Straight Green: Continuous Air Barriers—Upping the Ante
The requirement for buildings to be designed with a continuous air barrier has been making its way into U.S. building codes ever since the state of Massachusetts first did in 2001 with the introduction of Section 1304.3.1 Air Barriers.
The requirement for buildings to be designed with a continuous air barrier has been making its way into U.S. building codes ever since the state of Massachusetts first did in 2001 with the introduction of Section 1304.3.1 Air Barriers:
“The building envelope shall be designed and constructed with a continuous air barrier to control air leakage into, or out of the conditioned space.”