Vapor Permeable Barriers

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.

Building Products of Canada Corp.
BP barrier products are Excel II (air barrier coated exterior sheathing (not a moisture barrier)), Enermax (air/vapor barrier aluminum), BP Air-Lock Housewrap (air barrier and breather-type sheathing membrane (not a moisture barrier)), Progard-Plus Waterproofing Membrane (air/vapor barrier under roofing shingles and metal roofs), Air-Gard (breather-type membrane not a moisture barrier)).

Carlisle Coatings and Waterproofing
Cavity wall sheeting, window and door flashing and thru-wall flashing membranes. Offered in both sheet and labor- saving spray applications, Carlisle ensures complete system compatibility and lasting moisture protection. Carlisle's outstanding technical support team is also available to assist with any unique, or difficult, details that tie-in with the structure's other barrier systems.

Dow Building Solutions
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, WEATHERMATE™ Plus offers superior tear resistance and outstanding durability and can remain uncovered for up to 120 days.

DuPont - Tyvek
DuPont™ Weatherization Systems improves your building's energy-efficiency and performance. By controlling airflow, holding out bulk water, and allowing interior moisture vapor to escape, DuPont™ Weatherization Systems help reduce the energy needed to heat and cool buildings. DuPont™ Weatherization Systems may also contribute toward U.S. Green Building Council LEED® points in Energy & Atmosphere and Indoor Environmental Quality.

Engineered Coated Products - a division of Intertape Polymer
FLEX-GARD® Aspire™ excels in the 4 most important performance characteristics for a building wrap, i.e. i) liquid water resistance, ii) air permeance, ii) balanced level of vapor transmission, and iv) strength and durability. Unlike most other products, FLEX-GARD® Aspire™ is neither micro-porous nor micro-perforated.

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 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 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 Company
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
Wraptor® is a breathable cross-woven polyethylene house wrap that helps prevent wall sheathing from soaking up moisture that gets behind the exterior cladding (vinyl siding, brick, etc.). Wraptor® is available in two standard roll sizes: 9’x150’ & 10’x100’. Check with Insulation Solutions for custom roll sizes and private labeling.

ITW TACC
Conbond Quick Grip Building Envelope Adhesive is a solvent-based, industrial grade aerosolized adhesive specifically formulated to adhere insulation, air and vapor barrier membranes, waterproofing membranes, and other construction materials to a variety of substrates. Long open time. Quick dry time. Aggressive grab tack. Contains no chlorinated solvents. Is an excellent alternative to methylene chloride-based products.

James Hardie
James Hardie's mission is to innovate A Better Way to Build™. We pioneered a superior siding — the first layer of defense against the weather elements. Now, HardieWrap™ weather barrier gives you a second layer of defense. Together, the siding and HardieWrap weather barrier work to form a major part of your building's weather protection envelope.

W. R. Meadows
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.

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 Weatherproofing Products
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
Fortress Pro™ Weather Protective Barrier meets the energy efficient needs of today’s project. Fortress Pro™ is a non-woven, non-perforated breathable housewrap with a unique layer of polyester fiber reinforcement for superior durability. Fortress Pro™ is designed to provide air and water holdout values second to none. See our complete Fortress Pro system self-adhering butyl flashings.

Typar Construction Products
Typar® MetroWrap™ stands up to the rigors of multi-family and light and large commercial construction with superior performance and toughness. Offering all the benefits of Typar® HouseWrap, Typar MetroWrap provides special advantages for commercial construction, including enhanced UV resistance, optimum water holdout, surfactant and mold resistance, and excellent air barrier qualities.

Vaproshield
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.

Building Products of Canada Corp.
BP barrier products are Excel II (air barrier coated exterior sheathing (not a moisture barrier)), Enermax (air/vapor barrier aluminum), BP Air-Lock Housewrap (air barrier and breather-type sheathing membrane (not a moisture barrier)), Progard-Plus Waterproofing Membrane (air/vapor barrier under roofing shingles and metal roofs), Air-Gard (breather-type membrane not a moisture barrier)).

Carlisle Coatings and Waterproofing
Cavity wall sheeting, window and door flashing and thru-wall flashing membranes. Offered in both sheet and labor- saving spray applications, Carlisle ensures complete system compatibility and lasting moisture protection. Carlisle's outstanding technical support team is also available to assist with any unique, or difficult, details that tie-in with the structure's other barrier systems.

Dow Building Solutions
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, WEATHERMATE™ Plus offers superior tear resistance and outstanding durability and can remain uncovered for up to 120 days.

DuPont - Tyvek
DuPont™ Weatherization Systems improves your building's energy-efficiency and performance. By controlling airflow, holding out bulk water, and allowing interior moisture vapor to escape, DuPont™ Weatherization Systems help reduce the energy needed to heat and cool buildings. DuPont™ Weatherization Systems may also contribute toward U.S. Green Building Council LEED® points in Energy & Atmosphere and Indoor Environmental Quality.

Engineered Coated Products - a division of Intertape Polymer
FLEX-GARD® Aspire™ excels in the 4 most important performance characteristics for a building wrap, i.e. i) liquid water resistance, ii) air permeance, ii) balanced level of vapor transmission, and iv) strength and durability. Unlike most other products, FLEX-GARD® Aspire™ is neither micro-porous nor micro-perforated.

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.