating sheathing along with a housewrap. Compared to other leading non-woven, non-perforated housewraps, STYROFOAM WEATHERMATE Plus offers superior tear resistance and outstanding durability and can remain uncovered for up to 120 days.



Low E Insulation

Environmentally Safe Products
ESP Low-ER® Insulation - an innovative and versatile insulation, that is also an excellent vapor barrier. ESP Low-ER® offers 1/4" thick R-11 material that comes in lightweight, easy to handle, rolls that are a breeze to install.


Epro

Epro Waterproofing Systems
Application systems: concrete and block walls, blindside, beneath slab, between slab and deck. Designed with: superior strength: simplifies leak detection, reduces the effects of future movement, redundancy of protection, maximizes drainage planes, custom design for special requirements. Complete redundancy: monolithic and fully bonded barrier, multiple waterproofing barriers, multiple protection and drainage courses.



Fortifiber

Fortifiber Building Systems Group
Fortifiber offers a complete line of weather-resistive barriers, representing the highest performance in asphalt-saturated kraft and polymeric housewraps. One and two-ply versions of Jumbo Tex building paper can be specified for virtually any building requirement. Weathersmart™ housewrap is a polymeric WRB, utilizing a high-strength nonwoven substrate and a monolithic nonperforated coating of smart polymers.



Henry Building Envelope Systems

Henry Company  LEED
Henry AirBloc®, Blueskin SA®, Blueskin Breather and Foilskin® provide a complete line of permeable and non-permeable, air, and water barrier products. This comprehensive product line includes self-adhered, liquid applied and UV resistant products. Combine with Henry waterproofing and roofing membranes for a single source watertight building envelope. Systems can qualify for LEED credits.



Insulation Solutions

Insulation Solutions
Wraptor Plus™
is an innovative new house wrap that is ideal for retrofit or new construction. Wraptor Plus™ is primarily used in residential construction, but can also be used in commercial applications where a weather-resistive barrier is needed.


W.R. Meadows

W. R. Meadows Specs
The AIR-SHIELD™ line provides sheet-applied, liquid-applied, vapor-permeable air barriers to completely protect a building from air, vapor and moisture infiltration. AIR-SHIELD provides a complete above-grade air, vapor and water barrier on a variety of construction materials. AIR-SHIELD is a key component in building-envelope construction, and is available in low-temperature and all-season formulations.



Prosoco

PROSOCO
New PROSOCO R-GUARD™ blocks destructive and costly air and water movement into and out of the building envelope. You prevent conditions for mold and other expensive wall-component deterioration. Stopping air leaks out of the building can reduce buildings' natural gas costs by more than 40 percent, and electrical bills by over 25 percent.


Protecto Wrap

Protecto Wrap Co.
Protecto Wrap manufactures a full line of flexible, peel-and-stick flashing products including BT25XL a 25-mil door and window sealing tape; PW100/40 a 40-mil air/vapor barrier; and Protecto Flex® a 60-mil conformable flashing tape. Every product has an aggressive SBS modified, rubberized asphalt adhesive that ensures a complete air and moisture seal.



Quickflash

Quickflash Weatherproofing Products  Specs
Quickflash products offer a significant improvement over the current method of caulking sub-exterior electrical, plumbing, and HVAC vertical wall penetrations. Breakdowns in caulking and reliance on proper caulking of penetrations is one of the primary sources of water intrusion for new home construction. Our products come with a 10 year limited warranty for water intrusion.


Raven Industries

Raven Industries
Rufco-Wrap™ Residential & Commercial Housewrap has the right balance of breathability for proper moisture control and exceptional tear strength for increased staple holding power. Rufco-Wrap's translucent design allows for easy installation of siding materials along with a UV rating for a working window up to 365 days. Rufco-Wrap helps construct a more comfortable, energy-efficient envelope.



STO

Sto Corp.  Specs CAD  LEED
Sto Guard™, a liquid-applied air barrier, provides superior protection against air leakage in a variety of applications, including underneath brick, wood, vinyl, cement siding and exterior insulation and finish systems and even cement stucco if used in conjunction with a bond breaker.



Tremco Sealants

Tremco Sealants & Waterproofing
Tremco ExoAirTM Air Barrier Systems provide the first totally integrated, single-source solution to ensure superior building performance, including high-performance silicone sealants for an airtight seal throughout the building envelope. This high-performance, integrated system effectively blocks air infiltration/exfiltration, vapor transmission and water penetration to protect building components, and can significantly improve energy efficiency.



Vaproshield

Vaproshield  CAD  LEED
WrapShield is unsurpassed in Performance. With a rating of 50 perms, WrapShield provides the highest vapor permeability in a commercial quality air barrier breather membrane, allowing for trapped interior moisture to escape reducing the risk of mold, mildew and rot.


 

Related Associations and Reference Organizations


Air Barrier Association

Air Barrier Association of America
ABAA is a complete resource for air barrier education and technical information. Air barriers contribute to green, durable buildings, significant energy savings, and improved air quality and indoor comfort. Specify the ABAA Air Barrier Quality Assurance Program and make sure that your air barrier is built right, the first time.



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